Senior Packaging Engineering & Procurement Leader

Blueland; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock options

Generous paid time off

Remote work reimbursements

Parental leave

Job summary

Blueland is hiring a Senior Manager, Packaging Engineering and Procurement to lead the technical development of packaging and manage the packaging supply base. You will own packaging from concept through commercialization and ongoing procurement, ensuring packaging meets sustainability, protection, cost and supply continuity standards.

The ideal candidate combines packaging engineering expertise with commercial and sourcing capabilities, reporting to the Director of Procurement & Technical

Qualifications

• Experience developing and commercializing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging.
• Experience working with packaging suppliers, contract manufacturers, and 3PLs.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiations and cost savings.

Responsibilities

• Own packaging development from concept to commercialization for new products.
• Lead packaging trials, line validations, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, Marketing, and external partners to translate requirements into packaging solutions.
• Communicate tradeoffs to balance sustainability, cost, quality, and supply continuity.
• Develop and maintain packaging standards, specs, BOMs, test protocols, and acceptance criteria.
• Own sourcing strategy for packaging, including supplier selection and negotiations.
• Grow the supplier network for cost, capability, and sustainability.
• Lead packaging RFPs and negotiate better terms.
• Build a multi-year cost-savings pipeline across materials and packaging systems.

Skills

Packaging Engineering

Strategic Sourcing

Cost Modeling

Supplier Management

DTC / E-commerce

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science or related

7+ years packaging experience

Job description

Blueland is hiring a Senior Manager, Packaging Engineering and Procurement to lead the technical development of packaging and manage the packaging supply base. You will own packaging from concept through commercialization and ongoing procurement, ensuring packaging meets sustainability, protection, cost and supply continuity standards.

The ideal candidate combines packaging engineering expertise with commercial and sourcing capabilities, reporting to the Director of Procurement & Technical