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Job Description:
The Impact You'll Make in this Role
As an Advanced Packaging Engineer – VAVE within the Packaging Engineering team based in Bengaluru, India, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with global cross-functional teams to develop innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions that enhance operational efficiency across the end-to-end supply chain.
Here, you will make an impact by:
- Leading Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives to identify and implement packaging cost optimization opportunities across manufacturing, logistics, suppliers, and distribution networks.
- Driving packaging optimization projects focused on unitization, pallet utilization, warehouse cube efficiency, and transportation optimization to improve overall supply chain performance.
- Collaborating with Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, R&D;, Marketing, and external suppliers to deliver packaging improvements that reduce total cost while maintaining product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Designing, developing, and validating innovative packaging solutions by optimizing materials, structural designs, and packaging specifications to improve performance, manufacturability, and sustainability.
- Leading investigations into packaging quality issues, transportation damage, and customer complaints by conducting root cause analysis and implementing robust corrective and preventive actions.
- Identifying and evaluating new packaging materials, technologies, and sustainable alternatives that support environmental goals while meeting business and regulatory requirements.
- Planning and executing packaging validation activities, including transportation and distribution
📌 Packaging Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 3M
📍 Bengaluru