Packaging Director, Food & Beverage

You are a transformational packaging leader with a proven ability to create, scale, and protect packaging that drives business growth, differentiation, and sustainability. You combine deep technical mastery with strategic enterprise leadership, and you consistently raise the bar on consumer experience, operational excellence, and competitive advantage.

You Bring:

* A strong track record of holistic, end‑to‑end packaging leadership, including the creation, development, validation, scale‑up, and post‑launch protection of packaging solutions that are structurally ownable, functional, sustainable, and commercially impactful.

* Experience delivering packaging that wins with consumers and delivers business impact—from growth acceleration to margin improvement to supply chain efficiency.

* A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science (Packaging, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, etc.); a Master’s degree in Packaging, Environmental Science, Materials Engineering, or related fields is preferred.

* 10–15+ years of experience in packaging, engineering, materials science, or a related technical field, ideally within food, beverage, or CPG.

* Demonstrated leadership of complex cross‑functional teams, partnering with Marketing, Manufacturing, R&I, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Design, and external partners to bring superior packaging to market.

* Ability to make smart, timely decisions in ambiguity, using judgment, data, consumer insight, and experience to advise the business.

* A holistic understanding of products, processes, and manufacturing systems, with strong appreciation for operational realities on the plant floor.

* Forward‑looking technical curiosity—you challenge teams to explore new materials, technologies, formats, and design possibilities to unlock step‑change innovation.

* A strategic mindset that anticipates future business opportunities and risks, ensuring that packaging remains a lever for sustainable competitive advantage.

* Ability to integrate evolving business context, sustainability regulations, competitive dynamics, and consumer trends into functional priorities and roadmaps.

* Strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to translate complexity into simple, compelling solutions.

* Deep technical credibility in packaging strategy, materials science, sustainability, and transformation, with a passion for elevating standards and capability.

* Broad understanding of connected functions including marketing, consumer insights, industrial design, regulatory, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial channels.

* Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, able to influence at all levels, simplify technical concepts, and inspire teams toward a shared vision.

* Strong business acumen with understanding of R&I value levers including growth, productivity, risk mitigation, quality, and speed.

* A highly autonomous operating style, with strong judgment, transparency, and ability to manage up, across, and down.

* Ability to travel approximately 25% for plant visits, supplier engagements, consumer immersions, and global network collaboration.