End-to-End Packaging Lead - FMCG, Specs, Cost & Suppliers

Henderson Brown; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Henderson Brown is seeking a Packaging Manager to own end-to-end packaging for the site in Lincolnshire. You will manage specifications, costings, suppliers and stock, ensuring compliance with BRC and customer requirements, while driving cost and waste reductions.

You will lead packaging data duties for EPR/PPWR reporting and work closely with production, technical and commercial teams. This is a site-based permanent role with a discretionary bonus and benefits.

Qualifications

• Packaging management experience in fresh produce, food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Experience with packaging specifications, compliance and BRC.
• Experience managing suppliers, buying and stock.
• Strong data, forecasting and cost analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain BOMs, packaging specs, cutter guides and POP sheets.
• Ensure packaging meets BRC, customer and legal requirements, supporting audits, corrective actions, supplier risk assessments and traceability.
• Manage packaging suppliers and buy packaging materials, including reviews, tenders and new supplier or material evaluations.
• Forecast packaging requirements from production plans and manage stock, reconciliation and obsolete stock.
• Prepare packaging costings for new products, tenders and customer proposals, and drive cost and waste reduction.
• Lead and train the Packaging Storeman, and resolve packaging issues quickly when production needs a Plan B.

Skills

Packaging management

Forecasting

Cost analysis

Supplier management

Stock management

Job description

Henderson Brown is seeking a Packaging Manager to own end-to-end packaging for the site in Lincolnshire. You will manage specifications, costings, suppliers and stock, ensuring compliance with BRC and customer requirements, while driving cost and waste reductions.

You will lead packaging data duties for EPR/PPWR reporting and work closely with production, technical and commercial teams. This is a site-based permanent role with a discretionary bonus and benefits.