Packaging Compliance Lead: PPWR, EPR & Regulation

Pentland Brands Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Product discounts

Healthcare support

Gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Pentland Brands Limited is seeking a Packaging Compliance Manager to shift how we embed PPWR, EPR, plastic taxes and recycled-content rules into brand design. You will partner with brand, product and packaging teams to reduce costs and ensure compliant packaging across markets.

You’ll translate complex regulations into practical standards, manage external data partners, and report to the Product Regulatory Compliance Committee. A hybrid UK-based role with global impact, offering strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in packaging compliance, EPR, packaging regulation or packaging sustainability, ideally within apparel, footwear or another consumer goods environment.
• Detailed working knowledge of PPWR, UK and EU EPR requirements, plastic taxes and recycled-content regulations.
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into practical standards, processes and guidance for product and/or packaging teams.
• Confidence working directly with designers, product teams and other cross-functional stakeholders, influencing decisions early in the development process.
• Experience managing third-party compliance, reporting or data partners while maintaining internal ownership and accountability.
• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with complex packaging and compliance data.
• A commercially minded approach, with the ability to identify how better packaging decisions can reduce cost, complexity and regulatory exposure.
• The ability to navigate evolving regulation, interpret what it means for the business and turn it into clear action.

Responsibilities

• Own the implementation and ongoing compliance requirements of the PPWR across relevant markets.
• Lead our packaging EPR strategy, ensuring accurate data across markets and schemes.
• Own compliance with plastic taxes and recycled-content requirements, including UK Plastic Packaging Tax and other international rules.
• Develop and maintain practical packaging design standards that reduce compliance costs.
• Partner with brand, product and packaging designers to embed compliance early in design and development.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, usable guidance for teams.
• Oversee data processing and submissions with Lorax, while keeping internal ownership of strategy.
• Manage relationships with regulators and PROs, ensuring changes are understood and acted upon.
• Monitor emerging packaging legislation and assess potential impact on brands and products.
• Provide packaging compliance updates to support reporting into the Product Regulatory Compliance Committee.

Skills

Packaging compliance

PPWR & EPR

Regulatory translation

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Analytical skills

Commercial mindset

Regulatory navigation

Job description

Pentland Brands Limited is seeking a Packaging Compliance Manager to shift how we embed PPWR, EPR, plastic taxes and recycled-content rules into brand design. You will partner with brand, product and packaging teams to reduce costs and ensure compliant packaging across markets.

You’ll translate complex regulations into practical standards, manage external data partners, and report to the Product Regulatory Compliance Committee. A hybrid UK-based role with global impact, offering strong benefits.