Packaging Project Leader (m/f), Gaillard

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At Bayer you have the opportunity to be part of a culture where we value the passion of our employees to innovate and give them the power to change.

Missions

Part of our Global Packaging team based in our Development Center, you actively support “the transformation of daily health for everyone” through the design and development of holistic packaging solutions that delight our consumers from the Dermatology Category (Bepanthen, Canesten, Hydralin).

This role is a key player in the product development project team for packaging and product experience. You lead packaging projects of the Global Packaging team to deliver:

• Consumer experiences that are ownable, intuitive, and engaging
• Business solutions that are smart, efficient, and operational
• Packaging that is safe, effective, and compliant

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Create innovative and holistic packaging solutions by using technical knowledge, experience, and education; considering the shopper, brand, financial, technical, and compliance success factors.

• Assume end-to-end remit for pipeline innovations, and design renovations; accountabilities including:
• t of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging
• On time and in quality targets, in full delivery of project success factors
• Creation of meaningful IP to protect innovation and defend vs competition
• EDevelopmenffective technical transfer of information to the factory

• Comprehensive packaging related input to TRD requirements

• Support the development of packaging innovation roadmaps: identify and develop new packaging and technology programs to deliver significant consumer / brand benefits. Maintain awareness of ‘new-to-world’ packaging material, process, and functional innovations.

Collaborate with cross-functional project teams. Coach & share expertise with others.

Profile

• Packaging Engineering (or related field). Master’s Degree (or equivalent degree) with min. 2y experience
• A proven track record in managing ‘holistic’ packaging development, including the creation, development and delivery of ownable structural and functional consumer impactful packaging innovations.
• Consumer healthcare experience in Dermatology/ Cosmetics preferred.
• Good communicator, Consumer & resultoriented, Problem solver/ creative thinker, Deals with ambiguity, Team-player
• Good English level. French a plus.