Technical Packaging Engineer

JOB PURPOSE

• The Technical Packaging Engineer is part of the Center of Excellence Hubs and interacts with internal and external stakeholders to create, design, and develop packaging structures for complex projects. He/she focuses on new product launches (local pearls), product transfers as well as business protection comprising all changes to marketed products.
• This position plays a pivotal role to ensure safe-effective-compliant packaging, smart-efficient-operational business solutions and ownable-intuitive-engaging consumer experiences.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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             - Identification and development of packaging concepts.

             - On time, in full delivery of project success factors.

             - Creation of meaningful improvements and cost savings projects.

            - Effective technical transfer of information to the factory / CMO.

• Plans and implements the development of packaging initiatives, such as local NPDs and product transfers.
• Facilitates problem resolution during the development process -to meet customers’ needs- and provides guidance to continuous process improvement.
• Act as the key technical lead via researching, identifying and evaluating new package materials and equipment to ensure manufacturing operations are functional and cost efficient.
• Supports internal and external manufacturing sites and drives the development and approval of new technology implementation to assure packaging solutions meet global and local regulations.
• Ensure smooth collaboration with the broader DPx groups and cross-functional partners. Contributes to information transfer, alignment on strategic needs, and adherence to requirements.
• Identifies and develops key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, strategic cost savings strategy/pipeline, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
• Owns the Packaging engineering responsibility for triangulated and local Consumer Health portfolio, including 3rd party performance and maintenance.

WHO YOU ARE

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