Packaging, Product Specialist (Brisbane or Sydney)

Endeavour; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Corporate health insurance

Job summary

Endeavour Foundation is seeking a Product Specialist – Packaging to shape and grow our packaging services in Brisbane or Sydney. You will own development, optimisation and commercialisation of our packaging offering, working with site teams and sales to unlock growth.

This role requires a commercially minded packaging professional who understands manufacturing and can translate customer needs into market-leading service solutions, while aligning with strategic objectives and operational

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, packaging, manufacturing, contract packaging or a related industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of FMCG, food, pharmaceutical or manufacturing sectors.
• 5+ years’ experience in product, service or process development within packaging, manufacturing or related sectors.
• Ability to align service design with operational capability and market opportunity.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across sales, operations and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Design packaging services responsive to market demand, including speed, flexibility, and scalability.
• Partner with Sales for solution design, quoting and onboarding.
• Define and evolve service tiers that monetise speed, flexibility and compliance.
• Support CAPEX decisions by assessing equipment capability, ROI and alignment.
• Analyse product and service performance to identify growth opportunities and pricing improvements.
• Travel regularly to our locations across QLD, NSW and VIC.

Skills

Product management

Packaging

Manufacturing

Contract packaging

Stakeholder engagement

FMCG knowledge

Job description

Packaging, Product Specialist (Brisbane or Sydney)

At Endeavour Foundation, we create opportunities for people with disability to live, learn, work and flourish. Our Business Solutions team delivers high-quality contract packaging services to customers across food, pharmaceutical and general manufacturing industries, combining commercial excellence with social impact.

We're looking for a Product Specialist – Packaging to shape and grow our packaging service offering, ensuring it remains competitive, scalable, profitable and aligned to market needs.Reporting into the National Manager - Packaging, 2 Year fixed term contract, this is a newly created role, working alongside the packaging site team and sales team.

About the Role

As the Product Specialist – Packaging, you will own the development, optimisation and commercialisation of Endeavour Foundation's packaging services. Acting as the link between our numerous business solutions site to understand what we are capable of for future growth and how to make the pivot into these new markets for operational capability and commercial outcomes.

You will be responsible for designing a clear and scalable packaging service catalogue, developing pricing frameworks, technical specifications and product roadmaps that support long-term growth. Working closely with Sales, Operations and Quality teams, you will ensure our services are customer-focused, operationally achievable and financially sustainable.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded packaging professional who understands manufacturing environments and enjoys translating customer needs into market-leading service solutions.

Day to Day you will:

• Design packaging services that directly respond to market demand and customer requirements, including speed, flexibility, compliance and scalability.
• Partner with Sales to support solution design, quoting and customer onboarding, ensuring strong alignment between offer and execution.
• Define and evolve service tiers (core, growth, complex) that monetise speed, flexibility and compliance.
• Support CAPEX decisions by assessing equipment capability, ROI and alignment to service strategy
• Analyse product and service performance to identify growth opportunities, cost efficiencies and pricing improvement
• Regular travel and site visits to our many locations across QLD, NSW and VIC.

You will bring:

• Experience in product management, packaging, manufacturing, contract packaging or a related industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of FMCG, food, pharmaceutical or manufacturing sectors.
• 5+ years’ experience in product, service or process development within packaging, manufacturing or related sectors
• Ability to align service design with operational capability and market opportunity.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across sales, operations and leadership teams.

Why Join Us?

• We are a values-driven organisation dedicated to making a real difference to people with disability.
• Salary Packaging Benefits! Package up to$15,900 of your annual salary tax free.
• In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to$2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.).
• Encouraged and supported ongoing professional development and diverse career opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and immediate family members.
• Corporate Health Insurance plans and discounts with our corporate partners.