Description
Packaging Innovation Technologist
Do you want to work for a company that goes the extra mile for its customers, colleagues and communities ?
We are a company that values, recognises, and celebrates all individuals for a job well done.
If you are a team player who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, leads by example and can be proactive and creative at the same time then why not join our family.
You will need to be resilient, efficient and productive and in return you will be rewarded, with career progression, development opportunities, a competitive salary and a great benefits package.
Overall Purpose:
Developing and driving packaging innovation (formats, materials, finishes) in collaboration with internal Iceland teams and working with Iceland product suppliers and the packaging supply base
Developing and driving packaging optimisation to reduce costs, reduce packaging taxation, improve product efficiency and unlock value.
Ensures packaging innovation and optimisation feeds into and is delivered on shelf through our product development process (stage gate process)
Knowledge
1. Works to support the delivery of Packaging Innovation (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)
2. Packaging Optimisation: Reduce costs, reduce packaging taxation, improve product efficiency and unlock value.
3. Full supply chain approach to activity (in store, distribution, suppliers, indirect suppliers).
4. Customer focused approach to all work
5. Work collaboratively with the Trading, Merchandising, Technical, Development and Packaging teams.
Skills
6. Effective Supplier Management – Engage with and drive supplier interaction on packaging Innovation
7. Project management – Builds, manages and reports on project-based approach
8. Technical Knowledge– Ability to develop and drive Packaging Innovation day to day packaging agenda, feeding into the NPD/EPD stage gate process and engage with cross functional stakeholders to provide support in delivering packaging project activity
9. Communications – Communicate accurately, with credibility to internal and external stakeholders. Has the ability to shape communication
10. External Influencing - Liaise with our key external partners (product & packaging suppliers) and shape activity to meet our needs
Specialised Skills & Knowledge
11. Experience in a packaging role is essential
12. Demonstrable professional experience working to manage packaging across a range of substrates/ materials and product categories
13. Packaging Innovation
14. Packaging Optimisation
15. Previous exposure to FMCG environment
Make a difference to your career, we expect a lot, but you’ll get a lot back in return. We will help you grow and develop your career and give you the freedom to show that you really care.
Alongside this we can offer you:
16. 15% discount in Iceland stores
17. 30% discount at Club Individual Restaurants
18. 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
19. Pension (NEST)
20. Free onsite parking
21. Onsite electric car charging ports
22. Subsidised staff restaurant and Costa Coffee
23. Christmas vouchers
24. Refer a Friend Scheme
25. Christmas Savings scheme
26. Discounted dry cleaning
27. Long service awards