Head of Packaging Development - FTC

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Employing around 950 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.

At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

As our Head of Packaging Development you will lead the soft drinks and alcohol packaging team within AG Barr.

You will take responsibility for the finished product packaging specifications, for the portfolio of all packaging projects (innovation, cost savings, continuity of supply, sustainability), and for developing the capabilities of the team in line with future business needs.

The role is responsible for driving the complete packaging strategy, ensuring innovation, sustainability, and optimal functionality from initial concept through to market launch. You will lead the teams to deliver, test, and implement packaging solutions, ensuring legal compliance and brand protection while collaborating with marketing, supply chain, and procurement.

• To develop the capabilities required by the packaging team to deliver the short to longer-term objectives of the company across soft drinks and alcohol.
• To recruit, train, motivate and manage the performance of the packaging teams to develop an efficient and enthusiastic team that meets the current and future needs of the business. To champion the Barr Behaviours and develop a strong continuous improvement and learning & development culture within the team.
• To represent the packaging team on internal business forums, negotiating deadlines & project briefs with other business leaders, and proactively managing the expectations of stakeholders.
• Be fully accountable for the technical delivery of all packaging initiatives, ensuring solutions meet the correct quality standards and are technically robust and risk assessed, meet consumer needs, are cost effective, delivered on time and successfully commercialised.
• Anticipate sustainability, packaging and consumer market trends along with completing competitor benchmarking to understand the latest technology developments in order to recommend new packaging initiatives & pack decoration that will enhance consumer experiences, drive brand strategy and improve AG Barr credentials.
• To continuously improve the Quality Management Systems of the team, reflecting best practice, minimising risks for the business, and ensuring that procedures are followed at all times

• Be fully accountable for the technical delivery of all packaging initiatives across Innovation, Enterprise, Value Optimisation and Supply chain programmes, ensuring solutions meet the correct quality standards and are technically robust, meet consumer needs, are cost effective, delivered on time and successfully commercialised.
• Improve AG Barr sustainability credentials as part of delivering NTTW…