Packaging Manager - Brantford, Canada - FERRERO

FERRERO

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Brantford, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Location:

Brantford:

Company description:

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise.

As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach.

Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world.

The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of.

Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities.

We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way.

In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero.

The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

As the Packaging Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the execution of our ambitious global and local packaging projects across North America.

Collaborating closely with Brand Marketing, you'll help shape packaging business strategies and liaise with key stakeholders throughout the organization.

Your responsibilities will span cross-functional coordination with Engineering and Production teams, tackling complex packaging challenges, leading development efforts, conducting technical evaluations, and assessing economic feasibility studies to inform decisions that align with our industrial requirements.

Furthermore, you'll take charge of managing the Deploy Packaging team within the plant, overseeing a significant portfolio spend. You'll spearhead the development of pertinent projects and orchestrate contributions from plants, copackers, and DTCs throughout the project lifecycle.

This impactful role promises high visibility among both local and global stakeholders and will be instrumental in achieving key business objectives for Ferrero North America.

Reporting directly to the SVP Packaging North America, this role offers a hybrid work environment for added flexibility.

Main Responsibilities:

PROJECT & INNOVATION- Oversees packaging development globally, ensuring alignment with timing, cost, and quality targets.

Identifies opportunities to optimize industrial setup and drive decisions for project alignment with local requirements.
Contributes to project objectives considering local industrial realities and supplier technologies.
Addresses issues and implements corrective actions as needed.
Supports packaging qualification team in validating new suppliers.
COSTS / EFFICIENCY & DERISKING
Analyzes and optimizes projects for regional efficiency gains and complexity reduction.
Manages Fuel 4 Growth projects across all plants for centralized costsaving initiatives.
Assists in scouting and validating alternative suppliers for risk management.
ANALYSIS, VALIDATION & SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
Manages local budget activities
Ensures implementation of standard documentation and guidelines.
Coordinates packaging line trials as needed.

GOVERNANCE

Represents Packaging Deploy unit in local and external meetings to promote new solutions in projects.
Ensures process consistency and troubleshoots problems for plants outside of direct responsibility.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Leads packaging deploy team, overseeing progress, priorities, quality, and resource development.
Ensures training on machinery safety and substance use.

Who we are looking for:

Material science or engineering degree. Consolidated structural packaging design knowledge. Understanding of packaging line design.
10+ years of experience in Packaging Design, Packaging Line Design
Project management, Problemsolving, decisionmaking, and criticalthinking skills are considered as mandatory for the role.
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Flexibility, adaptability and aptitude to teamwork
People management experience
An operational knowledge of the English language (written and spoken)
AutoCad 2D (mechanical technical drawing); ArtiosCad is a plus
Illustrator/Photo shop
MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word)

Accommodations:

Ferrero Canada will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the HR Representative. Information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything