Senior Packaging Manager

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
Working as part of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and packaging deployment for innovation/growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.
How you will contribute
You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling and supplier management and pilot-plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers. To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment
• Leading teams and influencing cross-functional teams
• Planning and delivering multiple priorities
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Influencing senior and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports
• Coaching and mentoring others
• Championing for consumer needs
• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset

The Opportunity
This exciting role offers you the chance to be at the forefront of packaging innovation & sustainability, shaping the future experience of some of the world's most recognizable chocolate and biscuits brands for consumers across the globe. You will be instrumental in driving technical excellence, and strategic foresight to develop breakthrough packaging solutions that delight consumers and meet stringent industry standards.
Location: candidates can be based primarily in Bournville (UK) or Wrocław (Poland), alternative locations as France and Germany may be possible.
What You Will Do

• Innovate & Develop: Lead the development of packaging for new products and optimize existing solutions for our chocolate, biscuits and meals portfolios.

• Technical Expertise: Apply rigorous technical understanding of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, cost & supply chain considerations to ensure robust, scalable, and sustainable designs. Manage trials. Recommend materials and solutions that apply best to our business needs.

• Strategic Vision: Translate brand strategies and consumer insights into tangible packaging concepts.

• Collaboration: Work seamlessly within cross-functional teams, collaborating with marketing, supply chain, and production to bring innovative concepts from ideation to launch.

• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all packaging designs adhere to our high-quality standards, regulatory requirements, and our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices.

• Drive the packaging sustainability agenda and manage sustainability-focused packaging projects.

• Communication: Adapt communication to be impactful and influence senior and cross-functional stakeholders.

What You Will Bring

• A demonstrated track record of success in packaging development for min. 5 years ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment .

• A good understanding of various packaging materials, their properties, and conversion processes.

• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring precision and excellence in all aspects of design and specification.

• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate complex challenges and drive projects forward.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively partner with diverse teams and stakeholders to influence strategic business decisions.

• Champion sustainable packaging strategies and identify and evaluate new packaging materials and technologies.

Travel Requirements
The candidate must have availability to occasional travel within MEU (depending on project requirements).
What We Offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme

• Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days remote)

• Pension scheme with employer contributions

• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits

• Access to Mondelēz International's global learning and development programmes

• A vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative workplace culture

Important: this is a fixed-term contract for 18 months.
Relocation Support Available?
Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
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Job Type
Temporary (Fixed Term)
Packaging Development & Engineering
Science & Engineering