Jobs at DS Smith

The Head of International Tax will lead and execute the global tax strategy, providing expert advice, managing due diligence, and mentoring the tax team.

Serve as a liaison between Recycling business stakeholders and IT to gather and prioritise requirements, map and optimise processes, design fit-for-purpose SAP/ERP solutions, support vendor selection, coordinate UAT, and drive change management and delivery across EMEA.

Lead the strategic direction, operations, and performance of DS Smith's EMEA websites. Build roadmaps, centralise governance, run A/B testing/experimentation, drive SEO and analytics, ensure compliance (GDPR), manage budget and a small central team, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve UX, conversion, and localisation across markets.

Lead the data solutions strategy for PR&C PSP division, managing data initiatives, teams, and collaborating on analytics projects. Ensure compliance, governance, and optimize data services while communicating technical solutions to stakeholders.

Provide second-line application support, contribute to application architecture and lifecycle management, implement and transition new solutions, collaborate with stakeholders and third-party providers, document processes and train service desk staff, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with IT SLAs and security standards.

Support Shared Services by maintaining internal system data integrity, producing weekly and monthly compliance reports, managing end-to-end order processing and invoicing, coordinating with stakeholders to update systems, correcting data errors, and contributing to compliance processes to ensure accurate client, supplier, and internal reporting.

Lead the strategic talent and organisation development agenda, partnering with CHRO, Executive Leadership and Board to shape culture, performance, leadership, DE&I, succession, talent pipelines, learning, and global OD initiatives to enable business strategy and the company spin-off.

Lead category sourcing for 2D/3D packaging and print across Europe: develop strategy, manage suppliers, run RFQs/tenders, deliver cost savings, support client teams, mitigate supply risks, and ensure data integrity.

Lead sourcing and category activities for print, packaging and POS across Europe. Develop and execute category strategy, manage suppliers, deliver cost savings, support RFQs/tenders, monitor market trends, ensure supply resilience, and provide product expertise to stakeholders while tracking and reporting commercial value.

Performs mechanical locksmith duties: fabricating, assembling, maintaining, and repairing mechanical components and equipment. Provides technical support, uses hand and power tools, reads technical drawings, and ensures quality and safety.

Plan and schedule customer deliveries and backhauls to meet delivery windows and safety/regulatory requirements. Manage transport office tasks, communicate with customers, stakeholders and subcontractors, resolve queries and complaints, and develop backhaul lanes to improve fleet utilisation. Monitor driver hours/WTD compliance, identify cost and time efficiencies, and provide shift cover on a rotating shift pattern including occasional Saturdays.

Manage operational and financial delivery of print and display campaigns, ensuring contract compliance, cost efficiency, vendor and team coordination, technical support, data accuracy, and identifying growth opportunities to retain and develop client accounts.

Manage and grow strategic industrial accounts, build long-term customer relationships, identify opportunities for sustainable packaging solutions, coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver service and drive revenue.

The Senior Electrical Engineer leads the electrical maintenance team, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing budgets, driving improvements, and mentoring staff.

Support global commercial pricing by analysing customer and supplier data, maintaining pricing models, monitoring raw material indices, automating pricing processes, and partnering with sales, procurement and finance to drive pricing strategy, contract execution and governance.

Proactively generate new business across FMCG markets (drinks, snacks), build customer relationships, manage pipelines and sales reporting, negotiate deals, deliver presentations, and travel nationally to meet customers and site teams.

Support global commercial pricing by analysing customer and supplier data, maintaining pricing models, monitoring raw material indices, driving automation and process improvements, and partnering with sales, procurement and finance to support contract renewals, RFPs and pricing governance.

Support profitable growth by analysing customer and supplier pricing data, developing and maintaining pricing models, monitoring raw material indices, driving automation and process improvements, managing contract events, and partnering with Sales, Procurement and Finance to inform pricing strategy and ensure governance.

Lead regional strategic marketing and category planning, embed ABM, develop segment-specific value propositions, co-lead customer research, provide category insights for sales enablement, and guide innovation desirability through to product development to drive commercial growth across EMEA.

Lead and develop regional account teams to ensure consistent service delivery, profitability, governance compliance and KPI performance. Drive margin improvement, stakeholder alignment, escalation management, continuous improvement and client relationship management across Europe.