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About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve value chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using a rising amount of recycled content. Around 47,000 Amcor people generate US$12.5 billion in sales from operations that span about 230 locations in 40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

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Job Details

 

Position Job Title:                   Product Development Engineer (Packaging for Beverages & Culinary)  France, Germany & Switzerland

BG and BU:                             Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)

Function:                                 Research & Development

Sub-Function:                         Product Development

Location:                                  Open Location in France, Germany or Switzerland

Line Manager’s Job Title:       Product Development Manager Beverages & Culinary

Advertising Legal Entity:        Amcor Group GmbH, Zuerich/Switzerland

Work contract Legal Entity:    Contract will be issued accordingly with legal requirements and legal entity of the hiring country

Contract Type:                        Permanent

 

 

 

Job Purpose

As part of Global R&D organization, the resource will be responsible for project management, product development and customer technical support within the EMEA region. The role requires close links with customers and other corporate functions like R&D, sales, marketing, machine manufacturers, raw material suppliers, etc in order to generate and deliver profitable growth through new product implementation, especially recyclable products, customer support, trouble shooting and product improvements.

 

 

Job Dimensions & Scope

The Product Development Engineer will be responsible for driving projects from a project management and research and development angle with local and global key accounts. Strong focus on transforming current portfolio of spec[KF1]  into recyclable version. Geography will be EMEA with bigger focus on France and Germany as preferential regions. This role requires 20 - 30% of travelling on a regular basis, within Europe and possible international travels. A strict health governance will be assured during pandemic time. This role may be located in France or Germany preferentially, however we may accept a remote location with an increased travel percentage.

 

 

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for Project management & coordination of various stakeholders


• New Product Development from idea to launch-industrialization in Amcor and at customer, including project costs management and trial cost budget, in coordination with the Cross Functional team.


• Management of project portfolio in Innovation Management System (IMS)


• Responsible for Improvement and Maintenance projects on existing products in coordination with Procurement, Marketing, Sales and AF plants.


• Responsible for Application technical support to customers in coordination with Sales, Marketing and AF plants.


• Close cooperation with raw material suppliers and packaging machine manufacturers

 

Major Challenges & Complexities

• Coordination, Structure, self-discipline and effective communication with several functions and levels in the organization


• Innovation thinking to find always new and more effective solutions to drive for results


• High responsiveness, flexibility and availability to customer support (customer focus)


• Learning on the fly on always new technical challenges and market application requirement evolution


• Capable to work in autonomy, with minimal supervision.  

 

Internal Relationships:
Sales
Product Management & Segment Marketing
Manufacturing sites
EMEA and Global R&D (other Product Development teams and Analytical labs)

External Relationships:

Customers

Machine manufacturers

Suppliers

 

 

Qualifications/Requirements

 

Formal Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of related experience, preferably in the flexible packaging or FMCG industry


• Technical knowledge on packaging materials and converting processes as well as on packaging machines


• University degree in related science, engineering or technical discipline
  (Packaging/ Material Engineering or Chemistry background preferred)


• Fluent in English & French, German will be a strong additional asset

 

Specific Skills and Abilities

• Project Management experience and proven project leadership roles


• Structure and self-discipline


• Proactive and able to communicate with senior management, sites and able to give seminars and presentations to customers


• Ability to build internal and external relationship

 

 

 

 

AMCOR FLEXIBLES EMEA

With more than 55 plants in 22 countries, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa (AFEMEA), a division of Amcor, is a market leader and the world's largest supplier of flexible packaging. We deliver innovative packaging solutions and provide enhanced quality products for the food, beverage, pharma, personal care, medical and industrial markets. Its award winning approach towards sustainability makes AFEMEA the preferred partner for customers looking for responsible packaging solutions.