Market Development & Applications Manager – Beauty, Natural Ingredients & Personal Care
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-time
Workplace: Hybrid / Customer-facing
Regional Scope: UAE | GCC
Palomba General Trading LLC is looking for a Market Development & Applications Manager to support the development of natural ingredients, essential oils, botanical extracts and selected flavour/aroma solutions across the Beauty, Cosmetics and Personal Care sectors.
This is not a pure sales role.
We are looking for someone who understands beauty products, ingredients, product concepts and customer applications, and who can connect market trends with real commercial opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- * Identify new Beauty, Cosmetics and Personal Care applications for our ingredient portfolio.
- Develop product concepts and market proposals for customers.
- Work closely with cosmetic manufacturers, skincare brands, personal-care companies and private-label producers.
- Support R&D and Product Development teams with ingredient selection.
- Coordinate samples, technical documentation and product presentations.
- Follow customer projects from initial concept through evaluation.
- Identify new trends in skincare, haircare, body care, natural cosmetics and wellness.
- Develop application ideas for essential oils and botanical ingredients.
- Support the commercial team with customer presentations and product positioning.
- Evaluate which ingredients should receive priority by market and application.
- Help translate technical ingredients into clear beauty and consumer concepts.
Product Areas
- * Essential oils
- Citrus essential oils
- Botanical extracts
- Natural aromatic ingredients
- Selected natural flavours/aromas
- Functional botanical ingredients
- Natural colour ingredients
- Licorice derivatives
- Saffron extracts
- Selected specialty natural ingredients
Beauty & Personal Care Applications
- * Skincare
- Hair care
- Body care
- Natural cosmetics
- Lip care
- Spa and wellness
- Premium beauty
- Soap and toiletries
- Bath & shower
- Aromatherapy-inspired products
- Private-label cosmetics
Candidate Profile
- * 4+ years of experience in Cosmetics, Beauty, Personal Care, Cosmetic Ingredients or related sectors.
- Strong understanding of beauty-product development.
- Experience working with R&D, Product Development or Innovation teams.
- Ability to understand customer briefs and translate them into ingredient opportunities.
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
- Good understanding of current beauty trends.
- Experience with natural ingredients, botanical extracts or essential oils is highly valued.
- Commercial awareness and customer-facing experience.
- Fluent English required.
- Arabic is an advantage.
Ideal BackgroundRelevant candidates may currently work as:
- Product Development Manager – Cosmetics
- Beauty Ingredients Specialist
- Product Manager – Personal Care
- Application Specialist – Cosmetics
- Innovation Manager – Beauty
- Market Development Manager – Personal Care
- Cosmetic Ingredients Product Specialist
- Beauty & Wellness Product Manager
Experience with beauty brands, cosmetic ingredient suppliers, private-label manufacturers, fragrance houses or natural-ingredient companies is particularly relevant.
What We Offer
- * Competitive fixed salary.
- Performance-based bonus.
- High autonomy in product and market development.
- Exposure to multiple Beauty and Personal Care categories.
- International natural-ingredient portfolio.
- Direct cooperation with European producers.
- Customer-facing responsibility across UAE and GCC markets.
- Participation in beauty and ingredient industry events.
- Opportunity to shape a growing Beauty & Personal Care business line.
Who We Are Looking ForWe are looking for someone who understands that selling a natural ingredient is not just about specifications.
The right person should be able to discuss:
- product concept;
- sensory experience;
- ingredient story;
- natural positioning;
- beauty trends;
- formulation needs;
- customer expectations;
- and commercial potential.
The ideal candidate should be comfortable working with brand founders, R&D teams, formulators, Product Development and commercial teams.
