MANAGER - PMDI

Job Purpose

Drive initiatives and projects in the area of packing material development arising out of various changes in the existing designs of packing materials or introduction of new packing materials and vendorsCompliance to relevant statutory requirements related to packaging

Business Responsibility Areas

Take up projects of packing material development which may be initiated because of requirements from New Product Development, Purchase, Marketing or design change requests raised by plantsMonitor and track progress in all the projects taken up by department so as to ensure timely completionUnderstand and analyze customer complaints, propose solutions and implement the sameIdentify cost effective packaging, propose and take up cost saving projectsTrack developments in packaging domain and explore innovation opportunities for superior quality / customer experience / cost advantagesPrepare monthly reports to be circulated to hierarchy and Purchase - TC based recommendations, TC based deletions, Upapproval what is this? Calendar, Savings Tracker, six monthly self-certification of APQS processes, Tracker of Cost Increase because of Packaging Changes, Objective List Status TrackerAnalyze and propose changes in specifications and test methodsEnsure compliance to statutory requirements related to declarations on packComply with 5-S requirements for their respective work stations and common areas belonging to departmentWork on IT enablement projectsBuild knowledge base on recent trends in packing materials, printing technologies, etcDevelopment of new vendors - vendor audits, shortlist and make a proposal for new vendor introduction

Qualifications

Essential

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Post graduate from Indian Institute of Packaging IIP, SIES or comparable institutes

Previous Experience

Essential - 8-10 years in area of packaging development in FMCG IndustryDesired - Experience in PM Purchase, PM Development