Senior Engineer​/Manager- Packaging Innovation

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #173399 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Senior Packaging Engineer in Packaging Innovation develops new & advanced packaging concepts to support the innovation pipeline. The position is part of the Global Packaging Innovation R&I group within Colgate-Palmolive's Global Packaging function.

This Senior Packaging Engineer role focuses on identifying and expanding the opportunities for packaging to deliver superior end-to-end, people-centered experiences as a springboard for growth and profitability. Keys to success are leveraging existing and emerging consumer packaging trends, technologies, and methodologies. The role is cross-functional, working very closely with Marketing, Product Development, Design, Supply Chain and other packaging engineers on the Divisional & Global Category Packaging teams to deliver results.

This role will be working with 3D CAD + 3D printing, packaging molding and developing packaging using a wide variety of materials and technologies:
Printing, Cartons, Films and Laminates, rigid containers and corrugate systems and more. . Additionally, the role will cultivate external partnerships with new and existing packaging suppliers to deliver new packaging.

• Responsible for creating and managing cross-category package development programs, new innovations, and sustainability initiatives.

• Create and manage the development of new & advanced packaging concepts.

• Scout externally sourced Packaging innovation ideas from current and new suppliers, keeping a keen eye on fledgling companies. Engage and partner with Global Procurement.

• Partner very closely with Marketing and Consumer Insights to identify opportunities to explore new Packaging concepts.

• Contribute meaningfully in the Design stage of New Product Development, focusing primarily on Consumer needs, then later serve as the primary engineer responsible for solving technical challenges.

• Recognize the value of ergonomics in Packaging design and in-use experience and keep at the center of development.

• Understand rapid prototyping to drive fast ‘test-and-learn.’ Embrace iterative development and be comfortable with learning from failure.

• Have a solid understanding of the technical elements of Packaging, but not be bound by the current state of the industry.

• Understand the financial components of Packaging and Colgate-Palmolive’s cost structure to guide development. Generate and present valid Total Delivered Cost information on package/process and other pertinent financial information

• Overcome hurdles on project direction.

• Independently and proactively manage timelines to ensure fastest possible project timing. Feel accountability to deliver against initiatives.

• Identify and provide rationale for funds needed to successfully deliver project goals and operate within project budgets.

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related Engineering field

• 6+ years experience in Packaging and consumer goods, cosmetic, or pharmaceutical industry with some focus on development.

• Experience in connecting technology…