Manager, R&D – Packaging Margin Enhancement
Core
Lead medium-to-high complexity packaging productivity projects to improve packaging performance and profitability across Kraft Heinz North America business units.
Role type
Manager, R&D – Packaging Margin Enhancement
Builds
Production ML models | product features
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Packaging Engineering
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Design of Experiments (DoE), data-driven decision-making, project management, team leadership, commercialization, statistical tools, technical excellence methods
Preferred skills
Master's degree, external industry networking
Technologies
statistical tools, technical excellence methods
Responsibilities
Lead packaging productivity projects from concept through commercialization, oversee plant-scale packaging tests and data analysis, translate R&D findings into business opportunities, partner with suppliers and plants to implement technologies, manage team budgets and resource allocation, coach and develop junior packaging developers
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership