Packaging Consultant

Evermark is a newly formed beauty and personal care company bringing together a portfolio of iconic, everyday brands with enormous reach and untapped potential:
Suave, Chap Stick, Q-tips, Caress, St. Ives, TIGI Bed Head, Noxzema, Pond’s, Lever 2000. These are brands people know, trust, and use daily - and we are building their next chapter.

Backed by a growth-oriented Yellow Wood Partners, we operate with speed, focus, and accountability. Our goal is simple: modernize these brands, accelerate growth, and build a company that consistently outperforms expectations. That means sharpening strategy, raising the bar on execution, and making smart, decisive moves across the enterprise - from how we plan and operate to how we go to market.

This is a company in motion. We are scaling quickly, building new capabilities, and creating the operating model as we go. For the right people, that means rare access, real influence, and the opportunity to help shape not just a role, but a company.

The Packaging Consultant reports to the Packaging Manager and supports day-to-day packaging development activities for both innovation initiatives and base business needs. This role collaborates closely with cross-functional partners across SBC, as well as external suppliers, to bring product concepts to life from initial design through commercialization. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise in packaging and is responsible for developing and maintaining packaging specifications, coordinating line trials with external partners, and designing and executing testing plans to ensure successful and seamless new product launches.

• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Finance to develop and deliver new packaging solutions through external suppliers.
• Ensure packaging projects meet brand objectives while balancing cost, quality, design, and functional requirements.
• Manage the development, documentation, and maintenance of packaging component specifications within the designated specification system.
• Establish and maintain component standards and range boards that meet brand requirements for functionality and aesthetics; oversee the organization and upkeep of the physical standards library.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on artwork development, ensuring accuracy and compliance with packaging requirements throughout the artwork creation process.
• Develop and execute testing plans for new product developments (NPDs) in partnership with third‑party labs and component suppliers.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement cost‑saving and value engineering initiatives.
• Lead and support on‑site production startups, line trials, and qualifications for new packaging components and filling operations.
• Maintain a strong understanding of external supplier capabilities and emerging technologies.
• Stay current on packaging materials, regulatory requirements, and industry trends to ensure compliance and innovation.
• Troubleshoot packaging and production issues, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support ongoing business needs, including supply continuity and stock coverage.
• Provide additional support and project leadership as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging/Plastics/Mechanical/Industrial/Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years of proven experience in package engineering & development in consumer products, beauty, or related industry.
• Experience creating packaging specifications for manufacturing.
• A technical acumen with the ability to read and interpret technical drawings for components and assemblies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of various manufacturing processes including extrusion blow molding, ISBM, injection molding, printing and filling.
• Knowledge of various CPG packaging materials and their physical and chemical properties.
• Ability to partner effectively across a diverse set of business partners and customers to deliver key results in a timely manner.
• Entrepreneurial;
  Business owner mentality, willing to be hands‑on and contribute as one team.
• Ability to tackle complex problems through critical thinking.
• Excel…