About the job
Danone Mexico with the new context and global needs has a new R&I Organization unified as a ONE DANONE to take care of the Water, Dairy and Plant Based portfolio. One of the strategic areas to fuel the growth of the company is related to cost efficiency, where a new Team has been put in place named PF.
Within the area we focus on creating value through formula and packaging reformulations and redesign to be more competitive and deliver profitability to the whole materials part of the P&L. Also we believe in new ways of working and models to add more on re balancing the attributes valued by consumers using Design To Value and Design Thinking methodologies to challenge current base of specifications and product offer.
We are looking for a PACKAGING DEVELOPER to continue feeding the pipeline and executing cost saving initiatives both at a preliminary phase and industrially.
Main Objectives are:
1. Co Create new Packaging Reformulation/Redesign opportunities to feed productivity pipeline (preliminary study, valorization with business case)
2. Prototype validation at pilot scale
3. Scale up packaging project opportunities at industrial scale
4. Follow up of designated projects to launch successfully (on time in full)
5. Co Build the Team Deliverables along the year to capitalize internal strat plan
Principales KPI´S
- Projects OTIF (on time in full)
- New projects proposition and put in place
- Addi CO
- Alternative suppliers identified and assessed
- Techno push and scouting initiatives aligned with productivity projects
About you
Academic background: Graduate studies in Engineering (Food, Chemistry, Mechanics or equivalent). Alternative: Industrial Designer
- Experience in Packaging development and operations at factory level, problem solving initiatives, project management experience, analytical way of working, supplier development, cross functional interaction and packaging technologies know how.
- Expertise in different packaging materiales
- Cup Technologies (FFS, Thermoforming, Injection Molding, Compression forming)
- Bottles materials and technologies (PET, HDPE, blowing systems ISBM, EBM)
- Caps and closures
- Packing systems (shrink film, corrugated, etc)
- Minimum previous working experience in the field: 5 years
- Ability to coordinate different packaging supplier duties to achieve own projects
- Affinity with industrial trials, technical feasibility and industrial floor hurdles
- Good Analytical Skills
- Good Project Management skills to manage own project agenda with transversal team members
- English proficiency (fluent speaking, writing & reading skills)
- Problem solving
- Stage/gate process
- Flexibility to travel to other sites or Head Office
- Aware of customer and consumer insights
- Knowledge in Quality and Food Safety requirements
Soft Skills required
1. Excellent communication skills
1.1. Technically capable to influence industrial and engineering stakeholders with hard technical data
1.2. Financial acumen to be able to translate technically feasible projects into business case and influence top line stakeholders (Finance, Marketing, Commercial)
1.3. Verbal discipline to present at different stakeholder level (from floor technician to VP level), able to adapt message to the audience in presentation and in speech
2. Excellent interpersonal skills
2.1. With a "Play to Win" mentality
2.2. Outspoken with real drive to make changes
2.3. Team player with ability to get others confidence
About us
En Danone trabajamos para hacer realidad una visión: "One Planet, One Health"
Aquí tendrás espacio para crear, emprender, crecer y sobre todo para ser tú mismx, gracias a nuestra cultura de Diversidad Inclusiva, donde tenemos claro que "nuestras diferencias son las que marcan la diferencia".
¡Haz las cosas a tu manera! La forma en la que trabajas, en la que te desarrollas y en la que progresas depende de tí. Se innovador, emprende y el impacto que tendrás te sorprenderá.
Trabajarás con metodologías ágiles, en equipos de alto rendimiento donde aprenderás, influirás y aportarás para conseguir objetivos concretos y así crecer con la compañía.
¡Queremos que vengas y lo compruebes por ti mismo!