Lead packaging projects from initial design concepts through prototyping, building, and successful commercialization of folding cartons, printed flexibles, rigid boxes, labels, master cases, and palletization solutions.
Perform feasibility studies and material assessments during the concept phase to guide packaging strategy and support innovation pipeline development.
Validate packaging concepts to ensure robustness and compliance with industry and company standards.
Develop comprehensive packaging specifications and toolkits for newly designed products.
Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for packaging products to support assembly at manufacturing sites.
Provide technical expertise and collaborate across business functions to resolve technical challenges during design and development phases.
Support procurement teams with technical input for sourcing new and existing packaging, identifying opportunities for cost optimization and quality enhancement.
Champion sustainability initiatives in partnership with other departments to achieve company ESG targets.
Contribute to the development of Quality Control Plans for packaging alongside the BAT Quality team.
Travel to suppliers and manufacturing plants to support product development, optimization, and specification release as needed.
Participate in material qualification trials and initial production runs at manufacturing sites and supplier facilities.
Build strong technical relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders. EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE Technical Experience Required
Over 3 years of experience leading packaging design and prototyping projects within FMCG or Global Companies with cross-functional and multi-category teams, from concept to market commercialisation.
Ability to creatively solve problems, drive value, and design structural packaging concepts for product and transit.
Detailed understanding of materials, costs, and how to utilise them to value engineer packaging format.
Experience using software such as Microsoft Office, Auto CAD, Artios CAD, SolidWorks, Creo, CAPE, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Keyshot.
Experience with rapid prototyping techniques, especially related to the development of a variety of packaging technologies.
Working knowledge of developing and validating Child Resistant/Senior Effective packaging.
Ability to manage projects to time and budget, whilst under pressure.
Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions.
Ability to execute design engineering analysis skills including tolerance analysis, DFA, DFM, DFMEA, validation, and documentation.
Leadership Skills
Required
Good verbal and written communication and influencing skills across stakeholders at multiple levels of the organization with the ability to challenge.
Resilience, empathy, self-awareness, tolerance to ambiguity, and emotional intelligence.
Used to working on own initiative, self-motivated with a forward-thinking approach and drive single point of accountability.
Ability to plan and deliver multiple priorities under pressure.
Keeping abreast with new trends in packaging sustainability, global sourcing development, etc.
Strong team player and experienced in working with global teams with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds with a sensitive and understanding manner to achieve results.
