R&D B&W Global Packaging Manager

Job Description - To be successful in the role you will need to be adaptable, collaborative, creative and passionate about identifying and developing newer capabilities for future. You will ned to be pro-active and demonstrate strong drive to land project and strategy at speed. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are key. As an ideal candidate you will have/will be: - Dynamic Leader: Possess a dynamic mindset with the ability to swiftly adapt to evolving priorities and tasks, while effectively collaborating with team members and demonstrating strong leadership to drive collective success. - Experience: Extensive experience in B&W or PC R&D, covering roles in packaging, processing, formulation, CTI/Claims, or as a Project/Program Lead. Ideal candidates will have experience across several of these areas. - Project Coordination: Proven ability to coordinate complex projects or programs with multiple stakeholders. - Exceptional Communicator: Capable of thrilling and engaging non-technical audiences with our product science and innovation. - Problem Solver: Spot new opportunities and solve problems with a desire to see ideas through to conclusion. - Detail-Oriented Innovator: Combines creativity and adaptability with meticulous discipline and rigor. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Deliver results through effective cross-functional working with packaging Brand Leads, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations. - External partnership- Stronger relationship with supplier partners enabling identification of opportunities across efficiency, sustainability and Desirability KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Drive and leverage strategic thinking to align Global packaging initiatives with broader business goals, ensuring long-term success, consumer love and competitive advantage. - Drive and unlock future capabilities across desirability, efficiency and sustainability for tubes and flexibles. - Build stronger relationship internal and externally unlocking partnerships to bring in disruptive packaging technologies and ideas leading to newer packaging solutions enhancing consumer experiences - Collaborate and work effectively in multi-disciplinary, geographically dispersed cross-functional teams. - Effectively communicate and influence key Stakeholders and Cluster teams - technical & non-technical. - Agility on managing complexity through harmonisation and simplification. - Develop deep category, local market, and product expertise to uncover new local insights and opportunities, including consumer needs, trends, competitor insights, and local regulatory requirements. - Manage Risks actively & align cross functional teams - Working knowledge to fully operational project management skills & tools - Contribute to build a Packaging B&W fearless team spirit with emphasis on wellbeing and collaboration. - Key SOLs: Personal Mastery, Agility, Business acumen and Passion for High Performance. EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS REQUIRED: - 10-12 years of packaging development experience in a FMCG company, preferably in Beauty and Personal care - Enriched experience and knowledge across pack formats tapping on materials, converting methods, filling & decoration technologies and expertise for key formats like Tubes and Flexibles to drive and unlock future capabilities - Good understanding of component costing and cost of packaging materials to unlock opportunities and partnerships - Skills set to manage & coach people. - Strong project management skill (including rigorous risk management and problem-solving skills) - Rigour in data management and analytical thinking - Great interpersonal skills with ability to influence across all functions (technical and marketing) - Strategic agility, and ability to project ideas into the future for long term business impact. - Cross cultural sensitivity and agility to operate at global level with good understanding of local context. - Strong external orientation, supplier partnership and passion to bring newer technologies and solutions which can be extended to brands. STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP: Inner game: - Purpose & Service - Personal Mastery - Agility Outer game: - Passion for High Performance - Consumer Love Travel: Yes, 5 to 10% of the time