Director, VRO & Packaging Agility

DECIEM • Long Island, NY

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About The Position

The Director, VRO & Packaging Agility leads the development and execution of enterprise-wide packaging agility initiatives to accelerate speed to market, enable supply chain flexibility, and strengthen competitive advantage. The role drives innovation in packaging technologies, materials, digital printing, automation, and Print on Demand (POD), applying packaging expertise to develop technically robust, consumer-centric, and cost-effective packaging systems. The Director partners across Packaging, Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Brand teams to build scalable capabilities that improve responsiveness, efficiency, and business growth.

The position leads global programs focused on speed to market, packaging simplification, business continuity, automation, and value engineering. It identifies opportunities to reduce packaging complexity, material usage, waste, and cost while improving manufacturability, quality, and operational efficiency. The Director evaluates and introduces packaging technologies, materials, decoration methods, digital printing solutions, and automation capabilities; expands POD capabilities; and develops business cases, feasibility assessments, and commercialization strategies for packaging concepts and technologies.

The role leads cross-functional teams through concept development, validation, scale-up, and implementation; establishes packaging validation strategies; assesses technical risks and trade-offs; and communicates recommendations to leadership. It supports category and enterprise packaging strategies and manages project timelines, KPIs, stakeholder communications, and governance. The Director also mentors team members, provides technical guidance, builds cross-functional partnerships, and influences senior stakeholders to align on global initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in Packaging Development, Packaging Engineering, Manufacturing, or related consumer packaged goods industries.
• Proven experience leading complex packaging innovation and commercialization programs.
• Demonstrated project management experience leading global cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging systems, including plastics, glass, metal, paperboard, corrugate, labels, folding cartons, rigid boxes, pumps, airless systems, and dispensing technologies.
• Expertise in package design, materials, component engineering, decoration technologies, digital printing, automation readiness, and package validation.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, including injection molding, extrusion, metal forming, glass forming, assembly operations, and printing technologies.
• Ability to evaluate supplier capabilities, line performance, package specifications, technical drawings, testing protocols, and commercialization requirements.
• Competencies in creativity and innovation, execution excellence, leading change, collaboration, and delivering results through influence and technical expertise.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in prestige beauty, personal care, or consumer packaged goods.
• Experience with digital printing, Print on Demand, and emerging packaging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead global packaging agility programs focused on speed to market, packaging simplification, business continuity, automation, and value engineering.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce packaging complexity, material usage, waste, and cost while improving manufacturability, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate and introduce packaging technologies, materials, decoration methods, digital printing solutions, and automation capabilities.
• Drive the expansion and technical execution of Print on Demand capabilities for market-specific, event-driven, and personalized consumer experiences.
• Develop business cases, feasibility assessments, and commercialization strategies for new packaging concepts, technologies, and capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional teams through packaging concept development, validation, scale-up, and implementation.
• Establish packaging validation strategies that meet company standards, manufacturing requirements, consumer expectations, and brand equity objectives.
• Assess technical risks, trade-offs, and opportunities, and translate complex packaging considerations into clear leadership recommendations.
• Support category and enterprise packaging strategies for agility, innovation, sustainability, cost savings, and operational resilience.
• Manage project timelines, KPIs, stakeholder communications, and governance for strategic initiatives.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering technical excellence and career growth.
• Provide technical guidance on packaging design, testing, manufacturability, supplier capability, and risk management.
• Build partnerships across Global Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Brand teams.
• Influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across global cross-functional teams.

Benefits

• Participation in a competitive bonus program, with the possibility of overachievement based on performance and company results.
• Participation in the share incentive plan.
• Health insurance coverage, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Wellness and family support programs.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid leave programs.
• Education-related programs.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director