{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"658d26f04a73359c0ebf50f3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/658d26f04a73359c0ebf50f3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/658d26f04a73359c0ebf50f3","title":"Manager Packaging Development","description":"ABOUT US\ntms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With more than 1,400 employees across 28 countries., we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery. Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas. Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.\n\nWHAT MATTERS THE MOST\nBreakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving. tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.\n\nWHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE\n\nHigh impact, real ownership - You'll lead packaging development initiatives that directly influence product performance, sustainability, and customer experience across North America and Europe.\n\nWork at the intersection of strategy and execution - This role blends technical expertise with cross-functional leadership, giving you visibility into business decisions while staying hands-on in development.\n\nCollaborative, global environment - You'll partner closely with teams across regions, functions, and suppliers, making your work dynamic, diverse, and highly visible.\n\nOpportunities to innovate - From material optimization to new packaging concepts, you'll have the freedom to challenge the status quo and drive meaningful improvements.\n\nCareer growth and leadership exposure - You'll build leadership capability, influence key stakeholders, and play a critical role in shaping future product development direction.\n\nFast-paced, problem-solving culture - If you enjoy tackling complex challenges and seeing ideas come to life quickly, this environment will keep you engaged and energized.\n\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION\n\nIdentify and drive new to market strategic technology platforms, managing through ambiguity to build technical points of view to align recommendations, working both independently and indirectly through others.\n\nIndependently lead packaging development initiatives in-line with the needs and expectations identified by tms managers and customers. Identify innovative solutions with attention toward benefit, sustainability, risk, and cost.\n\nBuild and present business cases for packaging programs supported by financial assessments, technical feasibility, customer benefit impact analysis, and risk assessments.\n\nActing technology leader in the field of fiber-based packaging technology OR thermoformed plastics, aligning strategic direction with suppliers, managing and maintaining technical networks, coordinating new technology immersions, and providing mentoring support to tms engineers.\n\nAdvise and collaborate with tms leaders, strategic suppliers, customer stakeholders, and gatekeepers to build alignment against strategic initiatives.\n\nProactively drive future consumer and market needs, structuring planned technology evolution and changes through collaboratively developed detailed roadmaps and pipelines.\n\nDevelop and maintain knowledge of critical consumer and operational issues as well as key packaging technologies relevant to tms customers' packaging.\n\nContinue to expand your technology skillset through developing technical depth while continuing to work with a breadth of materials and processes.\n\nBuild your business and leadership skillsets through developing business knowledge and awareness while working toward developing leadership skills to further progress the organization.\n\nDemonstrate technology leadership by managing supplier technical relationships, coordinating new technology immersions, and providing mentoring support to tms engineers.\n\nAssist with department continuous improvement, identifying and driving opportunity for departmental changes which enable speed to market, innovation, and growth through improvements to training, technology transfer, and process.\n\nActive membership representative in strategic consortiums and networking organizations, influencing market changes in positive alignment with customer objectives, maintaining a pulse on the evolution of technology, and leveraging relationships and insights to drive strategic packaging initiatives within tms and our customers.\n\nDevelop and maintain appropriate packaging specifications within the designated specification system.\n\nDisplay thought leadership with conviction and ability to take managed risks, and demonstrate aptitude for innovation, inspiring others to align against a strategic vision.\n\nSKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE\n\n12+ years of relevant experience in packaging development & engineering\n\nBachelor's degree in Science/Engineering (packaging, material science, paper science, chemical, or mechanical, polymer science preferred)\n\nExperience in the foodservice, food, consumer goods, or packaging material supply industries\n\nAnalytical approach to problem-solving and decision making\n\nStrong communication and presentation skills\n\nCustomer relationship management experience\n\nProficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams\n\nStrong organization and project management skills\n\nStarting salary between $110,000-$125,000\n\nTOTAL REWARDS\nOur total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:\n\nOur commitment to rewarding results\n\nOpportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers'-and our company's-success\n\nThere's more ...\n\nGenerous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits\n\nPaid parental and medical leave programs\n\n401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing\n\n15 days of paid time off plus company holidays\n\nHybrid work model\n\nTuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance\n\nInclusive employee resource groups\n\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\nWe are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. 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While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:\n\nOur commitment to rewarding results\n\nOpportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers'-and our company's-success\n\nThere's more ...\n\nGenerous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits\n\nPaid parental and medical leave programs\n\n401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing\n\n15 days of paid time off plus company holidays\n\nHybrid work model\n\nTuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance\n\nInclusive employee resource groups\n\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\nWe are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 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