Manager-Packaging Excellence

The position is accountable:

• To drive packaging portfolio management and process excellence program leading projects on packaging changes in line with deployment of global projects.
• To Driving process improvement & profitability, value engineering initiatives in line global/local projects.
• To drive supplier performance management on packaging, print quality for PVM brand portfolio.

1. Drive portfolio changeover & value engineering projects on packaging design & development from idea conceptualization to product launch.
2. Drive implementation of packaging improvement projects on cost optimization, quality excellence and productivity improvement on PM.
3. Establish success criteria and material performance standards for accomplishment of projects with cross functional operational teams.
4. Conducting Risk assessment and hazard analysis for new packaging development / new vendors in line with operations infrastructure & packaging regulations and standards.
5. Project management and co-ordination with Marketing, Purchase, Supply Chain, R&D and cross functional team for end to end portfolio changeover and value engineering Projects.
6. Identifying new supplier and areas of packaging concepts specially focussing on new technology solutions and profitability alternatives.
7. Management among cross functions / stakeholders locally and globally for updating and co-ordinating of project activities.
8. Establishing specifications, standardization of quality parameters and quality checking of Packaging Materials, standard test procedure.
9. Establish periodical review of material performance standards & methods for identification of process defects / deviations and consumer complaints.
10. Driving supplier performance review meetings on portfolio changeovers, driving print quality performance with internal and external stakeholders.
11. Identifying and developing vendors for cost effective procurement of materials and to ensure vendor performance in-line with as per process guidelines.
12. Vendor audit and evaluation. Introduction of alternative vendors.
13. Participate in different inbound and outbound training program, seminars, business conference and tradeshow related to business requirement and personal development.
14. Preparing monthly summary reports for all cross locations for packaging value engineering & reporting to management.
15. Monthly reporting for Value engineering projects, portfolio changeovers and supplier performance.