Role & responsibilities:
Packaging Development: Manage packaging development for current product innovations and renovations across overseas/export markets, ensuring functionality, quality, regulatory and market requirements.
Export Packaging: Develop and optimize packaging formats suitable for international transportation, storage, handling and varying climatic conditions.
Cost Optimization: Drive value improvement and cost-saving initiatives through material optimization, light weighting, alternate materials and packaging standardization.
Sustainability: Support packaging sustainability initiatives through material reduction, recyclability, light weighting and sustainable packaging solutions.
Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with packaging suppliers for material development, trials, testing and commercialization.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D;, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, Marketing and overseas business teams for timely execution of packaging projects.
Compliance & Documentation: Ensure packaging meets export market regulatory, quality, food safety and customer-specific requirements.
Experience Required:
3 to 6 years of relevant experience in FMCG
Preferred but not essential:
Experience with Packaging of Biscuits, Snacks or Confectionery preferred