Senior Packaging Delivery Leader, Habitat Care

Job Location

MASON BUS AND INNOVATION CTR

Job Description

Are you a seasoned packaging expert passionate about innovation, efficiency, and driving significant business impact? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and excel at navigating the complexities of a newly established business unit? If so, we invite you to join our Habitat Care team as a Senior Packaging Delivery Leader at our Mason Business Center.

Habitat Care is a new and exciting venture for Procter & Gamble, focused on delivering categories and brands that expand our traditional market presence and create new revenue streams. This role offers a unique opportunity to build foundational capabilities in packaging delivery, directly impacting cost savings and business continuity for a rapidly growing portfolio.

The Opportunity:

As a Senior Packaging Delivery Leader, you will play a critical role in the entire lifecycle of our Habitat Care packaging, from material validation and technical specification to continuous improvement and supplier qualification. You will leverage your deep expertise to ensure the quality, cost-effectiveness, and reliability of our packaging solutions, driving both innovation and efficiency. This is a delivery-focused role with significant connection to R&D, Design, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Packaging Material & Product Format Validation: Lead the testing and validation of new packaging materials and/or new product formats on production lines, as well as current materials/formats on new production lines, ensuring optimal performance and quality.

• Technical Documentation & Specifications: Create comprehensive technical specifications and documentation required for Engineering Orders (EOs), Validations, and other critical project milestones.

• Production Line Optimization: Develop technical expertise and insights to support continuous improvement in production, focusing on enhancing quality, reliability, and overall efficiency.

• Pack-out Configuration & Efficiency: Test and develop new product and/or pack-out configurations to improve First Moment of Truth (FMOT), elevate quality, and optimize cost structure through automation-friendly designs, higher speed operations, better/cheaper materials, and improved shipping efficiency.

• Process Improvement & Integration: Develop and integrate process improvements to enhance packaging quality, reliability, and cost structure throughout the supply chain.

• Supplier & Material Management: Investigate and resolve material-related issues with suppliers. Lead the qualification of new suppliers and materials for both Cost Savings and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) projects.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as a key interface between Manufacturing and Pack Development, initiative teams, purchasing, and commercial groups, ensuring seamless communication and alignment.

• Work Process Simplification: Identify, gain alignment on, and implement work process simplifications across MPD (Material Product & Delivery) activities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• "Flow to Work": Be agile and adaptable, contributing to MPD projects in other areas as needed, demonstrating a strong team player mentality.

• Structured Data Management: Utilize and manage structured data for packaging specifications, ensuring accurate linkages between components used across multiple products. Experience with Enovia software is a plus.

Job Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Packaging, or Material Science preferred).

Experience (5+ years):

• Proven experience in packaging development and delivery within a fast-paced environment.

• Deep expertise in a wide range of packaging materials and processes, including Blow Molding, Bundling, Corrugated Board, Customization, Devices, E-Commerce, Films, Folding Carton, Injection Moldings, and Labels.

• Strong understanding of Method of Packaging Development (MOPD) principles.

• Experience with Secondary Packing - End of Line operations.

• Demonstrated success in leading and managing complex initiatives (Successful Initiative Management).

• Ability to develop and implement a Technical Readiness Roadmap for packaging.

• Experience with structured data management, including packaging specifications and component linkage. Familiarity with Enovia software is highly desirable.

• Comfortable working in a new and evolving business unit environment.

Candidate Attributes:

• Excellent project management, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Strong analytical and technical aptitude.

• Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams and functions.

• Proactive and results-oriented mindset.

• At P&G, we believe that diverse experiences help build strong leaders. Mobility is a key component of many management careers, providing opportunities to grow through different assignments, locations, and business challenges. Candidates should be prepared to consider relocation opportunities throughout their career as business needs and development opportunities arise.

Working Environment:

This is a hybrid role, requiring 3-4 days per week in our Mason Business Center office. Domestic travel to suppliers and contract manufacturers will be required, approximately once a month, with potential for occasional international travel.

Join a team where your expertise will directly contribute to building new capabilities and shaping the future of Habitat Care!

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

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Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed.

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000149835

Job Segmentation

Experienced Professionals

Starting Pay / Salary Range

$110,000.00 - $165,300.00 / year