Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer

Bayer•Hanover Township, NJ

8d•$96,200 - $144,400•Onsite

About The Position

At Bayer, we are visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is a reality. We are looking for a Packaging Operations Senior Packaging Engineer to join our team. This role will assume responsibility for business protection & maintenance activities, including the development of secondary and tertiary packaging, on-time delivery of project success factors, creation of meaningful improvements and cost savings projects, and effective technical transfer of information to factories and CMOs. The Senior Packaging Engineer will lead US strategic business protection & maintenance projects, create packaging solutions by leveraging in-depth technical knowledge, experience, and education, and consider shopper, customer, channel, brand, financial, technical, and compliance success factors. This role will partner with the US Product Supply and Development Center to contribute to category business protection & maintenance plans, collaborate with the broader P&D group and cross-functional partners, and develop key external and internal partnerships to ensure project success, innovative supplier selection, cost savings, and improved manufacturing efficiencies.

Requirements

Education: Packaging Engineering Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent degree)
Experience: A proven track record in managing packaging development, including the creation, development & delivery of new packaging and business protection & maintenance of launched packaging, ensuring efficient production and best in class quality in the supply chain.
Fit to Win Competencies: Dealing with ambiguity, Business Acumen, Conflict management, Organizational agility & perspective, Problem solving, Drive for results
Fit to Win Skills: Communication skills, Project planning, Packaging manufacturing/PS principles, Finance, Analytics

Nice To Haves

Consumer healthcare or FMCG experience is an advantage.
8y experience, master’s degree (or equivalent degree) with min. 3y experience

Responsibilities

Assume remit for business protection & maintenance activities; accountabilities including: Development of secondary and tertiary packaging
On time, in full delivery of project success factors
Creation of meaningful improvements and cost savings projects to protect brands and defend vs competition
Effective technical transfer of information to the factory / CMO
Packaging leadership of US strategic business protection & maintenance projects
Create packaging solutions by using in depth technical knowledge, experience, and education; considering the shopper, customer, channel, brand, financial, technical, and compliance success factors.
Partner with the US Product Supply and Development Center to contribute to category business protection & maintenance plans, with specific packaging strategy insights and recommendations.
Collaborate with the broader P&D group as well as all cross-functional partners to ensure smooth transfer of information, holistic understanding of project needs, and adherence to requirements.
Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
Develop key internal partnerships (in collaboration with consumer insights, manufacturing and sales) to reduce damage in the supply chain and improve manufacturing efficiencies.
Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, strategic cost savings strategy/pipeline, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.