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Redditch, United Kingdom DS Smith Full time

As Ideation and Solutions Specialist in the Future Innovation Team, you will be responsible for generating new ideas that could over time be commercially viable and deliver customer delight. You will work at the front end of concept creation, where creativity is fast and free flowing, imagining what could be possible and shaping early thinking into credible starting points for future products and systems. While packaging concepts are central, your scope will cover a broad range, from primary consumer packaging through to industrial solutions. You will consider how new technologies and materials, once introduced, could be applied to influence how we manufacture, how customers pack, and how operations could evolve. You will work both independently and in group sessions to explore possibilities and evolve ideas. Drive new ideation and concept generation for future products and systems, having in mind the innovation road map consisting of a broad portfolio of categories from FMCG to Industrial Explore and evolve ideas through sketching, prototyping and creative thinking Imagine and ideate how new materials and technologies could unlock new possibilities Work independently and in collaborative sprints to shape new concepts Collaborate with other specialists to develop ideas into credible outcomes Contribute to handover materials when concepts move to the next stage Ensure a funnel for new ideas with continuous addition. Experience working in early-stage, radical or semi-radical innovation Recognised subject matter expert in packaging manufacturing processes, with hands‑on experience of customer packaging lines and operations. Proven ability to turn this expertise into radical, credible concepts Energised by emerging materials and technologies and their potential to unlock new possibilities, with demonstrated capability to translate these into practical, innovative solutions Expert CAD and 3D printing tools and other applications Experience contributing to ideation and concept development in cross‑functional teams Curious, passionate and open‑minded self‑starter with a drive to push the boundaries of thinking beyond the box and see the bigger picture Strong creative thinking and problem‑solving skills, able to communicate ideas clearly and simply Comfortable navigating ambiguity and shaping ideas at the front end of innovation. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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