Director, Packaging Development & Industrialization

Huda Beauty; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Self Love Days

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Coaching sessions

Employee discounts on Huda Beauty

Product gifting

Job summary

Huda Beauty is seeking a Director of Packaging to lead Packaging Development & Industrialization and a new Packaging R&D capability. You will own the technical packaging solution from brief to production readiness, and drive risk management, supplier readiness, and cost optimization across launches.

This role partners with Quality, Regulatory, and Finance to ensure compliant, scalable packaging platforms. The candidate will manage a multi-disciplinary team, set strategic packaging direction for

Qualifications

• Proven track record in packaging development and industrialization.
• Experience building platforms, rules, and test files for packaging.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and DFMA.

Responsibilities

• Define and own packaging strategy and roadmap for launches.
• Lead Development & Industrialization and Packaging R&D with clear decision rights.
• Oversee tooling validation, line trials, PPS and scale-up readiness at suppliers and contract manufacturers.
• Lead packaging sustainability roadmap and PPWR readiness for new and existing products.
• Represent Packaging at governance gates and cross-functional reviews.

Skills

Packaging leadership

R&D strategy

Sustainability & PPWR

Risk management

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Packaging, Mechanical, Materials or Plastics Engineering

Job description

Huda Beauty is seeking a Director of Packaging to lead Packaging Development & Industrialization and a new Packaging R&D capability. You will own the technical packaging solution from brief to production readiness, and drive risk management, supplier readiness, and cost optimization across launches.

This role partners with Quality, Regulatory, and Finance to ensure compliant, scalable packaging platforms. The candidate will manage a multi-disciplinary team, set strategic packaging direction for