The Role:
As the Senior Packaging Engineer, you will lead packaging strategy for both the E-Commerce channel and exciting new retail innovation. Reporting to the Packaging Manager, you will develop and commercialize new package formats in the E-Commerce Landscape, working as the R&D Packaging expert for the E-Commerce channel. In addition, you will be the strategic lead on larger scale or cross-brand/category, front-end initiatives that have a heavy packaging focus.
What You’ll Do:
- Independently lead the technical delivery of multiple E-Commerce projects from conception through commercialization.
- Work with packaging design team to lead structural packaging strategy for big bet retail innovation in early stages.
- Recognized as an expert in E-Commerce channel within R&D, and in successfully designing for SIOC and other customer requirements.
- Identify right-sized and right-format packaging for important brands in E-Commerce channel.
- Highly engaged in working directly with E-Commerce business counterparts (brand, finance, sales) and technical counterparts (manufacturing, supply chain) on projects.
- Work with Demand Sciences (Insights & Analytics) and brand teams to develop understanding of consumer purchasing and usage behaviors to directly influence packaging design.
- Maintain working relationships on projects with internal and external e-commerce teams.
- Coordinate and execute experiments and plant trials; prepare results in technical reports and presentations for review.
- Have understanding and application of experimental design, performance-based specifications and qualification (CQV) design principles.
- Interpret and develop technical specifications.
- Maintain high awareness of competitor and adjacent trends in the E-commerce channel; shares information freely with R&D and collaborators
- Participate in brainstorming and information gathering efforts for resource planning process.
- Cultivate and foster relationships with external partners, including suppliers and customers.
- Gain familiarity with fiscal and strategic plans of team.
- Be aware of project tasks and how they affect the project budget.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelors in Packaging, Engineering or related field; Masters preferred.
- 5 years work experience in packaging or engineering industry
- Ability to work in an agile and evolving environment during concept ideation and development.
- Curiosity and passion to design for changing consumer behavior in E-Commerce landscape
- Solid (and growing) understanding of packaging material capabilities and packaging equipment interactions.
- Knowledge of test methodology and practical application.
- Strong ability to collaborate and maintain cross-functional partnerships.
- Analytical, problem-solving, and trouble shooting abilities.
- Financial understanding to increase profitability.
- Ability to travel up to 20 – 40% of time. Must be able to travel independently and as a responsible Conagra Brands representative
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
- Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
- Wealth: great salaries, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
- Growth: online courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
- Balance: paid-time off , flexible work-schedules
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America’s leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender’s®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie’s® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke’s®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.
