R&D Manager for Innovative Packaging Solutions

6 days ago


Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States PDI Full time
About the Role

PDI is seeking a highly skilled Packaging and Sustainability Manager to join our team. As a key member of our R&D department, you will be responsible for advancing our strategic objectives in packaging and sustainability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leadership and Management
    • Reinforce PDI's culture and values, and drive change where needed to increase alignment with those goals.
    • Identify departmental needs and assist with recruiting, hiring, and promoting personnel as appropriate.
    • Develop staff through coaching, training, and other relevant experiences. Build high-performance teams.
    • Guide the reallocation of roles and responsibilities across team members to facilitate both goal achievement and personal development.
  • Project Management
    • Operate effectively in a multi-tasking, cross-functional environment, including managing network external collaborators and experts.
    • Analyze and provide clear direction in areas of ambiguity or uncertainty, maintaining momentum and achieving alignment with cross-functional partners in these areas.
    • Demonstrate intellectual agility to work effectively and efficiently in the ever-evolving sustainability space, exhibiting the ability to identify and assess opportunities for prudent risk taking.
    • Develop appropriately proactive resource plans and utilize staff and other resources effectively to meet area/partners' needs. Use appropriate tools to regularly review, measure, modify, and adjust plans and to monitor the efficiency, effectiveness, and balance of resources according to evolving business needs and environment.
  • Performance Measurements
    • Meet key PDI business targets for packaging and sustainability.
    • Support, recruit, develop, and retain an effective team, act as a model for the R&D organization.
Requirements
  • Education/Certification
    • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Packaging Design or Engineering with a focus in Packaging materials and sustainability or equivalent experience.
  • Required Knowledge
    • Knowledge of MS Office, TOPS or Cape, SolidWorks or Creo, AutoCAD, Adobe, and Minitab is preferred.
    • Technical knowledge of regulated products and packaging; FDA or EPA Regulated Environment.
    • Familiar with laws and regulations on sustainability.
  • Experience Required
    • 7+ years of relevant experience in packaging development and R&D support, with a demonstrated track record of successful product launches and scientific responsibilities.
    • Previous experience in wipes packaging advantageous.
  • Skills/Abilities
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Capable of influencing opinion and sharing technical information and best practices through effective presentations to internal and external audiences.
    • Excellent Project Management skills.
    • Expert knowledge and strong experience in packaging as well as product development and life-cycle management.
    • Experience in leading a team of engineers of various experiences.


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