What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Packaging Development position at rhode skin?
About rhode : rhode is a line of curated skincare essentials. Formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it's a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.
We are looking for a Director of Packaging Development to support our growing team and product expansion. Reporting to the SVP, Research and Development, the Director of Packaging Development will be responsible for driving all packaging development initiatives, including package design, sourcing, testing and managing the Packaging Development Team.
In This Role You Will :
- Engage with Product Marketing and Product Development Teams to support new package development and repackaging activities.
- Lead the development of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging to support new product launches, promotional items, and ensure components can be manufactured on a repeat basis, meet lead time and cost targets.
- Leverage new and current suppliers to source new materials with a focus on meeting COGS, margin targets, quality, on-time delivery and towards company sustainability objectives.
- Collaborate with Product Marketing and Product Development teams via weekly new packaging review meetings and elevate risks where needed.
- Manage every portion of the approval process between internal and external partners, ensure alignment at every step of the design and handover process to Supply Chain.
- Oversee project tracking system across assigned projects between relevant departments, packaging engineer / designers, sourcing team and vendors.
- Review and comprehend packaging specifications to perform fit / form / function testing across new products.
- Finalize and approve PPS samples / drawdowns, while maintaining physical library of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging samples.
- Manage the assembly, standardization, and maintenance of Finished Goods specifications.
- Support Packaging related scale up activities during line trial & first production.
- Build value analysis into every new development ensuring the construction and design provides the most cost-effective way to achieve design criteria but also provide the best function and quality.
- Responsible for building and reconciling packaging tooling budget.
- Lead inspiring and actionable innovation in support of brand objectives and support brand calendar pipeline of innovation.
- Search new applicable technologies both within and outside our industry in order to continuously evaluate best practices and support product innovation.
- Lead and develop the Packaging Development Team.
- Collaborate cross functionally with internal stakeholders (PD, R&D, Product Marketing and Supply Chain) to develop and roll out processes to increase company efficiency.
Qualifications :
Benefits : Compensation : $180,000 - $200,000
rhode , an equal opportunity employer, is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, pays, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Company also makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities in accordance with all legal requirements. Any applicant who requires assistance with the application or resulting process should contact People & Culture (hr@rhodeskin.com) to request that accommodation.
Salary : $180,000 - $200,000
