Innovation Manager Extrusion Fresh Food in DEK

adapa Group; Kempten (Allgäu); Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

adapa Academy

International projects

Friendly atmosphere

Zusammenfassung

adapa Group in Germany is seeking a senior professional to drive cross-site product innovation projects in blow and cast film coextrusion. You will lead the local product innovation team in Kempten, coordinate with international customers and teams, and ensure compliant, market-ready solutions.

The role requires a technical degree and 5+ years in packaging film development, strong customer focus, and willingness to travel ~30%.

Qualifikationen

• Completed technical degree in packaging engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in product development of packaging films or extrusion.
• Industry knowledge of film manufacturing and packaging.
• Strong customer orientation with strategic client experience.
• Willingness to travel ~30%.

Aufgaben

• Lead the local product innovation team in Kempten, managing project progress and prioritization.
• Perform technical and commercial evaluation of customer projects during approvals.
• Apply design-for-recycling principles and ensure PPWR compliance.
• Analyze customer requirements and implement with innovation teams (DS, LCA, CFP).
• Ensure products comply with regulations and develop alternatives for future compliance.
• Prepare and maintain cost reports and KPIs for innovation activities.
• Collaborate on extrusion-related requirements for fresh food market segments.
• Work closely with packaging machine manufacturers.
• Coordinate with application engineering during sample testing and document results.

Kenntnisse

Project leadership

Packaging engineering

Extrusion technology

Customer orientation

Travel readiness

Ausbildung

Technical degree in packaging engineering

Tools

Packaging machines knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

• At adapa Group, we're revolutionizing flexible packaging with the motto "Our best for your goods," delivering innovative, high-barrier solutions that protect products in food, tobacco, hygiene, home & personal care, and pharmaceuticals while championing circular economy principles under #futureisdrivenbyaction.
• Founded in 2012 and renamed to adapa in 2022 to embody "adaptive packaging," we've evolved from family owned European businesses into a €520M+ industry leader with 2,000 employees from Austria, Denmark to Italy, Poland, Greece and beyond.
• Join our multicultural, collaborative team - celebrating 20+ nationalities - where your expertise drives sustainability, from in-house recycling facilities to full value chain integration (raw materials to converting), shaping a greener future for global brands amid our 2025 transformation toward lean, agile excellence by 2030.

The ideal candidate is motivated to drive and implement cross-site product innovation projects in the field of blow and cast film coextrusion. He or she works closely with an international team and our customers.

Responsibilities

• responsibility for the local product innovation team at adapa Germany in Kempten with regard to project progress, prioritization, and providing support with issues
• technical and commercial evaluation of customer projects during the approval phase
• application of design-for-recycling principles and ensuring PPWR compliance
• analysis of specific customer requirements and their implementation in collaboration with the innovation teams, e.g., product data sheets, life cycle analysis, product carbon footprint
• ensuring that new products comply with legal regulations or recycling standards, and developing alternative solutions for standard products to ensure their future compliance
• preparing and maintaining cost reports for projects, as well as implementing appropriate KPIs for innovation activities
• actively collaborating and providing support for specific extrusion-related requirements in the fresh food market segment
• work closely with packaging machine manufacturers
• coordinate with application engineering during sample testing, document test results, and ensure product suitability for the customer’s application

Qualifications

• successfully completed technical degree (e.g., food and packaging engineering, plastics engineering, process engineering, chemistry) or a similar education
• 5+ years of professional experience in the product development of packaging films, in extrusion technology, application development, or similar fields
• industry knowledge of film manufacturing and the packaging industry, as well as experience with packaging machines used for packaging fresh foods
• highly customer-oriented with experience dealing with strategic clients
• willingness to travel (~30%)

Our offer

• interesting work in a dynamically growing company with an established market position, in an international environment,
• adapa Academy and the opportunity to grow within adapa,
• participation in local and group/international projects
• afriendly working atmosphere in a committed team

adapa is committed to an inclusive workplace and equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, background, disability, religion/belief, or sexual orientation - what matters is capability, potential, and values fit.