Our client is a mission-driven clean skincare company dedicated to crafting high-quality, sustainable, and effective skincare solutions. Our commitment to transparency, ethical sourcing, and eco-friendly practices is at the heart of everything we do. This is an opportunity to work for a company that is much more than a beauty and skin care brand. As a public B(enefit)-Corporation, the Company established the industry-standard for transparency and safety in personal care/beauty through its sourcing, labeling, testing, & screening protocols. The Company’s products continuously push the boundaries of performance innovation without sacrificing safety, offering today’s consumers immediate solutions.
Primary Position Responsibilities
• Collaborate with the design team to create functional packaging, including signing off on engineering documents and creating die lines
• Provide subject matter expertise to translate design ideas to physical packaging
• Support Mission through design and partnering decisions
• Lead sourcing efforts to ensure we are working with the best suppliers at the best cost
• Willingness to travel to meet with suppliers to expedite and improve evaluations for new products, color matching etc.
• Identify cost drivers of packaging decisions
• Leverage total cost of ownership approach in packaging decisions
• Oversee buying requirements to support production
• Manage packaging inventory
• Onsite visits for first production run quality assurance
• Work with packaging suppliers to conduct RFQs, COGs Analysis, & Component orders
• Support new product launches with packaging design, sourcing, and costing
• Coordinate packaging tech transfers
• Collaborate cross functionally with Mission, Regulatory, Planning, Finance, Logistics and Customer Service
• Track tooling status, costs, and LOI’s
• Seek opportunities to reduce waste, streamline operations and lower cost
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Ability to push forward with fast moving team in a high growth environment
Requirements
- Prefer a degree from a packaging program
- Beauty and skincare experience preferred
- A positive attitude, a problem identifier and problem solver