Senior Packaging Development Specialist

FrieslandCampina; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company based in Singapore is seeking a Packaging Development Specialist. This role focuses on driving innovation in packaging solutions, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, and leveraging sustainability initiatives. The ideal candidate will manage end-to-end packaging development processes, collaborate with key stakeholders, and lead projects that enhance packaging technology within the company. Strong project management and collaboration skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Focus on New Packaging Development and innovation with value and compliance.
• Contribute to and potentially lead a Packaging key Sustainability work platform.
• Implement Packaging Innovations collaborating with stakeholders.
• Engage external suppliers to validate and develop new concepts.
• Refine existing packaging applications through project execution.
• Deliver packaging value engineering projects effectively.
• Support development of packaging technology expertise within the company.
• Assist consumer studies and insight generation.
• Manage end-to-end packaging development processes.
• Lead packaging development in NPD and innovation projects.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Focus on New Packaging Development and innovation, Value Engineering and New Technology roadmaps. Deliver packaging solutions that add value to our business and markets, increase our sustainability and comply with food safety regulations
• Make key contributions and potentially lead a Packaging key Sustainability work platform.
• Drive and implement Packaging Innovations either as a project member or project leader and via collaborating closely with your key stakeholders; Marketing, Operations and procurement.
• Engage external suppliers on their capabilities and latest technologies to develop new concepts and validate & implement them.
• Assess, improve and refine existing packaging applications by setting up, planning and executing projects within defined KPI’s, following the project management guidelines as well as R&D and business strategy.
• Identify and deliver packaging value engineering projects jointly with procurement and operations
• Contribute to the development and knowledge sharing on a specific key packaging technology to further build expertise within the company
• Support for consumer studies and insight generation
• End to end packaging development from concept creation to technical translation
• Manage the packaging specifications within a specific technology expertise team. You will identify new commercial and technological developments to generate new opportunities based on insights and creativity, translating these into projects or building blocks for your own area in line with business requirements.
• Leading the packaging development within NPD and innovation projects