Category Packaging Development Manager

Category Packaging Development Manager
We are Oriflame
Founded in Sweden 1967, we are a social selling beauty company present in over 60 countries around the world. We have a different and holistic view on beauty – Beauty by Sweden. For us beauty is a way of life; to be healthy, enjoy beautiful skin and to find your personal expression. Our portfolio of nature-inspired beauty products powered by science are marketed through approximately 3 million Independent Oriflame Brand Partners.
We are a community of people, passionate about beauty and fulfilling dreams. Enabling people around the world to fulfil their dreams is our mission and purpose. We do it by offering a comprehensive range of skincare, make-up, personal and hair care, fragrance, accessories and nutritional products. All ingredients undergo eco-ethical screening to ensure sustainable sourcing and safety while we strive to have minimal impact on the environment. We give people a unique opportunity to build their own business through selling our products and helping others to build their business too.
To further strengthen our Global Packaging Department, we are searching for a Category Packaging Development Manager.
What will you do?
In the role of Packaging Development Manager, you are part of the Global Packaging team responsible for one of the key functions in Oriflame: Developing packaging aligned to the New Product Development process. In your role you will lead the technical development of our new products, focusing on the manufacturing of components as well as supporting filling activities. Within this process you will be responsible for the technical specification of primary packaging from marketing brief through to finished good productions. This is a role where you will be working cross functionally closely with other departments in the organization, (Marketing, Supply Chain etc.) You will also collaborate externally with component supplier and fillers.
Post launch support of improvements and efficiencies related to existing portfolio packaging is a prerequisite. You are the category face of packaging, it is your responsibility to manage, lead and develop a team of technologist(s) in order to deliver the newness plan.
Main tasks will include:
Packaging Development
· Lead our packaging supplier’s development activities from initiation to final delivery of new components and filling of product.
· Establish Bills of Materials and ensure the correct input into our ERP system (IFS)
· Approval of all relevant technical drawings including complex component tooling without supervision.
· Define and approve all necessary packaging component testing; via the Product Testing and Scale-up team within our Global Research and Development Centre.
· Initiate, monitor and approve filling line and transit trials; implement remedial actions as appropriate.
· Define relevant performance criteria, create and maintain the resulting packaging specifications.
· Approve packaging artworks and origination proofs against agreed specifications.
· Approve and maintain component quality standards and range boards.
· Develop your team of technologists
Innovation
· Keep up to date with developments in all aspects of packaging (technology, exhibition, trends, etc.)
· Present new packaging ideas and concepts to our business partners
· Bring creativity to the product design process
Does this describe you?
To be successful in your role you will be able to work under your own supervision and will need to enjoy working in teams as you will have interactions with many other stakeholders. You will need to be organized, able to manage challenges and differing priorities for products at different stages of development. You are creative and can offer solutions, considering manufacturing constraints while keeping true to the original design idea. You need to be technically and commercially minded in order to offer the best solution to the business. The work environment is fast moving and entrepreneurial. Plans are frequently changing so you need to be flexible and show that you can easily adapt. More than anything you need to be passionate about packaging. You are a natural leader a mentor and can easily motivate your team into delivering the NPD plans.
Your background and your qualifications
· University degree Bachelor or Master in packaging (IOP or equivalent)
· 10 years of experience in FMCG and/or proven track record of successful developments
· Computer literacy
· Fluent in written and spoken English, additional languages preferred as well
What do we offer?
​With us you get the opportunity to work in an international and diverse environment with top level creatives, brand strategists, procurement and packaging professionals and innovative scientists, just to name a few. And we are all found at our headquarters in the heart of Stockholm city.
Does this match your profile and expectations?
Then don’t hesitate and apply now. Or spread the word to people who might be the right match.