Manager, Product Data Operations at e.l.f. Beauty in Los Angeles, CA

Job description

About the Company e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode. In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry. Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us This is a contract position with goal of conversion to full-time We are hiring a Manager, Master Data & PLM to lead how we onboard new products and SKUs into our systems, govern business and master data, and support our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes across our cosmetics / consumer products portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is equally comfortable in the weeds of data and systems and in front of cross-functional partners defining how work should get done. You will own the end-to-end onboarding of new products, formulations, and items from a business and master data perspective — from intake and data modeling through go-live and steady-state governance. You will partner closely with R&D, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Commercial teams, and manage a small but high-impact team (1–2 direct reports today, with room to grow as our portfolio and launch velocity expand). You will be the person who turns ambiguity into process — defining standards, driving adoption, and making sure the right data lives in the right system at the right time. Responsibilties Master Data & Application Onboarding · Own the end-to-end onboarding of new products, formulas, packaging, and SKUs — managing the full process from intake through launch, ensuring items are set up accurately, on time, and to standard across our systems. · Define and maintain master data standards, hierarchies, attributes, and naming conventions across materials, formulas, packaging, suppliers, and trade items. · Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into clean, governed data structures in SAP/NetSuite and adjacent systems. · Build and operationalize onboarding playbooks, checklists, and SLAs so that new item setup is fast, accurate, and repeatable. · Identify and resolve data quality issues at the source; establish metrics and reporting to monitor data health. PLM Ownership · Lead the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of our PLM platform (Centric and/or Specright), including spec management, formulation, packaging, and regulatory data flows. · Drive PLM process design — from concept/ideation through commercialization — ensuring PLM is the single source of truth for product specifications. · Manage integrations and data handoffs between PLM and SAP/ERP, ensuring data consistency across the product lifecycle. · Act as the business owner for PLM configuration changes, enhancements, and user enablement in partnership with IT. Leadership & Team Management · Manage a team of 1–2 master data / PLM analysts; set goals, coach, and develop talent. · Set the team's roadmap and priorities in alignment with business cycles (launch calendars, seasonality, ERP migrations). · Build credibility as a player