SEA R&I Packaging Development Assistant Manager

Short Intro and About the Job

Danone Specialized Nutrition Thailand is seeking for SEA R&I Packaging Development Assistant Manager.  With our global presence, brands and business and our mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible; we believe that people growth is a key asset to reach a sustainable business performance. To succeed in this journey, we're looking for the right talent and personalities eager to bring their energy and ideas to a meaningful project. Take this opportunity to GROW together and experience a culture that empowers you to express your ideas and share what you're passionate about!

About the job

1. Lead packaging development, innovation, and technical excellence across SEA, ensuring robust, compliant, sustainable, consumer-centric, and cost-effective packaging solutions from concept to commercialization.

2. Drive productivity, cost optimization, data-driven decision making, operational excellence, and competitive advantage through packaging expertise, insights, and cross-functional collaboration.

About You

Packaging professional with 5-8 years of experience in FMCG/F&B packaging development, industrialization, and supplier management. Strong technical expertise in packaging materials, specifications, sustainability, compliance, and commercialization. Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects across multiple markets, manage packaging risks, and drive innovation, productivity, and sustainability initiatives. Regional experience and familiarity with EPR, packaging regulations, and sustainability reporting are preferred.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Packaging Technology, Material Science, Polymer

   Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Food Science, or related field.

• At least 5-8 years of experience in packaging development, innovation, or packaging

   engineering within FMCG, Food & Beverage, Dairy, Nutrition, or Packaging industries.

• Proven experience in packaging development from concept to commercialization.

• Experience managing suppliers, packaging trials, industrialization, and technical

   specifications.

• Exposure to sustainability projects, packaging regulations, EPR, recyclability and

   compliance requirements is highly preferred.

• Experience working across multiple countries or regional projects is an advantage.

• Packaging materials expertise (plastic, paper, carton, flexible packaging, closures, labels).

• Packaging testing, validation, and industrialization.

• Packaging specification management and compliance.

• Sustainability and circular economy principles.

• Packaging regulations and food contact compliance.

• Data analysis and reporting (Power BI preferred).

• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

• Strong problem-solving and risk assessment capability.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities across SEA markets.

• Continuous improvement and productivity mindset.

• Fluent English (written and verbal).

• Additional SEA language is an advantage.

About Us, We offer and What's next

Danone is a world leading food company built on three business lines; Specialized Nutrition, Waters and Fresh Dairy Products. Danone’s mission is bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies

Danone is committed to create and live an inclusive & diverse environment, which will drive our growth as a business, as teams, as members of communities & as individuals. Valuing diversity is recognizing and respecting human differences and similarities. Our aim is to ensure that all employees and applicants are given equal opportunity and that our organization is representative of our consumers and society

We commit to foster an inclusive working environment where we celebrate all types of diversity, both visible and invisible, which includes age, race, gender, nationality, disability, background, education, religion, beliefs, thinking style, perspectives and sexual orientation

We believe that our differences will make the difference

 For more information, please visit our website at careers.danone.com/isea

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Suparat Pansanit

HRBP Support, Danone Specialized Nutrition (Thailand)