Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer

Bayer CropScience Limited; New Hanover Township (NJ); On-site; USD 96,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer CropScience Limited in Whippany, NJ is seeking a Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer to lead the development of secondary and tertiary packaging and drive protection of brands with on-time project delivery.

This role collaborates with the US Product Supply and Development Center to contribute packaging strategy insights, manage transfers to factories/CMO, and work with cross-functional partners to optimize costs and manufacturing efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven track record in packaging development and business protection/maintenance.
• Experience in consumer healthcare or FMCG is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of secondary and tertiary packaging and ensure on-time, in-full project delivery.
• Provide effective technical transfer of information to factory/CMO and lead packaging leadership for US strategic protection projects.
• Collaborate with US Product Supply, Development Center and cross-functional teams to meet project needs and ensure adherence to requirements.
• Develop internal and external partnerships to optimize supplier selection, costs, and manufacturing efficiencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Project planning

Packaging manufacturing/PS principles

Finance

Analytics

Education

Packaging Engineering Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent)

Job description

Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer

Your Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Assume remit for business protection & maintenance activities; accountabilities including:
  • Development of secondary and tertiary packaging
  • On time, in full delivery of project success factors
  • Creation of meaningful improvements and cost savings projects to protect brands and defend vs competition
  • Effective technical transfer of information to the factory / CMO
  • Packaging leadership of US strategic business protection & maintenance projects
• Create packaging solutions by using in depth technical knowledge, experience, and education; considering the shopper, customer, channel, brand, financial, technical, and compliance success factors.
• Partner with the US Product Supply and Development Center to contribute to category business protection & maintenance plans, with specific packaging strategy insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate with the broader P&D group as well as all cross-functional partners to ensure smooth transfer of information, holistic understanding of project needs, and adherence to requirements.
• Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
• Develop key internal partnerships (in collaboration with consumer insights, manufacturing and sales) to reduce damage in the supply chain and improve manufacturing efficiencies.
• Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, strategic cost savings strategy/pipeline, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.

WHO YOU ARE:

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Packaging Engineering Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent degree);
• Experience: A proven track record in managing packaging development, including the creation, development & delivery of new packaging and business protection & maintenance of launched packaging, ensuring efficient production and best in class quality in the supply chain. Consumer healthcare or FMCG experience is an advantage.
• Fit to Win Competencies: Dealing with ambiguity, Business Acumen, Conflict management, Organizational agility & perspective, Problem solving, Drive for results,
• Fit to Win Skills: Communication skills, Project planning, Packaging manufacturing/PS principles, Finance, Analytics

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8y experience, master’s degree (or equivalent degree) with min. 3y experience

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,200-144,400. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

Bayer is an E-Verify Employer.

Location: United States : New Jersey : Whippany

Division: Consumer Health

Reference Code: 885500

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