Global Luxury Packaging Innovation Director

La Prairie Switzerland; Zürich; On-site; CHF 250,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

La Prairie Switzerland in Zürich seeks a Director Global Packaging Development to lead a multidisciplinary team and drive packaging innovation from development to industrialization, ensuring quality and scalability for luxury products.

The role includes owning the department budget, coordinating with Marketing, Quality, and Supply Chain, and steering strategic packaging initiatives with external partners to strengthen market position.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience in luxury packaging development.
• Minimum 5 years leading a packaging team.
• Fluent in English; German knowledge is beneficial.
• Packaging engineer or comparable education is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the packaging department and sub-teams to deliver packaging solutions on time, in quality, and with data.
• Steer the department budget and collaborate with VP R&D and Marketing.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Packaging development

Regulatory knowledge

English fluency

Education

Packaging engineer or related education

Tools

SAP

SOPs

Job description

La Prairie Switzerland in Zürich seeks a Director Global Packaging Development to lead a multidisciplinary team and drive packaging innovation from development to industrialization, ensuring quality and scalability for luxury products.

The role includes owning the department budget, coordinating with Marketing, Quality, and Supply Chain, and steering strategic packaging initiatives with external partners to strengthen market position.