Job Title: Packaging Materials & Compliance Expert

Location: Turbhe, Navi Mumbai

Education: University degree (Masters preferred/Bachelors) in Polymers/Plastics technology

Experience: 3 - 7 years relevant business experience in Sustainable packaging materials development

Reporting Department: Head- Packaging Development / Head Packaging Pre Development & Sustainability

About the Role: In respect to the company guidelines and appropriate packaging strategy, the job holder develops and realizes packaging material technologies (Plastics) with a deep scope on local or regional requirements related to regulatory, availability and sustainability. Develop regional capabilities and guide the use of recycled materials for your specific location/environment and packaging development team. This role continuously improves the existing packaging solutions in terms of costs, quality and efficiency in compliance with corporate packaging guidelines

Responsibilities:

- Represents the Regional Packaging Development in direction to accomplish sustainability goals.

- Steers and supervises developments of material at external suppliers and internal partners (considers environmental and local legal requirements in packaging concepts)

- Support the global packaging team with packaging material regulatory information related to your region (mainly connected to post-consumer recycled materials)

- Implementation of Sustainable Plastics like Recycled, Renewable, etc., into Packaging Components

- Applies corporate packaging guidelines and processes in the region for specific Plastics

- Initiate and steer mandatory and optional tests methods in cooperation with the regional R&D laboratories (externally and internally)

- Supports packaging sourcing team in selection process, auditing and release of regional/global suppliers located in the region

- Assures coordination of all defined packaging development work packages regarding completeness, in time accomplishment, quality and costs

- Issues the necessary reports, documentation and generates qualitative and timely administration of master data

- Facilitate the accomplishment of Global Plastic pledge in the organization by leading and playing an active role in sustainability pillars (recycle, reduce, replace and re-use)

- Utilize outside resources to find new sources of ideas and technical solutions to guarantee best practices and up to date material knowledge

- Category Business Knowledge & Consumer Insights

- Owning any one low complex category for in depth knowledge on the technology & business.

- Able to understand consumer insight & correlating with available technologies/product offering

- Moulding process and know-how of engineering, designing, mould management

- Overall waste management system & recyclability

- Newer alternative packaging materials

- Workflow know how SAP, Clarity, Accolade, D2P, PMP, Zeus. To be a key user for SAP, Engineering Drawing

- Organisation Task: Active participation in Indian R&D working groups.

KEY KNOWLEDGE/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

- Technical: Knowledge of Material science (specially plastics, polymer) & Packaging Technology

- Industry Knowledge: Good understanding of FMCG business environment & conversion technologies

- Communication: Speaks clearly, fluently and effectively to both individuals and groups using appropriate style and language.

- Presentation & Analytics: Proficient in powerpoint presentations & Excel. Should be methodical, systematic and have logical reasoning

- Interpersonal skills: Persuasive and influencing, customer service orientation, collaboration, motivates and empowers others in order to reach organizational goals, effective coordination with other stakeholders

- Project Management: Ability to work on projects within defined timelines & managing constraints

Intercultural Quotient.

STAKEHOLDERS:

Internal:

- Packaging Development & Plastics Technology colleagues - Regional & Global

- Supply Chain, Procurement, Formula, Regulatory, Corporate Sustainability, Quality, Analytical, Technology

External:

- Packaging material suppliers, design agency, Testing Lab, University/Institutes, research partners etc.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

- Working knowledge in Mechanical, Chemical & Advanced Recycling, Renewable Plastics, Circular Economy

- Good MS Office and PowerPoint skills required; experience with SAP is a plus.

- Knowledge in Analytical & Characterization techniques of Plastic materials - mainly GC-MS, FTIR, Global mobility preferred

- Know how of Asia Pacific & African recycling system, Partners, Institutes