Packaging Manager - Food and Drink

South East England

I'm partnering with an incredible, globally recognised food and drink brand entering an exciting new chapter following a recent acquisition, with fresh investment and ambitious growth plans.

They're looking for a Packaging Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping packaging strategy, driving innovation and building robust technical standards across an international business.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a brand with huge consumer recognition at a time when the business is evolving, investing and creating new opportunities for growth.

A globally recognised brand with serious consumer reach.

An international remit spanning packaging, merchandise and gifting.

A mix of NPD, EPD, packaging innovation and technical governance.

The opportunity to influence sustainability, food safety, regulatory compliance and packaging standards across multiple markets.

Working cross-functionally with Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Technical and external suppliers.

Playing a key role in embedding best-in-class processes, supplier assurance and packaging development standards as the business grows.

Someone with strong packaging technical experience, an understanding of packaging materials and technologies, and a track record of delivering packaging projects in a complex food, beverage or FMCG environment.

You'll combine technical credibility with commercial awareness, project delivery and the ability to build strong relationships across multiple stakeholders.

This is more than maintaining specifications and signing off packaging. It's an opportunity to help shape how a globally recognised brand develops, protects and evolves its packaging proposition during a significant period of change.