Packaging Development Manager

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is For everyone, for life, for good.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Job title:

Packaging Development Manager

Location:

Agecroft Factory, Salford Contract type:
Permanent

WHO ARE WEPZ Cussons is an international consumer goods business, headquartered in Manchester, UK. We employ just under 2500 people across our operations in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St.

Tropez.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of our employees and communities everywhere are at the heart of our business model and strategy and captured by our purpose:
For Everyone, For Life, For Good.

If you want to join a business in transformation with exciting growth plans and the opportunity to work flexibly and finish at 1pm every Friday, apply to work for us today.

The Role:

The role works with product development teams to delivers consumer-loved, high-performing products, that meet brand strategy. The role seeks to balance innovation and renovation to strengthen the overall category mix. Demonstrates technical mastery while collaborating seamlessly across teams from concept to launch. Ensures products launch on time, on cost, and with high quality.

Role highlights include:

Being responsible for driving the end to end development of primary, secondary & tertiary packaging innovative and renovation-focused products predominantly within the Personal Care, Beauty & Gifting portfolio

End to end accountability from concept through to scale-up and commercialization, partnering with internal production teams, CMOs & packaging component suppliers and printers where relevant

The role partners closely with sub functions within R&D, Marketing, Consumer Insights, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to deliver high‑quality, consumer‑centric products on time and within cost targets

Hand‑on packaging development experience, strong understanding of different packaging materials and print process & finishes and the ability to translate translating creative concepts into technically sound, manufacturable and commercially viable pack solutions, including gifting packaging

Function/Business Unit Overview:

Group R&D-predominantly supports EU BU whilst also scaling innovations where relevant across brands, categories and business units

Job context & scope

Key Responsibilities Packaging Development Responsible for the development of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging for hygiene, skincare, haircare, body care & gifting from concept to launch ensuring performance, safety, regulatory compliance and manufacturability

Delivery packaging solutions that aligned to our sustainability strategy and goals and mitigate the impact of packaging compliance such as EPR and Plastic packaging tax Drive both new packaging innovation and core product renovation, balancing speed, cost, and quality

Advise on packaging technical feasibility, manufacturing constraints and timing considerations to ensure concepts are scalable and launch‑ready

Project Leadership Own multiple mid‑complexity projects simultaneously, managing timelines, risk assessments, technical documentation, and cross‑functional alignment

Collaborate with Marketing to translating creative concepts into technically sound, manufacturable and commercially viable packaging

Work with product development to ensure formula‑package compatibility and sustainability considerations

Supplier & Manufacturing Collaboration Partner with and build strong supplier relationships with packaging suppliers, printers and CMOsSupport transfer of packaging…