Assistant Packaging Manager - DONA

Job description

Core Responsibilities

Packaging Development & Technical Consultation: End-to-End packaging development projects for new product launches and existing product renovations. Act as a primary technical expert with Development teams to gain clear project definitions and proactively provide optimal technical advice (e.g., through mock-ups, drawings, and dedicated meetings) throughout the entire product development process. Negotiate and coordinate technical requirements between suppliers and plants, reviewing conceptions, validating technical choices, and ensuring mold development timelines align with product development schedules.

Work mainly with Sourcing Centers, Development, and Plants on new launch and value analysis projects, proactively proposing optimization suggestions for functionality, quality, and productivity. Monitor and provide timely warnings for any potential or known scheduling risks or deviations related to primary packaging (PM) and finished goods (FG). Fulfill activity indicators related to assigned projects, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

Requirements

Gathering, Design & Risk Management: Assemble all technical, industrial, economic, and normative requirements (including legislative, internal procedures, freedom to use, and insights from suppliers and plants) essential for design purposes and informed technical decision-making. Conduct comprehensive risk analysis at various stages, including early concept, design validation, and manufacturing feasibility. Collaborate closely with the Technical Design Center to translate design, functionality, and consumer needs into precise technical drawings until conception validation.

Coordinate Qualification, Compatibility & Industrial Feasibility

Partner with the Qualification team to manage all Contractual Specifications (CDC) approval processes and conduct compatibility testing, defining necessary actions and ensuring packaging integrity. Work with Production Line Optimization/Engineering (POLE) teams in manufacturing plants to conduct filling and packing risk analysis, feasibility checks, and validation, ensuring smooth industrialization. Support Industry Quality and Production teams by following up on the first production runs of new packaging conceptions, analyzing authorization comments, and addressing consumer complaints.

Documentation & Development Eco-System Adherence

Define, issue, and continuously update technical drawings, pre-specifications, homologation reports, and final specifications throughout the entire product lifecycle, ensuring alignment with product definitions and strict adherence to the Packaging Conception Quality System (SQCP). Record and achieve relative technical doc for further project transferability.

Innovation Integration

Utilize fast prototyping and product evaluation processes in early stages to effectively integrate consumer insights into packaging conception, ensuring consumer-centric designs. Work closely with Advanced Packaging Engineering, ensuring early involvement for proactive risk analysis and conception optimization to enhance transformation rates and implement cutting-edge solutions. Participate in technical surveys for new materials/components and conduct competitor surveys to stay ahead of industry trends.

Candidate Qualification

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material, or a related technical field. Minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in packaging engineering development. Extensive and in-depth experience in packaging development for skincare products will be highly preferred. Well understanding of various packaging materials, including glass, plastics (e.g., PP, PE, PET), metals, and paperboard, specifically their properties, processing methods, and compatibility with diverse cosmetic formulations compositions.

Expertise in different skincare packaging formats (e.g., bottle, jar, pump, cap, dropper, sachet...). Strong project management skills, capable of managing multiple complex projects simultaneously. CPK and manufacturing process assessment and the sense of quality assurance are preferred. Highly proactive, self-motivated, and results-driven, with excellent problem-solving abilities. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and articulate complex technical information clearly to diverse teams and external partners.

Demonstrated strong aptitude for fast learning and adapting to new technologies, processes, and market trends. Ability to work independently and as part of a highly collaborative team in a fast-paced environment. Flexibility for business trips. Fluency in both English (spoken and written) and Mandarin Chinese is required for effective communication with local and international teams.