Head of Packaging Technology
Location
Montataire, Oise | France
Job description
Job Purpose
As a part of the Global CoE team, the position is responsible for the AkzoNobel Packaging Technology strategy, processes and governance to support the BU and Regional teams (Packaging, Procurement, Product Management & Integrated Supply Chain) in delivering the business goals related to primary and secondary packaging.
The preferred location for the role is Barcelona . We are open to considering other AkzoNobel sites such as Pilawa, Newcastle, Montataire.
Key Accountabilities
- Develops and maintains a multi-year sustainable Global Packaging Technology strategy that is aligned with business strategies to deliver standardization, harmonization, quality improvements, value engineering initiatives and support the BU Product Management plans
- Drive continuous improvement in AkzoNobel packaging processes, ensuring efficiency, sustainability, and compliance with industry standards
- Define and manage regional/BU packaging portfolios working with key stakeholders ie. commercial, manufacturing, procurement, etc
Key Activities
- Packaging Leadership: Coach and mentor the regional packing technology professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment underpinned with common ways of working with a focus on quality, business partnering and value creation
- Global Standardization: Establish and maintain a full set of standardized packaging processes, data and specification requirements across all regions, ensuring consistency and compliance with international regulations.
- Vendor Collaboration : Collaborate with vendors to assess and integrate cutting-edge packing technologies that enhance product quality, reduce costs, and align with sustainability goals.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Engage with and lead cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Procurement, R&D, production, and supply chain, to develop a technical packaging strategy that support overall business objectives and timelines.
- Risk Mitigation: Identify potential risks in packing processes and implement robust mitigation plans to ensure product integrity and regulatory compliance, including alignment with R&D and Product Management on the protocol for New Product Introduction and packaging changes
- Value creation: co-create and champion the delivery of regional and business unit packaging value creation plans to harmonize, optimize and standardize primary and secondary packaging
Education & Experience
- Technical packaging degree BSc/MSc or equivalent, and experience of Packaging portfolio management
- A proven track record in global packing technology within FMCG or Chemicals industry
- Experience with managing consumer and/or industrial packaging portfolios; defining specifications, functional requirements, product/packaging compatibility, design for manufacture and optimal distribution performance.
- Experience with packaging quality management and continuous improvement
- At least 10 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment, as supplier and/or sourcing/procurement
- Strong in stakeholder management working at executive level with product management, manufacturing and sourcing across region’s and Business Units
- Self-starter with strong organizational skills and structured approach
- Strong people manager that is able to lead a geographically dispersed team in a matrix organization
- Having worked in a multinational environment with sensitivity to different cultural behaviors
- Working at a regional level supporting more sites and willing to travel
- Excellent communication skills.
- Fluent in English
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