Sr. Engineer, Packaging Innovation

Job Description:

Main responsibilities are as below:

1. Packaging innovation and development for Gum and Mint category, sit in cross functional project team (marketing, supply, commercial, quality and etc.) as packaging spoke in innovation, renovation, value leadership, supply security/resilient projects;

2. Key packaging spoke for agile co-pack and lead tailwind channel pack development meanwhile support partial affiliate business.

3. Follow innovation process and be responsible for quality delivery of each packaging development tasks based on project timeline - prototyping, structure development, material qualification, factory trial and required technical documentation etc.; ensure packaging solution compliance with China local regulatory and corporate internal standard or policy;

4. Lead the activities and discussion under packaging development scope, conduct technical risk assessment, lead change management and etc.;

5. Monitoring competitive market and channel landscape, ensure robust translation of consumer insights and pain points for packaging development;

6. Iterate and rapid prototyping for packaging innovation ideas. Actively leverage internal or external AI and state-of-art tooling/system in daily work;

7. Work closely with cross functions to provide consolidated technical fundamentals to support brand activities, consumer complaints, manufacturing and quality problem solving;

8. Unlock innovation potential thru open innovation & Partnership w. key internal or external stakeholders, external suppliers and partners