Unilever
Unilever is currently hiring experienced and motivated candidate for the job role of Packaging Development Assistant Manager in Dubai. The selected candidate will be responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing projects and overseeing the technical aspects of packaging development. Desirous candidates fulfilling under mentioned criteria are encouraged to submit their applications.
Responsibilities of Packaging Development Assistant Manager
- Enable and deliver the Packaging Project Program (OTIF).
- Management and delivery of assigned personal care category packaging initiatives.
- Develop a strategic vision for the project with team members as required, agree on the project goal, objectives and milestones with the project leader and relevant stakeholder and translate these into a technical project plan.
- Partner with Supply chain, design resource, brand, product development, consumer research and agencies to co-create and facilitate flawless global packaging initiatives.
- Embed packaging excellence best-practice and processes for sustainable packaging solutions.
- Partner with suppliers to deliver best in class packaging innovations.
- To manage the generation and safeguarding of intellectual property arising from project work, including careful management.
- Plan, execute and validate packaging trials in respective Unilever plants.
- Be responsible for technical specifications for packaging components.
- Manage a specific packaging portfolio/platform including specification harmonization and simplification.
- Understand, embrace and leverage the internal and external fast prototyping and digital ecosystem.
- Enable overall sustainability agenda in alignment with engineering and procurement team, support and drive the Skin Cleansing Personal Care Category towards medium/long-term sustainability ambition.
- In collaboration with global packaging teams, help facilitate and roll-out the packaging sustainability program.
- Master packaging functional requirements.
- Consumer centric packaging engineering.
- Shape, inform and participate in consumer research work.
- Collaboration with internal and external consumer insight departments and agencies.
- Connect packaging engineering, consumer insight and design.
- Scouting the market for technology and design innovation.
What you will do more
- General: Comply with the Unilever Code of Business Principles and all SHE and QA policies, including the support of product claims, risk management and environmental awareness.
- Interface with other internal and external functions in support of project delivery (e.g.: marketing, supply chain, supply management, packaging GDC, other RDC functions).
- Manage and deliver their own agreed workplan.
- Key Interfaces: Business Partners in MSO – Market facing Brand, Customer Development and Supply Chain teams.
- R&D partners in global and deploy teams.
- Packaging community and capability teams.
- Category Stakeholders, Packaging Suppliers.
Requirements for Role of Packaging Development Assistant Manager
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably mechanical or chemical engineering background.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in R&D packaging development department (is a plus) Supply Chain packaging filling lines/Quality Assurance in packaging.
- Experienced technical project leader with a proven track record of project delivery in a complex organizational environment.
- Experience and knowledge in packaging testing and packaging validation in FMCG.
Skills And Knowledge Desired
- Very good knowledge of MS Office.
- Good supply chain knowledge.
- Strong multiple interfaces management and capability of leading virtual teams.
- Very good team player.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively co-operate within multi-disciplinary teams on local and regional.
- Full proficiency in English language skills.
- Analytical thinking and good at data analysis and understanding the systems and the interfaces.
- Full operational project management & communication skills.
- Motivational and positive mindset can do mentality.
- Work under pressure and time constraints.
- Proven track record of handling complex tasks and volatility in daily work.
- Very good communication and team skills and readiness to work with international teams.
- Proactive, can handle pressure under demanding market.