EUROPE ONE PACK DIRECTOR – International Design & Delivery Centre

Danone

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Context & Challenges of the role

The IDDC (International Design & Development Centre) PACKAGING team will be responsible for :

  • Enabling rapid business development through the implementation of ambitious Innovation plans across all categories (Waters, Dairy & Plant-Based Products and First Diet).
  • Guaranteeing the creation of unique consumer experiences and an indisputable superiority over the competition.
  • Enable and facilitate local and European productivity plans.
  • Guarantee the quality and competitiveness of packaging developed within Danone Europe.
  • Become the champion for the Packaging transformation to deliver DIJ plans cross category.
  • Feed the innovation and renovation ideas portfolio and co-construct the productivity portfolio with Toplines, Ops and C&P.

Missions

  • Integrate all packaging skills from all categories (Beverages, First Diet, Dairy and Plant-based products) under a single team, build and implement an ambitious roadmap to develop skills between team members, enable synergies and knowledge transfers between Packaging Hub and between categories.
  • Manage the Packaging Categories technical, technological, and human resources to deliver the portfolio of innovation, productivity renovation and business continuity projects in all our categories.
  • Develop the necessary capabilities in terms of modeling/simulation, design, rapid prototyping, and semi-industrial qualification of the European packaging development center to support all Regions and make it a global packaging reference center within Danone for all categories and packaging technologies (ISBM, Injection, Thermoforming…). Build the center’s roadmap over 3 to 5 years and the necessary investments.
  • Ensure that the consumer is always at the center of innovation and all packaging-related projects in general via One Touch approach.
  • Contributes to the elaboration and execution of R&I EU’s strategic vision in terms of developing its capabilities and resources.
  • Contribute to the development of the roadmap linked to the transformation of our packaging to meet our DIJ (Danone Impact Journey) targets, and in particular our ambitions to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable or compostable packaging

Major Responsibilities

  • Manage the 4 Category packaging teams, Sustainability, Fuel for growth as well as the pilot, design and modeling groups for coordinating project development across EU.
  • Lead the packaging contribution to the overall R&I EU strategy with the right monitoring of KPIs and associated portfolio required.
  • Validate technical briefs in collaboration with local R&I teams for each EU Category.
  • Effectively manage the financial resources under his responsibility to carry out his mission without overspending.
  • Ensure that the teams have the means to carry out the industrial test sequences & 1st production validating the commercial launches for each producing CBU.
  • If necessary, collaborate with Operations teams on action plans to bring COMAN packaging up to Quality & Food safety standards.
  • Co-create and deliver productivity, quality and BCP (business continuity) programs with FIRS DIET (R&I, Ops, C&P and Quality).
  • Contribute to R&I leadership by organizing, with local R&I, Innovation Category Days along with R&I Category leads.
  • Coordinate technical roadmaps to anticipate future needs (H2, H3), in coordination with the Advanced Packaging Technologies teams.
  • Ensure the ongoing development of technical and technological capabilities, in coordination with the Advanced Technologies Packaging teams.

Experience

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in the FMCG industry and in packaging.
  • Proven experience in a local business unit (CBU).
  • Experience of working in a matrix organization.

Skills

  • Technical expertise in packaging design (knowledge of different plastic materials: PS, PET, PP, PLA… and paper / cardboard, knowledge of different packaging manufacturing technologies (ISBM, EBM, Thermoforming, labeling machines, end of line, case packers, stretch wrappers…etc)
  • Knowledge of packaging regulations in the food industry.
  • Knowledge of regulations and developments in Europe concerning the recyclability of materials, etc.
  • Strong leadership and strategic vision, with the ability to translate strategy into concrete, pragmatic action plans.
  • Strong managerial skills with a keen interest in and motivation for people development.
  • Ability to build long-term partnerships, and to create, develop and manage a network of external partners.
  • Proactive, solution- and business-oriented, continuous improvement mindset.
  • Flexible and agile, with strong ability to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity.
  • Quick to learn and adapt in an uncertain and changing environment.

Extensive travels (Circa 50%) is expected with this role 

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