Independently lead packaging development and commercialization of new materials and packaging systems to deliver against mid- and long-term business objectives in Packaging Sustainability. Gain alignment across key functions and model commercialization best practices.

Manage technical timelines, provide timely communication, raise issues and risks, and develop contingency plans leveraging strong project management skills.

Coordinate and conduct functional testing including lab testing, plant trials, and packaging material qualifications.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor´s or advanced degree in Packaging, Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science, or related technical field
• 5+ years’ experience working on packaging projects
• Deep knowledge of paper food packaging
• Strong understanding of packaging materials, functionality, qualification and commercialization of multiple packaging formats, design of experiment

Strongly Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business or science
• Previous sustainability experience
• 8+ years’ experience working on packaging projects

What would be your key responsibilities?

Delivery

• Deliver and operate across cultures & time zones in a global capacity. Understands key business drivers and uses this to accomplish own work. Knowledge of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• In-depth understanding of qualification and validation.

Business Strategy

• Informs the business strategy. Identify business needs and generate ideas and concepts, develop the business case cross functionally. Expertise in prototyping. Utilize appropriate IP tools to document and protect ideas.

Technology/ Program Development

• In-depth understanding of experimental design, qualification and validation.
• Partners cross functionally to deliver against research plans, developing success criteria, qualification and validation plans with support from other associates.
• Develops the technical approach with some areas of specialty. Analyses factual information and determines possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.

People & Technical Capability Development

• May coach interns or entry-level associates.
• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team.
• Utilizes modelling and simulation to deploy validated packaging formats across the network with minimal disruption to operations and minimal expense costs to the business.
• Serves as a leader in the packaging community at Mars by way of extending technical curiosity outside of known solutions, connecting technologies with opportunities to serve better and champions packaging as an enabler for differentiation.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

If you’re passionate about our brands, a great strategic thinking, deliver high quality decision and have a high drive for results, then we want to hear from you. Click ‘apply’ in this position.

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About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

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