Senior Packaging Manager

Mondelēz International; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Private healthcare and wellbeing

Learning and development programmes

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Mondelēz International in the UK is seeking a Packaging Development & Engineering professional to lead RDQ activities, delivering packaging design and deployment for innovation, growth and productivity across geographies with focus on consumer experience.

You will coordinate technical work, manage trials, select materials, and collaborate with marketing, manufacturing and external suppliers. The role emphasizes sustainability, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Packaging development or deployment experience in FMCG.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Ability to plan and deliver multiple priorities.
• Proactively solving complex technical or business problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.
• Coaching and mentoring others.
• Championing consumer needs.
• Understanding of packaging materials, properties and conversion processes.
• Attention to detail and precision in design and specifications.
• Ability to navigate complex challenges and drive projects.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Experience in sustainable packaging strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of packaging for new products and optimize existing solutions.
• Apply technical understanding to ensure robust, scalable designs; manage trials.
• Translate brand strategies into tangible packaging concepts.
• Collaborate with marketing, supply chain, and production from ideation to launch.
• Ensure designs meet quality, regulatory and sustainability standards.
• Drive sustainability agenda for packaging projects.
• Communicate clearly to influence senior stakeholders.

Skills

Packaging development

Packaging deployment

Team leadership

Project planning

Problem solving

Stakeholder influence

Coaching & mentoring

Consumer focus

Technical curiosity

Sustainability

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working as part of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and packaging deployment for innovation/growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling and supplier management and pilot‑plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers. To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

• Innovate & Develop: Lead the development of packaging for new products and optimize existing solutions for our chocolate, biscuits and meals portfolios.
• Technical Expertise: Apply rigorous technical understanding of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, cost & supply chain considerations to ensure robust, scalable, and sustainable designs. Manage trials. Recommend materials and solutions that apply best to our business needs.
• Strategic Vision: Translate brand strategies and consumer insights into tangible packaging concepts.
• Collaboration: Work seamlessly within cross‑functional teams, collaborating with marketing, supply chain, and production to bring innovative concepts from ideation to launch.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all packaging designs adhere to our high‑quality standards, regulatory requirements, and our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices.
• Drive the packaging sustainability agenda and manage sustainability‑focused packaging projects.
• Communication: Adapt communication to be impactful and influence senior and cross‑functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment.
• Leading teams and influencing cross‑functional teams.
• Planning and delivering multiple priorities.
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions.
• Influencing senior and cross‑functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports.
• Coaching and mentoring others.
• Championing for consumer needs.
• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset.
• A demonstrated track record of success in packaging development for min. 5 years ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment.
• A good understanding of various packaging materials, their properties, and conversion processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring precision and excellence in all aspects of design and specification.
• A proactive, solution‑oriented mindset with the ability to navigate complex challenges and drive projects forward.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively partner with diverse teams and stakeholders to influence strategic business decisions.
• Champion sustainable packaging strategies and identify and evaluate new packaging materials and technologies.

Travel Requirements

The candidate must have availability to occasional travel within MEU (depending on project requirements).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme
• Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Access to Mondelēz International's global learning and development programmes
• A vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative workplace culture

Additional Information

Location: candidates can be based primarily in Bournville (UK) or Wrocław (Poland), alternative locations as France and Germany may be possible.

Important: this is a fixed‑term contract for 18 months.

Job Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)

Packaging Development & Engineering

Science & Engineering

Equal Opportunity Statement

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.