Katarzyna Lato Jablonska
About Katarzyna Lato Jablonska
Katarzyna Lato Jablonska is a Senior Manager at Avon, specializing in local innovations and worldwide commercialization. With extensive experience in product development and project management, she leads a technical team and oversees the implementation of new products in the cosmetics sector.
Current Role at Avon
Katarzyna Lato Jablonska serves as the Senior Manager for Local Innovations and Worldwide Commercialization at Avon since 2018. In this role, she oversees the end-to-end process for the development of local projects, ensuring that they progress from feasibility to implementation. She leads a technical team of 20 members, focusing on the latest developments and quality assurance techniques. Her responsibilities include managing the New Product Implementation process for both global and local cosmetics categories, driving the maintenance of the Inline Product Portfolio, and facilitating solutions for product-related issues.
Previous Experience at Avon
Katarzyna has held multiple positions at Avon from 2009 to 2015. She began as a New Product Engineer and then transitioned to a Packaging Technologist. Following these roles, she worked as a Project Manager in the Office of Productivity and later as a Packaging Engineer. From 2015 to 2018, she served as a Senior Implementation Engineer. Throughout her tenure, she conducted workshops and alignment sessions with various functions, such as Marketing and Quality Assurance, to enhance local processes.
Experience at Estee Lauder Companies
Before joining Avon, Katarzyna worked at Estee Lauder Companies as a Manufacturing Engineer from 2006 to 2009. In this role, she contributed to manufacturing processes and gained valuable experience in the cosmetics industry, which she later applied in her various roles at Avon.
Education and Expertise
Katarzyna Lato Jablonska holds a degree from Warsaw University of Technology, where she studied from 1999 to 2004. She also studied at Télécom SudParis, achieving a degree in Management from 2002 to 2003. Her educational background supports her expertise in project management, product development, and engineering within the cosmetics sector.
Achievements in Product Development
In her current role and previous positions, Katarzyna has implemented structural changes in the New Product Introduction Department to align with corporate requirements and market objectives. She drives the prioritization of projects based on legal requirements and importance, ensuring the on-time, on-spec, and on-cost introduction of new products.