Senior Product Development Engineer

Job title:

Senior Product Development Engineer

Company:

Amcor

Job description

Job DetailsPosition Job Title: Senior Product Development EngineerBG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)Function: Research & DevelopmentSub-Function: Product DevelopmentLocation: Lugo, Italy (requiring approx. 20% traveling in Europe)Line Manager’s Job Title: Product Development Manager Home & Personal Care, Baby Nutrition and CulinaryJOB PURPOSEResponsible of product development and customer technical support. The role requires close links with sales, customers, marketing, machine manufacturers, raw material suppliers, Amcor Flexibles plants and Field Technical Service team in order to generate and deliver sales or profit growth through new product market implementation and eventual trouble shooting and product improvements.JOB DIMENSIONS & SCOPEThe Senior Product Development Engineer will be responsible for driving projects.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for New Product Development (or existing product adaptation) project management from idea to launch (customer implementation), including project costs management and trial cost budget, in coordination with the Cross Functional team.
• Management of project portfolio in IMS (Innovation Management System)
• Responsible for Improvement and Maintenance projects on existing products in coordination with Procurement, Marketing, Sales and AF plants.
• Responsible for Application technical support to customers in coordination with Sales, Marketing and AF plants.
• Close cooperation with raw material suppliers and packaging machine manufacturers

MAJOR CHALLENGES & COMPLEXITIES

• Coordination and effective communication with several functions and levels in the organization
• Innovation thinking to find always new and more effective solutions to drive for results
• High responsiveness, flexibility and availability to customer support (customer focus)
• Learning on fly on always new technical challenges and market application requirement evolution

Internal Relationships:

• Sales
• Product Management & Segment Marketing
• Manufacturing sites
• R&D (other Product Development teams and Analytical labs)

External Relationships:

• Customers
• Machine manufacturers
• Suppliers

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTSFormal Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of related experience, preferably in the flexible packaging
• Technical knowledge on packaging materials and converting processes as well as on packaging machines
• University degree in related science, engineering or technical discipline

(packaging engineering or Chemistry background preferred)

• Fluent in English and ability to converse in French is an asset.

Specific Skills and Abilities

• Project Management experience and proven project leadership roles
• Proactive and able to communicate with senior management, sites and able to give seminars and presentations to customers
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
• Ability to build internal and external relationship
• Solid understanding of overall business goals and business acumen

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

Expected salary

Location

Lugo

Job date

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 07:16:24 GMT

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