Strategic Enterprise Packaging Engineering Lead

Pregis; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pregis is seeking an Enterprise Engineering Manager to lead growth, delivery, and customer success across our largest Enterprise Accounts. You will partner with engineering, operations, procurement, field service, and commercial teams to deliver innovative packaging solutions that improve outcomes and drive profitable growth.

You will lead a team of engineers and project managers, oversee project governance and resource planning, and translate business challenges into scalable, measurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• 8+ years of engineering, applications engineering, automation, packaging, manufacturing, distribution, or related experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing engineering teams and cross-functional initiatives.
• Demonstrated success supporting large Enterprise customers and multi-site operations.
• Proven experience leading customer-facing engineering engagements, installations, trials, and operational improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engineering advisor for Enterprise Accounts, building relationships with customer leadership across operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer performance, reduce costs, and expand Pregis' business.
• Partner with Enterprise Account teams to develop growth strategies, business cases, and ROI-based solutions.
• Collaborate across commercial, category management, client success, and operations teams to deliver customer value and drive retention.
• Lead the development and deployment of protective packaging and automation solutions.
• Manage project scope, resources, timelines, budgets, and customer expectations.
• Support installations, commissioning, trials, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation and execution.
• Drive continuous improvement through operational assessments, root-cause analysis, and performance measurement.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering and project management team.
• Support strategic planning, resource forecasting, capacity planning, and executive reporting.
• Foster accountability, collaboration, innovation, and customer focus across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Customer relationships

Project management

Operations excellence

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Continuous improvement

Packaging systems

Communication

Education

BS Engineering

Engineering degree

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Job description

Pregis is seeking an Enterprise Engineering Manager to lead growth, delivery, and customer success across our largest Enterprise Accounts. You will partner with engineering, operations, procurement, field service, and commercial teams to deliver innovative packaging solutions that improve outcomes and drive profitable growth.

You will lead a team of engineers and project managers, oversee project governance and resource planning, and translate business challenges into scalable, measurable