R&d Packaging Lead Wider Asia

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We are currently recruiting for a R&D Packaging Lead for Wider Asia who will be responsible for the Packaging Development portfolio and people for 4 Business Units (BUs) i.e India Sub-Continent (ISC), Australia & New Zealand (ANZ), Southeast Asia & Taiwan (SEAT) and North Asia (NA). The Packaging Lead for Wider Asia is key member of the Innovation and Development Team and exists to:

- Ensure that the innovations provide a superior consumer experience, via better holistic packaging experience.
- Be the Voice of the Consumer and packaging technology for R&D, recommending strategic choices on where to play and how to win with consumers.
- Drive the Sustainable packaging agenda.

The scope of the role is accountable for packaging innovation across all 4 BUs (~£2.6B). Innovation and sustainable packaging have been identified as strategic priority areas for business.

Responsibilities
- Acts as a Packaging champion for the I&D and RDLT, driving the R&D innovation strategy based on
1. Packaging and consumer experience.
2. Superior solutions
3. Superior delivery mechanisms
4. Sustainable packaging solutions
- Identify Packaging development strategies across categories, visions/north stars for superior packaging experience.
- Ensure that superior packaging solutions are built and delivered as part of Innovations.
- Lead the team of packaging scientists, who work within the Category or Bu’s to drive the innovation portfolio in a consumer-led way through the pipeline. Ensure best practices and generated across BU ‘s and categories.
- Develop leading edge capabilities in packaging team based on strong consumer understanding, latest technology solutions and Product + solutions to give Haleon a competitive advantage.
- The roles involve direct strategic leadership of teams, as well as a large degree of partnering and influencing at a high level across the organization (eg Head of I&D, CSPX, SPM, CBIA and AMD).
- Functional leader for Packaging Scientists
- setting functional vision, strategy and objectives, driving standards, quality and regulatory compliance, consistency and ensuring excellence in performance talent acquisition and management.
- Appropriately allocates team resources in order to ensure category needs are being met.
- Develops leading edge capabilities for packaging capabilities, which deliver a competitive advantage.

Requirements:

- Masters, PhD, or equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline.
- Ability to drive scientific excellence, understand key technologies in packaging and deliver in business.
- Strong technical expertise in packaging development: materials, conversion technologies, pack-product interaction, regulatory frameworks, technical design for packing lines and downstream logistics.
- 10 to 15 years minimum experience in FMCG/Healthcare.
- 3 to 5 years minimum experience as a team manager and functional leader.
- Global experience in Packaging and Products.
- Leadership, communication and influencing skills, ability to lead change
- Commercially savvy.
- Senior role, which needs to leverage significant experience in the industry.
- Needs to be able to lead the packaging team and deliver Innovations for multiple BU’s.
- Needs to drive the consumer centric culture, employee engagement and results of an R&D team.
- Need to drive a vision, detect need for change and implement change.
- Need to collaborate with and influence senior leaders in the organization.

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex,