- Define and execute portfolio strategy across Packaging Complex Projects and Productivity, optimizing for business impact, technical feasibility, and resource allocation
- Own the development, prioritization, and health of the Productivity pipeline to consistently deliver >$7-$10MM in annual cost savings
- Drive delivery of packaging projects with >$750MM NSV impact, ensuring >95% Right-First-Time success through rigorous stage-gate and risk management processes
- Partner with senior leadership across R&D, Operations, Procurement, and Business Units to shape packaging investment priorities and enterprise packaging strategy
- Establish and steward technical standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for complex packaging development and Productivity execution
- Champion Right-First-Time delivery through robust design-for-manufacturability principles, supplier qualification, and cross-functional risk management
- Drive sustainability integration across the packaging portfolio in alignment with corporate ESG commitments and evolving regulatory requirements
- Lead strategic supplier engagement to unlock innovation, cost competitiveness, and supply chain resilience
- Collaborate with Packaging Innovation and Procurement to build and manage a best-in-class supplier partnership ecosystem
- Lead, develop, and inspire two high-performing technical teams (25-30 total) with a strong culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Design clear roles, career pathways, and succession plans; build organizational capability for long-term growth
- Establish effective interfaces and ways of working with Platform teams, Business Units, and key external partner.
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for both Complex Projects and Productivity teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and business unit objectives
- Team (salaried): 8-10 direct reports, 25-30 total team responsibility Complex Projects team: 4 direct reports, 12 total Productivity team: 4-6 direct reports, 13-18 total
- Bachelor's required; master's preferred in Packaging Science/Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 15+ years of progressive R&D and commercialization experience in packaging, with demonstrated expertise across materials, processes, and manufacturing
- 7+ years leading technical teams, including experience managing managers and building multi-team organizations
- Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional packaging projects at scale and driving significant cost savings through Productivity or similar initiatives
- Experience managing substantial project portfolios and budgets with strong business and financial acumen
- Technical depth in packaging substrates, structural design, manufacturing processes, and supplier landscapes
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into executable technical roadmaps
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills - comfortable influencing at all levels
- Strong organizational design instincts; experience building high-performing technical teams in complex matrix environments
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented leadership style with a bias for accountability and execution
Director, R&D – Central Packaging E2E Execution in glenview at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.