Assistant Manager - Packaging Development (Exports & Overseas)

Role & responsibilities:

• Packaging Development: Manage packaging development for new product innovations and renovations across overseas/export markets, ensuring functionality, quality, regulatory and market requirements.

• Export Packaging: Develop and optimize packaging formats suitable for international transportation, storage, handling and varying climatic conditions.

• Cost Optimization: Drive value improvement and cost-saving initiatives through material optimization, light weighting, alternate materials and packaging standardization.

• Sustainability: Support packaging sustainability initiatives through material reduction, recyclability, light weighting and sustainable packaging solutions.

• Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with packaging suppliers for material development, trials, testing and commercialization.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with R&D, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, Marketing and overseas business teams for timely execution of packaging projects.

• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure packaging meets export market regulatory, quality, food safety and customer-specific requirements.

Experience Required:

• 3 to 6 years of relevant experience in FMCG

• Preferred but not essential:

• Experience with Packaging of Biscuits, Snacks or Confectionery preferred

-Experience with Exports packaging

Qualification:

PG Diploma in Packaging from IIP or SIES