Job Description

• Oversee and manage complete packaging development process, including the creation of packaging designs, prototype development, and performance testing. • Troubleshoot new and existing packaging problems involving designs, materials and processes and provide creative, timely, and cost-effective solutions. • Analyze engineering drawings and specifications of product to determine physical characteristics of item, special handling, environmental and safety requirements, and types of materials required for packaging. • Establish standards and guidelines for supplier evaluation. Evaluate and select packaging suppliers/vendors; periodically conduct vendor reviews. • Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. • Work closely with global suppliers, engineering, product management, operations, and sourcing. • Participate in product introduction teams, to deliver new products to market. • Identify and implement cost saving initiatives related to packaging materials, labor, efficiency, transportation, and storage. • Work closely with Engineering to optimize packaging supply base for cost, lead time, quality, regionalization, standardization, supply assurance, and compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements. • Specify and recommend efficiency tools and test methods to develop and validate packaging designs. • Work with the manufacturing department to insure that the packaging designs are optimized for manufacturability. • Develop and implement comprehensive test plans to ensure that packaging exceeds customer specifications.