What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Technology Director position at Sealed Air Corporation?
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2023, Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries / territories and distributing products in 115 countries / territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .
Job Description
The Product Technology Director is responsible for the execution and delivery of Supply Chain driven projects related to business continuity, cost savings and product line extensions, as well as the Supply Chain aspect of R&D led projects. This individual leads Supply Chain project prioritization and partners with R&D and other business units to accelerate new product introductions and to ensure Supply Chain availability. This position will have direct responsibility for the NA Product Technology team.
- Responsible to lead a group of high performing professionals in multiple locations in North America; provides technical leadership and coaching to the team.
- Works with R&D and Process Engineering groups to improve the product transition process. Ensure that all key programs are adequately supported. Ensure that speed to market and improved quality are facilitated by our organization’s involvement.
- Drives the qualification process of alternate raw materials both for cost savings, obsolescence and business continuity purposes.
- Ensure all proposed projects have followed the prescribed process for approval.
- Organize and conduct monthly review of Supply Chain driven 3-Stage Projects in North America
- Ensure all Supply Chain requirements are met for Innovation Delivery projects in Food and Product Care in conjunction with RD and Operations teams.
- Supports Operations Leadership in multiple plants across the globe to ensure business continuity and supply chain enablement.
- Ensure all project finances are on budget and properly forecasted through established tools
- Measurement and communication of project metrics in relation to projected outcome
- Coordinate SC activity related to Regulatory Compliance
- Work with vendors (both approved and potential) to improve alternate products.
- Assist / Lead organizational efforts to change processes (IDP, Product Lifecycle Management, Project Management, etc.)
- Communicate best practices with other regions
- Assist in ensuring population / management of SOC’s / SOPs to properly communicate any changes that effect production.
- Acts as key technical resource for Supply Chain.
Qualifications
Requisition id : 49483
Relocation : Yes
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
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