R&D Packaging Lead Engineer

1 month ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom PepsiCo Full time
Job Overview

PepsiCo's Packaging R&D function seeks a talented individual to drive strategic partnerships and value engineering opportunities for Europe Foods. This role involves pipeline development, prioritization, and alignment, as well as program execution. Additionally, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the specification system and leading digital transformation initiatives for the Packaging R&D team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Drive the brand and business agenda utilizing technical expertise and leadership to ensure continued growth and profitability through productivity initiatives, while maintaining packaging performance and quality.
  • Effectively communicate technical benefits, challenges, and innovative opportunities based on a thorough understanding of the business needs and requirements.
  • Understand consumer value proposition to proactively drive transformational productivity technologies, systems, and best practices to build a robust pipeline.
  • Deliver sustainable packaging productivity for Europe Sector throughout the PepsiCo supply chain by deploying technology-enabled programs.
  • Leverage packaging suppliers to deliver both short-term work programs and longer-term research programs.
  • Manage specification system and processes to ensure team efficiency and compliance.
  • Lead digital transformational opportunities for the Packaging R&D team to ensure successful setup and implementation.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a material, chemical, or packaging-related field.
  • At least 8-10 years of experience in Packaging R&D role.
  • Ability to define, influence, and drive a program of projects consistent with key business drivers.
  • Must have strong conceptual, analytical, technical, and project management skills.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and consumer-driven environment.
  • Effective interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills with a proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving and new design implementation.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive complex projects to completion in an R&D environment.
  • Proven leadership skills demonstrating strategic thinking and clear setting of agenda.
  • Data interpretation and analytical skills (ability to translate data and information into meaningful insights and simple solutions as well as interpreting consumer insights).
  • Experience in the development and execution of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging materials and knowledge of the interrelationship with equipment.


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