Senior Consultant, Sustainable Packaging & Product Innovation

ERM; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant, Packaging and Product Sustainability to join our Sustainable Products and Supply Chain team in the United States. This hybrid role combines packaging and product sustainability expertise with consulting leadership to help clients translate goals into practical strategies.

You will lead client engagements, develop service offerings, and mentor teams while collaborating with cross‑functional experts across geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience in consulting is a must have.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in sustainable packaging, product sustainability, product stewardship, circular economy, life‑cycle assessment, recycling, environmental management, product or packaging development, manufacturing, supply chain, sustainability consulting, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large, complex, and multidisciplinary projects across sustainable packaging, product sustainability, circular economy, and product stewardship.
• Help clients translate sustainability commitments and regulatory requirements into actionable packaging, product, materials, compliance, and implementation strategies.
• Advise on packaging optimization, reusable packaging systems, sustainable product design, materials selection, recyclability, recycling systems, life‑cycle assessment and carbon‑footprint approaches, circularity, extended producer responsibility, environmental certifications, and emerging packaging and product regulations.
• Evaluate technical, environmental, operational, and regulatory tradeoffs and convert findings into clear, business‑focused recommendations.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and quality while maintaining strong client relationships and commercial performance.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across sustainability, packaging, product development, engineering, supply chain, procurement, operations, regulatory, legal, and corporate affairs.
• As a senior seller/doer, identify opportunities, develop proposals, support client presentations, expand existing accounts, and help grow ERM's Packaging and Product Sustainability services.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across ERM's technical communities, industry sectors, and regions to deliver integrated solutions.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level consultants and contribute to an inclusive, collaborative, and high‑performing team.
• Advance ERM methodologies, intellectual capital, and market offerings related to packaging and product sustainability.

Skills

Consulting experience

Project leadership

Client management

Packaging materials knowledge

Regulatory interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in packaging science, environmental science, sustainability, engineering, chemistry, materials science, biology, business, supply chain, or related

Advanced degree or professional certification

Job description

ERM is seeking a Managing Consultant, Packaging and Product Sustainability to join our Sustainable Products and Supply Chain team in the United States. This hybrid role combines packaging and product sustainability expertise with consulting leadership to help clients translate goals into practical strategies.

You will lead client engagements, develop service offerings, and mentor teams while collaborating with cross‑functional experts across geographies.