Global packaging Intern

Pernod Ricard USA; Paris; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading beverage company in Paris is seeking a candidate to join their sustainable packaging team. You will contribute to the deployment of the circularity roadmap and assist with eco-design initiatives. The ideal candidate should have an engineering background with an emphasis on packaging and sustainability. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is crucial, along with a strong team spirit. Fluent English is essential; French is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Curious, rigorous, autonomous, and involved.
• Professional experience in packaging development, eco-design, or circularity is recommended.
• Fluent in English, French is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Participate in defining the group roadmap for sustainable packaging.
• Raise awareness among teams about eco design and circularity strategy.
• Support Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) creation at the group level.
• Follow up on packaging recyclability tests needed for affiliates.

Connaissances

Sustainability awareness

Analysis and synthesis skills

Team spirit

Office package mastery

Formation

Engineering School with a specialization in packaging or circularity

Outils

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Purpose

Under the responsibility of the Sustainable packaging & recycling manager, you will participate to the deployment of the circularity and sustainable packaging group roadmap.

Roles and responsibilities

• Participate to the definition of the group roadmap and follow up the affiliates action plans to reach the sustainable packaging KPIs of the group (e.g. % of certified cardboards), document and escalate in case of risk of missing the target. Analyse the affiliates datas available every 3 months.
• Raise awareness of marketing, procurement and packaging teams to eco design and more specifically, to our circularity strategy and our internal guidelines (Group Packaging Policy).
• Support the team in the creation of products Life cycle analysis (LCA) at group level and participate to the deployment of the group strategy on this topic (creation of process documentation, training support etc. to deploy our strategy to affiliates)
• Participate to the follow up of packaging recyclability tests needed for our affiliates

Required Skills

• Knowledge and references: curious, rigorous, autonomous, involved and with very good analysis and synthesis skills, a specific appetence for sustainability, all in a good team spirit.
• Know-how and tools: excellent mastery of the Office package (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and database management
• Soft skills: endowed with a good relationship, you are ready (e) to evolve in an international environment and are recognized (e) for your capacity to work in team and your sense of the service

Size and scope of intervention

Main contacts: Sustainable business team, R&I (Research & Innovation), Packaging development, Procurement (glass, closures and labels, secondary packaging), Marketing, Quality, Public Affairs.

Required profile

• Initial training required : Engineering School with ideally a packaging / material or circularity specialization
• Professional experiences : first experience recommended, ideally in packaging development, eco-design or circularity.
• Languages to master: fluent English imperative, French is a plus

Job Posting End Date

Target Hire Date: 2026-03-02

Target End Date: 2026-08-28