Your primary role is to ensure that the writing of new packaging material specifications/ packaging assembly specifications/ finished goods specifications and the revision of existing ones is done so following the Business Process defined by Business Process Leader- Packaging Materials and in the process raise the quality of packaging material specifications to that defined in the data quality standard for the commodities which are in your portfolio. This will be a collaborative activity, working with the Core PLM Packaging process and Deployment site SME's and taking inputs from key functions such as Quality, Regulatory, Consumer Safety, Procurement and Manufacturing and using your judgement and experience to strike the optimum balance when some of these requirements are in conflict and through providing governance and KPI reporting to enable continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities

Help transform our packaging material specification portfolio with focus on the assigned Packaging commodities.
Consolidate our packaging material specification portfolio, removing duplicates, increasing the number of cross-site PM specs where applicable, and broadening the range of our PM specs where appropriate, at all times ensuring they meet the holistic needs of our business.
Maintain and improve data quality standards for our Packaging material specification portfolio
Support audit programme against agreed KPI's
Providing technical analysis of cross regional specification data and making recommendations for remediation and Continuous improvement opportunities.
Working with the BPL-PM for guidance follow the process for PM specification management that is defined in our new operating model.
Work with Procurement and Specification management team to ensure that our PM spec portfolio is developed whilst being mindful of the packaging materials and associated suppliers that our procurement organization is guiding us to.
Collaborate with and nurture good working relationships with our partner organizations who will provide input into specifications, namely regulatory, safety, quality, procurement, manufacturing and of course R&D Packaging development teams to ensure General Specification templates remain fit for purpose.

The experience we're looking for

- Qualification in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent experience

- Team player with good collaboration skills and able to demonstrate attention to detail.

- Good communication, influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to operate successfully in various team capacities, a multi-cultural environment, at senior levels and with external partners.

- Proficiency in the use of the MS Office product suite and familiar with Microsoft Power BI data analysis tools.

- Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks under pressure.

- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of corporate codes of conduct.

- Willingness to improve understanding of the product lifecycle and of regulations impacting the FMCG sector.

- Working knowledge of, procurement of packaging materials, identification of fit for purpose packaging material from suppliers, Packaging development, Specification Management, Packaging Material portfolio management, complexity reduction, Handover to Manufacturing, Regulatory and Safety assessment as they apply to Packaging materials e.g. Reach. Data management & reporting

PLM Packaging Specification Compliance