Mars

Senior Packaging Developer – Functional Complements

Mars

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Aimargues • 🇫🇷 France

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • You will interact directly with co-manufacturers and packaging suppliers to ensure the implementation of packaging solutions that meet specifications and align with Royal Canin’s recyclability expectations.
  • You will be responsible for packaging development projects (primary, secondary and potential accessories such as caps) from the marketing brief through implementation at co-man facilities, ensuring adherence to Critical Success Factors, Packaging Risk Analyses (PRAs), qualification protocols and production KPIs.
  • You will deliver these innovative projects on time and in full.
  • You will operate with a high level of autonomy as the dedicated lead responsible for delivering and coordinating the technical packaging execution for Functional Complements (FC) products, covering a wide variety of packaging types.
  • You will ensure full compliance with qualification protocols and maintain complete traceability of all testing performed to demonstrate conformance to specifications.
  • You will deliver excellence in the execution of qualification protocols, in compliance with the Packaging Quality Management standard.
  • You will contribute to continuous improvement by leveraging your operational experience.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in packaging materials and technology.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in the industry (FMCG preferred), including at least 2 years’ experience in packaging development in a similar sector.
  • Ability to work autonomously.
  • Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
Benefits
  • Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
  • An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.

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Hard skills
packaging developmentpackaging materialspackaging technologypackaging risk analysesqualification protocolsproduction KPIspackaging quality managementtraceabilitycontinuous improvementFMCG
Soft skills
autonomycommunicationcoordinationproject managementproblem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degree in packaging materials and technology