Packaging Manager- CPG

Flora Food Group•Hackensack, NJ

1d•$120,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Packaging Manager role is within Flora Food Group, a company focused on long-term growth through innovation in the CPG industry. This role is pivotal in driving the company's strategy to establish a green global environment by innovating packaging materials, shapes, and usage. The position requires exceptional leadership to deliver the plant cheese agenda and innovation roadmap, ensuring Flora Food Group remains at the forefront of packaging innovation. The role involves deploying regional packaging strategy across the plant cheese portfolio, managing new packaging initiatives, and ensuring packaging excellence across the supply base. The individual will lead the end-to-end development of plant cheese and dairy packaging activities, working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders. This role is encouraged to bring new insights, approaches, and innovative technologies to strengthen the packaging function, recognizing its critical strategic role in FFG's brand portfolio and overall business growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Ability to work autonomously
Strong communication skills with all areas, including marketing and supply chain, to link teams.
A passion for packaging
3+ years of experience in Packaging R&D
Considerable experience in packaging and product development
Experience in FMCG is essential
An entrepreneurial spirit with an appetite for exploring new and previously uncharted territories
Openness to change and challenge
Ability to think differently and unconventionally
Demonstrated skill in managing packaging / product innovation
Demonstrated skill in the identification, development and delivery of impactful business and consumer optimized structural and functional packaging / product innovations
Understanding of the product development process, including management of key partners (design and engineering consultancies, toolmakers, and material converters)
Strong understanding of the role of the consumer and brand
Ability to balance consumer/brand needs with commercial business requirements and technical manufacturing constraints
Expansive breadth of understanding and passion for all areas of packaging from trends and creative innovation to execution and maintenance.

Nice To Haves

Manager role (not managing people)

Responsibilities

Manage agreed packaging projects to devise and deliver the regional plant cheese packaging road map.
Lead projects driving margin improvement while ensuring ongoing compliance of the packaging portfolio.
Partner with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Supply, Procurement, R&D, Quality) and key external partners globally to effectively drive packaging projects.
Oversee and manage new packaging initiatives.
Ensure packaging excellence across the extensive Supply Base.
Incorporate the full End to End development of plant cheese and Dairy packaging activities.
Bring new insights, approaches, and innovative technologies to the business.
Oversee packaging/products in market, maintaining and growing existing base business.
Drive productivity and cost optimization.