R&D Packaging Sustainability Lead

4 weeks ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom PepsiCo Full time
Job Title:

R&D Packaging Sustainability Lead

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled R&D Packaging Sustainability Lead to join our team at PepsiCo. This role will be responsible for leading and driving agendas across packaging sustainability, technical project work, and external partnerships to enable industry progress and implementation of end-of-life solutions technology.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead development of testing and results to enable technical advocacy for PepsiCo's packaging sustainability goals with regulators and industry bodies.
  • Work with sector teams and S&T in technical projects to ensure design for recycling compliance of our packaging, e.g. CEFLEX guidelines, paper-based flexible structures.
  • Track and stay up-to-date with local regulations and industry movements across packaging sustainability to influence and aid decision-making on packaging specifications.
  • Nurture and champion technology development relationships to unlock relevant end-of-life solutions and in-market adoption plans.
  • Operate and enable early-stage screening LCA (e.g. Packett) to advise sectoral packaging development teams on key technical points of contact for the EU.
Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated self-starter with a strong understanding of PepsiCo's packaging sustainability goals.
  • Strong understanding of packaging sustainability, global trends in the space, and metrics.
  • Plastics and CPG packaging expertise gained in an R&D environment.
  • Understanding of various packaging materials, machinery, converting technologies, technical costing models, material chemistry.
  • Affinity with LCA analyses.
  • Ability to develop close working relationships with key functional associates.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, influencing, and persuasion skills in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving and new design implementation.
  • Demonstrated technical, analytical, and project management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritize workloads.
  • BE Eng or BSc in Chemical Engineering with Packaging Qualification a distinct advantage.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills required to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to convey complex technical details or chemistry or end-of-life scenarios to non-technical audiences.


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