Development Chemist

**Indigo Brands**, based in Cape Town, is a subsidiary of AVI Limited (AVI). Leaders in personal care and beauty products including female and male perfumed body sprays, roll-on deodorants, body care, face care, colour cosmetics and liquid fragrances. Well-known brands include Yardley
- Bond Street, Gorgeous, Lace, English Blazer and Lenthéric -Hoity Toity, Solo and Masculin. Indigo’s brand portfolio is strengthened via the Coty distributor agreement that includes world-renowned brands such as Rimmel, Exclamation, Adidas and Sally Hansen.

An exciting opportunity exists for a **Development Chemist **at **Indigo Brands**, Cape Town. As the successful incumbent you will be responsible for the innovation, creation, formulation and development of products for Indigo Brands as required.

**Line Manager**: R&D Manager

**Job Specification**:
**Key Performance Areas**:
***New Product Development**:

- Proactively creates and develops innovative and differentiated new cosmetic product solutions
- Creates and develops new products as per requirements of the different brand strategies and agendas
- Identifies product and process performance improvements and cost reduction

**Product Testing**:

- Conduct studies on product safety testing

**Final Product Specification**:

- Compiling of mass/bulk/base specifications
- Provides mass/bulk/base specifications and standards for product realization and commercialization

**Administration and reporting**:

- Participates and represents the Formulation Development Laboratory by providing, interpreting and communicating technical formulation information and development status
- Maintaining and updating the product safety records

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Experience**:

- 3 years’ experience in product and formulation development environment within a similar industry
- GMP & GLP experience
- Colour differentiation and sensitivity
- Relevant and up to date products and formulation compliance knowledge

**Qualifications**:

- Matric
- Analytical Chemistry / Biology Diploma or similar
- BSC Degree in Science (Chemistry; Microbiology; Biology; Chemical engineer)
- Coschem Diploma advantageous

**Additional Requirements**:

- Knowledge of the Cosmetic Industry
- FMCG exposure will be advantageous
- The ability to utilize technical and scientific knowledge to formulate safe quality cosmetic product
- Analytical competence to interpret product testing and experimental designs, results and analysis
- Keep abreast of the latest regulations and research pertaining to cosmetic products and raw materials
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills to develop products that meet consumer needs
- Written and oral communication
- Computer literacy skills, MS Office Suite
- Working in fast-paced environment, managing multiple, changing priorities simultaneously

***Competencies**:

- Thinking creatively
- Building relationships
- Thinking analytically
- Embracing change
- Staying composed
- Taking initiative
- Minimising risk
- Maintaining productivity