Sr. Manager, Packaging Engineering & Procurement

4 weeks ago
Full-time
Senior
Operations
Blueland

Blueland

Blueland revolutionizes cleaning products by eliminating single-use plastic packaging, offering reusable and refillable options for a clean home without harming the planet.

Consumer Goods
11-50
$23M raised

Description

  • Own packaging development from concept through commercialization, including material selection, prototyping, specifications, testing, qualification, and production scale-up.
  • Lead packaging trials, line validations, and performance testing for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging.
  • Collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, Marketing, Creative, and external manufacturing partners on scalable packaging solutions.
  • Balance sustainability, cost, quality, speed, aesthetics, consumer experience, manufacturability, and supply continuity in cross-functional decisions.
  • Develop and maintain packaging standards, specifications, drawings, bills of materials, test protocols, qualification reports, pallet configurations, and acceptance criteria.
  • Own packaging sourcing and procurement strategy, including supplier identification, competitive sourcing, negotiations, selection, contracting, and commercial management.
  • Manage the packaging supplier network across cost, technical capability, capacity, quality, sustainability, service, and supply continuity.
  • Lead packaging RFPs and negotiations to achieve cost savings and improved commercial terms.
  • Build a multi-year pipeline of cost-saving and value-engineering initiatives across materials, designs, suppliers, case packs, pallets, and distribution systems.
  • Monitor emerging packaging materials, manufacturing technologies, sustainability standards, and regulations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in packaging engineering, packaging development, strategic sourcing, or related consumer packaged goods functions.
  • Expertise developing and commercializing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging.
  • Experience working with packaging suppliers, contract manufacturers, and third-party logistics providers.
  • Demonstrated experience in supplier negotiations, competitive sourcing, cost modeling, value engineering, supplier management, and measurable cost savings.
  • Experience developing and sourcing packaging for home care, personal care, beauty, food and beverage, or other consumer products, particularly powders, tablets, or concentrated liquids.
  • Experience with glass, flexible, fiber-based, and corrugated packaging; closures and dispensing systems; printing and decoration; and sustainable alternatives.
  • Experience managing packaging for direct-to-consumer, Amazon/e-commerce, mass retail, and club channels, including global sourcing, retailer requirements, palletization, and supply-chain optimization.

Benefits

  • Annual salary of $140,000–$150,000.
  • Health benefits and stock options.
  • Generous paid time off, paid holidays, civic engagement days, and parental leave.
  • 401(k) with employee contributions.
  • Professional development stipends.
  • Remote work reimbursements.
  • Discounts with like-minded companies.

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