Purpose of the Role:

The role is responsible for driving end-to-end deployment and scale-up of packaging initiatives across manufacturing units, ensuring seamless execution from development to commercialization. Additionally, the role will lead and deliver high-impact strategic initiatives aligned with business goals, focusing on innovation, efficiency, cost optimization, and quality enhancement.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Factory Trials & Commercialization
- Lead factory trials for new packaging developments and ensure smooth commercialization.
- Validate packaging performance and resolve technical challenges during trials.

2. Scale-up Across Units
- Drive
standardization and replication of packaging solutions
across MUs & CMUs.
- Ensure consistency in quality, cost, and performance during scale-up.

3. Transit Trials & Validation
- Conduct and evaluate transit trials to ensure packaging durability and integrity.
- Recommend improvements to minimize damages during logistics.

4.



Factory Support
- Provide technical support to factories for packaging-related issues.
- Drive continuous improvement in packaging efficiency and quality.

5. Strategic Initiatives
- Lead key projects on
cost optimization, innovation, and process improvement
.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver business-impacting initiatives.

Key skills:

1.Valuable knowledge of Flexibles, Cartons & Corrugated boxes

2.Good understanding of printing, lamination & other conversion processes

Qualification Required: PG Diploma in Packaging from IIP or SIES

Experience:

1) Mandatory: 25+ years of relevant experience in Packaging Development in a large FMCG Company

2) Preferred:

a) Experience in Packaging of Biscuits / Snacks / Confectionery

b) Experience in an MNC FMCG Company

📌 Head – Deploy (Mumbai)
🏢 Parle Products
📍 Mumbai