VP, Packaging - Food & Beverage

About The Job Role Summary

The Vice President of Packaging over our Food & Beverage categories is a transformative enterprise leader responsible for shaping the long‑term packaging vision, strategy, and execution that fuels business growth, competitive advantage, and sustainability leadership. As the senior‑most packaging authority within the US, this executive elevates packaging as a strategic business lever—driving breakthrough innovation, unlocking consumer‑preferred experiences, accelerating productivity, and defining the next generation of materials, systems, and capabilities.

• Enterprise Strategy & Growth Leadership
• Set the enterprise packaging vision and multi‑year strategy for our Food & Beverage categories, integrating consumer insights, business priorities, sustainability imperatives, and operational realities.
• Shape and govern a growth‑driving innovation and renovation pipeline that advances product superiority, brand equity, speed to market, and margin expansion.
• Elevate packaging as a strategic differentiator—defining future‑forward architectures, business models, and capabilities that unlock competitive advantage.
• Translate corporate priorities into clear technical roadmaps, investment strategies, and operating plans with measurable business outcomes.
• Ensure seamless alignment between Packaging, Product R&I, and cross‑functional partners to operate as one integrated, high‑impact engine.
• Packaging Excellence & Future Capability Building
• Strengthen and scale end‑to‑end packaging capabilities, including materials science, consumer experience engineering, prototyping, testing, validation, scale‑up, commercialization, and lifecycle optimization.
• Build future‑ready competencies in advanced and emerging areas such as
  • Advanced materials, biomaterials, barrier science
  • Circularity, recyclability, reuse/refill, and reverse logistics systems
  • Intelligent and connected packaging platforms
  • Automation, digital simulation, digital twins, and rapid prototyping
  • Sensory‑led experience engineering, ergonomics, and usability design
• Establish, govern, and continuously improve world‑class packaging standards, validation frameworks, and enterprise KPIs.
• Business Delivery, Performance, & Accountability
• Drive business results through strong portfolio governance, prioritization, risk assessment, scenario planning, and budget stewardship.
• Define packaging strategies that enable emerging channels, evolving supply chains, and new business models.
• Accelerate speed, rigor, and excellence from early concept through commercial scale‑up—ensuring flawless execution in partnership with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and Supply Chain.
• Serve as the senior voice of packaging in strategic decision‑making, influencing at the executive and GM levels.
• Cross‑Functional, Enterprise, & Global Influence
• Build deep, trusted partnerships with Brand, R&I, Supply Chain, Quality, Sustainability, Procurement, and Regulatory to deliver holistic, business‑aligned packaging solutions.
• Represent the Food & Beverage category within the global packaging network—leveraging global insights, capabilities, scale, and best practices to accelerate U.S. leadership.
• Establish high‑value external partnerships with suppliers, technology innovators, universities, and start‑ups to unlock breakthrough innovation and emerging science.
• Talent Leadership & Organizational Culture
• Lead, inspire, and grow a high‑performing team of managers, senior engineers, and technical experts.
• Build a culture of innovation, accountability, curiosity, and transparent decision‑making.
• Develop the next generation of enterprise packaging leaders through coaching, mentoring, upskilling, and technical stewardship.
• Strengthen organizational capability through talent planning, future‑skills mapping, and strategic workforce development.

The salary range for this position is $,000 USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions. Danone North America additionally offers a performance‑based bonus and has a strong benefits package including…