Development Center Manager

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Job Summary

Lead packaging development and innovation across the full project lifecycle for Fast Moving Consumer Goods customers, from concept through industrial validation and commercial launch. Based in France, you will manage a small specialist team and coordinate with commercial, operations, quality, and procurement partners to deliver manufacturable, cost-effective, and sustainable packaging solutions. You’ll also drive sustainability initiatives and ensure compliance with food contact material regulations, with 10–15% travel.

Location: France

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Product Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the packaging development and innovation pipeline from concept through industrial validation and commercial launch.
•Manage the development centre team to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
•Partner with commercial, operations, quality, procurement, and customer teams to develop manufacturable, cost-effective, sustainable packaging solutions.
•Manage plant trials, scale-up, and handover to production as a key technical partner.
•Drive sustainability initiatives including recyclable designs and post-consumer recycled content while ensuring compliance with food contact material regulations.

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Packaging Technology, or related field.
•5 to 10+ years of experience in packaging development or a related technical role.
•Proven people leadership and project portfolio management experience in an R&D environment.
•Hands-on plastic packaging expertise, including injection moulding/injection compression and in-mould labelling or decoration/materials.
•Knowledge of food contact materials regulations and packaging compliance requirements, with sustainability/circular economy experience as a plus.

Experience:5+ yearsPackaging developmentR&DPlastic packagingFast Moving Consumer GoodsIndustrialisationSustainabilityCircular economy

Education:Master's in Engineering, Materials Science, Packaging Technology or related field

Skills:People leadershipProject portfolio managementCross-functional collaborationProject deliveryTechnical partnership

Tech Stack:Injection mouldingInjection compressionIn-mould labellingDecorationMaterialsPlastic packagingThin wall packagingPlant trialsScale-up

Company Brief

Amcor

Industry: Printing & Packaging

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Amcor

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Development Center Manager

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 3 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: France

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Product Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the packaging development and innovation pipeline from concept through industrial validation and commercial launch.
•Manage the development centre team to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
•Partner with commercial, operations, quality, procurement, and customer teams to develop manufacturable, cost-effective, sustainable packaging solutions.
•Manage plant trials, scale-up, and handover to production as a key technical partner.
•Drive sustainability initiatives including recyclable designs and post-consumer recycled content while ensuring compliance with food contact material regulations.

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Packaging Technology, or related field.
•5 to 10+ years of experience in packaging development or a related technical role.
•Proven people leadership and project portfolio management experience in an R&D environment.
•Hands-on plastic packaging expertise, including injection moulding/injection compression and in-mould labelling or decoration/materials.
•Knowledge of food contact materials regulations and packaging compliance requirements, with sustainability/circular economy experience as a plus.

Experience:5+ yearsPackaging developmentR&DPlastic packagingFast Moving Consumer GoodsIndustrialisationSustainabilityCircular economy

Education:Master's in Engineering, Materials Science, Packaging Technology or related field

Skills:People leadershipProject portfolio managementCross-functional collaborationProject deliveryTechnical partnership

Tech Stack:Injection mouldingInjection compressionIn-mould labellingDecorationMaterialsPlastic packagingThin wall packagingPlant trialsScale-up

Company Brief

Amcor

Industry: Printing & Packaging

Website