Packaging Specialist/Sr. Packaging Specialist

JOB TITLE: Packaging Specialist/Sr. Packaging Specialist

REPORTS TO: Skincare Packaging Excellence Leader, South Asia BU

WORK LOCATION: Mumbai HURC

ABOUT UNILEVER

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At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE:

Unilever recognises Packaging as an important part of the product mix. Not only does it fulfil a very important functional role, to contain, protect and inform, but also as the first “touchpoint” with the consumer, it must engage the consumer, reflecting the brand proposition, and delivering a delightful experience.

To ensure the robustness and technical performance of new packaging, before it is placed in the market, involves both design and technical innovation in packaging.

Working closely with other Unilever functions as part of a cross-functional team, the Packaging specialist will support Packaging Manager with the co-ordination of packaging development projects and can lead assigned projects as packaging work stream leader by developing and executing testing plans for primary and secondary packaging, ensuring packaging is “fit for purpose” compatible with SC, Formulation, Unilever Policy, Consumer and Brand needs and legislation. Testing plans can include laboratory tests (at Unilever, at our convertors, and at 3rd party labs), factory trials, and distribution trials.  The jobholder is expected to maximise the use of design tools and deliver projects using Unilever project tools.

In addition to planning and executing a range of comprehensive technical validation tests, the jobholder is expected to interpret results, prepare reports and communicate results/recommendations to the multifunctional project team to deliver the packaging activities.

This position will interface with Brand Development, Supply Chain, Procurement, Product development, Processing, CTI, CMI, and Packaging Suppliers, to drive consumer focused innovative and optimised packaging solutions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver packaging which not only meets the required quality and technical standards, but also delights the consumer and builds brand love, through using Unilever’s Packaging Excellence best practices. Few of the brands which candidate will be closely associated is Ponds FC & Men, GAL, Pears FC, St.Ives, Dove Men.

• Drive GME implementation program for Skin care SA. Collaborating with cross functional team and suppliers to generate cost saving ideas for Skin care. Lead its execution while ensuring alignment with the Global packaging team on simplification and harmonization.

• Lead and execute projects for SA ensuring FTR OTIF delivery, by closely working with Global Packaging Team, Formulation team, SUIT, CQA, Marketing and suppliers.

• Provide early inputs to the Global packaging team - considering the capability, constraints and expectations for SA.

• Liaise with packaging converters and material suppliers in the development of packaging components.

• Manage assigned primary and secondary packaging projects with guidance, working with Brand Development and the cross-functional project team, ensuring packaging is fit for purpose to meet the packaging brief, and delivered on time, in full.

• Evaluate and qualify packaging components for their project portfolio using both
  established protocols, and where appropriate, design new ones by closely working with Global Teams.

• Perform technical analysis of new packaging designs and provision of feedback to project teams with respect to design viability; also, identify possible solutions to resolve technical problems, minimizing changes to the design intent.

• To manage good technical data records – project data, specifications, test results.

• Where relevant, to deliver, as a member of a cross-functional project team, solutions to agreed projects, on time in full.

• Prepare and develop supplier technical briefs where required, working closely with suppliers.

• To interface with other functions in support of project delivery (e.g. brand development, supply chain, procurement)

• To manage and deliver agreed work plan.

• To develop and test packaging in accordance with the One Unilever Packaging Process (1UPP).

• To comply with the Unilever Code of Business Principles and all Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) and Quality Assurance (QA) policies, including the support of product claims, risk management.

• WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Key Competencies:

• Bias for action

• Accountability & Responsibility

• Growth Mindset

• Consumer & Customer focus

• Building Talent & Teams
  
  Key Skills:

• Working knowledge on a range of packaging materials - Flexibles, Rigid & Paper/paperboard packaging.

• Cost saving programme.

• Able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams.

• Technical specification & supply chain support. Project management experience         

• Basic appreciation on polymers, molds and decoration techniques are appreciated.

Refer the details.

• Understanding for Rigid packaging and understanding of IM/EBM/IBM technologies

• Understanding of Film Resin grades and its supply base, cost dynamics. Understanding on value chain of flexibles, Rigid packaging Understanding of Machine – Packaging Material interface

• Understanding on Mould and component qualification
  

• EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Post Graduation in Packaging Technology, BTech/MTech in Packaging Technology, Polymer or Chemical technology.

• Min. 1 to 4 yrs experience. Working knowledge of Flexibles, Rigid & Paper/paperboard packaging
  

        Added advantage –

• Experience in Personal care packaging

• Project Execution

• Understanding on Design principles

Essential Experience:

• Candidate should be creative in personal care characteristics, have design mindset, external orientation, appetite to explore new ideas across format like rigids and flexibles etc and ability to work with diverse people/functions across geographies.

• Able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary & multi-cultural teams.   

• Willingness to support global WoW with time zone differences.

• Flexibility in work style to be able to manage several projects simultaneously.

• Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate Level English (person must be able to write emails and reports in English, which can be easily understood, and can actively participate at English-speaking business meetings).

• Must effectively communicate on technical issues with other technical personnel and nontechnical personnel and management orally and in writing

• Excellent influencing ability, both internal as well as external

• Demonstrated ability to manage senior stakeholder relationship.

• Good communication skills

• Occasional travel: 1 – 10 days (Domestic)

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.