Lead Sustainable Packaging Developer: Circularity

Royal Canin USA Inc; Nederland; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Mars Food & Nutrition is seeking a Sustainability Packaging Developer to accelerate our sustainability ambitions across Europe and North America. You will lead the development, validation, and implementation of packaging projects focused on recyclability, recycled content, packaging reduction, and regulatory compliance.

This role collaborates with suppliers, manufacturing sites, co-manufacturers, and cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable packaging solutions that meet product protection

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
• 4+ years in Packaging Development or related technical role.
• Experience leading packaging renovation and commercialization projects.
• Experience with suppliers and co-manufacturing partners.
• Knowledge of packaging materials including flexible, paper-based, plastics, and recycled-content.
• Understanding of packaging performance and testing methodologies.
• Experience with manufacturing trials and commercialization.
• Knowledge of recyclability design principles and circular economy.
• Strong stakeholder management and project management.

Mansioni

• Lead sustainability-driven renovation projects in packaging.
• Design and renovate primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging to meet sustainability, business, and regulatory objectives.
• Develop and implement packaging solutions focused on recyclability, recycled content, material reduction, and compliance.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into robust, commercially viable packaging solutions.
• Ensure packaging functionality, performance, quality, manufacturability and cost-effectiveness.
• Coordinate testing, validation, and documentation activities.
• Engage with co-manufacturers and suppliers to implement sustainable packaging solutions.
• Support regulatory compliance including PPWR, EPR, SB54, and other requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within spec.

Conoscenze

Packaging development

Project management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Cross-functional collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering / Materials Science / Chemical Engineering / Food Science / Mechanical Engineering

Strumenti

Packaging testing & validation

Descrizione del lavoro

Mars Food & Nutrition is seeking a Sustainability Packaging Developer to accelerate our sustainability ambitions across Europe and North America. You will lead the development, validation, and implementation of packaging projects focused on recyclability, recycled content, packaging reduction, and regulatory compliance.

This role collaborates with suppliers, manufacturing sites, co-manufacturers, and cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable packaging solutions that meet product protection