Engineer - Packaging Compliance

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including:
Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M
· A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description The Engineer - Packaging Regulatory Compliance & EPR Programs is responsible for day-to-day execution and continuous improvement of ELC's packaging compliance programs. The role translates packaging laws, substance restrictions, EPR obligations, PPWR readiness requirements, supplier declarations, and internal packaging standards into practical business actions. This position helps protect business continuity by maintaining timely reporting, accurate documentation, clear regulatory guidance, and audit-ready evidence for North America and selected global packaging compliance programs.

The role partners closely with Global Product Stewardship, Packaging, Sustainability, Materials Science, Legal, Quality, Finance, regional affiliates, consultants, and external producer responsibility organizations to ensure packaging compliance work is organized, defensible, and responsive to emerging regulatory expectations.

Packaging Compliance Program Execution
• Lead day-to-day execution of North American EPR registration, reporting, authority submissions, producer responsibility organization communications, deadline tracking, and recordkeeping for applicable U.S. and Canadian programs.
• Maintain EPR trackers, program calendars, authority contacts, global contact lists, login records, mailbox follow-up, payment/fee evidence, and supporting files so reporting evidence remains current and audit ready.
• Monitor new and emerging packaging obligations and summarize business impact, required actions, ownership, timing, and escalation needs for management review.
• Coordinate with consultants, affiliates, Finance, Sustainability, Packaging, and other internal partners to close reporting gaps and support timely submissions.

PPWR, Global Packaging Regulations & Market Readiness
• Drive working-level readiness for EU PPWR activities assigned to Global Product Stewardship, including declaration of conformity support, proof collection, system documentation, and regulatory intelligence tracking.
• Monitor PPWR substances-of-concern developments and compare emerging requirements against ELC packaging materials and substance standards in partnership with Materials Science, Sustainability, Legal, and Regulatory stakeholders.
• Provide practical guidance for excess space, regional packaging requirements, and emerging LATAM or APAC packaging obligations by routing questions to appropriate SMEs and preparing concise business summaries where needed.

Materials, Substances & Supplier Compliance
• Manage working-level updates and evidence collection for the Packaging Materials and Substance Compliance Standard, including coordination of stakeholder review inputs and open technical questions.
• Respond to supplier, brand, packaging, and internal business questions involving REACH/SVHC, CMRs, antimicrobial treatment, sterilization, PFAS, BPA, wood-origin information, and other packaging substance or material concerns.
• Organize and maintain certification and declaration files, including REACH/SVHC requests, child-resistant closure GCCs, and other…