Senior Packaging Specialist - Oral Care R&D

R&D PC (East) Sr. Packaging Specialist, Oral Care

JOB TITLE: R&D PC (East) Sr. Packaging Specialist, Oral Care

LOCATION: Mumbai HURC

JOB PURPOSE 

• Personal Care is a +€13 billion business with much loved deodorant, skin cleansing and oral care brands including our 8 power brands Dove, Dove Mencare, Rexona, Lux, Axe, Lifebuoy, Pepsodent and Close-Up. We hold leading category positions in deodorants and skin cleansing globally and the #1 or #2 position in oral care in the countries where we are present.

• Through our Personal Care brands, we’re taking action to drive positive change. With more than 1 billion people using our products every day, we have an opportunity to use our scale for good. So that people and the planet can thrive together.

• Pepsodent Family: A leading brand that drives a substantial portion of the turnover. Closeup: Another major brand contributing significantly to the business.Additionally, there are several local jewel and therapeutic brands that complement the portfolio.

• Packaging plays a central role in our product and brand experience and the R&D team works closely with the Business Group (BG) global brand teams & Business Unit (BU) marketing teams to design and deploy the most consumer engaging, efficient and sustainable brand experience.

• This role is based in packaging function within the Business Group R&D team with primary responsibility for supporting the delivery of Packaging activities within innovation & renovation projects for the Oral Care brands for global markets

• In Oral care majority of the products sold are toothpaste, which accounts for 89% of the turnover. The remaining 11% includes toothbrushes, mouthwash, and other formats like toothpowder in specific markets.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Leading/supporting all the packaging aspects of global innovation/ renovation projects. Full responsibility of the packaging design and technical testing to meet the project deliverables.

• Collaborate with internal PC design team & external agency/ supplier ecosystem to raise packaging design standards and capability with focus on use of appropriate tools for innovations

• Collaborate with PC & central Unilever capability teams & BU teams to land new future fit technologies through the innovation programs.

• Provide Packaging leadership (Work stream leader) on defined projects, collaborating with PL (Project Leader) and TPL (Technical Project Leader) as well as close working with cross functional teams like Marketing, Supply Chain, other R&D groups.

• Build relationships with main key Suppliers through innovation projects.

• Lead/Collaborate in packaging testing including compatibility, stability, migration testing, and others regulatory / legal requirements

• Carry out relevant studies and generate appropriate data for commercial scale up at manufacturing sites. Work with Operations, Regulatory and Quality teams to ensure all packaging is compliant with domestic and international quality standards and optimizes our packaging supply chain over time

• Partner Brand teams to build UBS (Unmissable brand superiority) Packaging scores and explore potential superiority claims through packaging.

ALL ABOUT YOU 

• Self-motivated, flexible and a focus on larger picture & long-term impact.

• Passionate about the brand & planet equally.

• Skilled at building and maintaining strong relationships across all levels of the organization, and believes in collaboration and teamwork

• A reasonably good understanding of Packaging (especially rigid and flexible packaging) to drive innovation and strategies.

• Good problem solving and communication skills

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

• 5 to 8 years of experience in packaging development in the beauty and/or CPG industry.

• Bachelor's degree in Package Engineering or equivalent required. Advanced degree is a plus.

• Good knowledge of the intersection between package engineering and package design

• Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical teams

• Proven ability to deliver results on time and with excellence

Experience Level

Senior Level