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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Packaging Technologist IMEA
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About this Position
We are looking for a Packaging Technologist to join our Packaging team. This hybrid role combines Global Packaging Activity Management and Packaging Project Implementation responsibilities. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring packaging data accuracy, artwork execution, compliance, sustainability initiatives, and successful implementation of packaging projects supporting innovation, cost optimization, and business growth.
What you´ll do
- Manage end-to-end packaging activities covering packaging development, implementation, data management, artwork, specifications and documentation across new product launches and packaging changes.
- Plan and execute small-to-mid complexity packaging projects, including NPI/NPD, OMP, 3PM, MFO, cost-saving, sustainability, innovation, complexity-reduction and alternative-source initiatives.
- Create, maintain and govern packaging master data and specifications, ensuring accuracy, availability and compliance across relevant systems and databases.
- Drive standardization and harmonization of packaging components, article creation and processes to reduce portfolio complexity and improve Time-to-Market.
- Ensure packaging data activities support applicable product, finished-goods, dangerous-goods, regulatory and sustainability requirements.
- Support supplier qualification, dual sourcing and packaging risk-mitigation activities in collaboration with Procurement, Quality and other functions.
- Manage projects through appropriate stage-gate governance, including documentation, milestones, timelines, risks and implementation readiness.
- Promote harmonized article creation and effective use of systems such as IPAS, SAP, PLM and packaging databases.
- Support structured integration and transfer of suitable activities to GBS+.
- Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing, Procurement, suppliers and global packaging teams to ensure successful and timely project delivery.
- Identify incremental packaging improvements within the assigned portfolio.
- Support process simplification, harmonization and structured transfer of suitable activities to GBS+, improving overall packaging operational efficiency.
What makes you a good fit
- Minimum 6 years of experience in packaging development, packaging engineering, packaging operations, project implementation, artwork coordination, or packaging master data management
- Bachelor's Degree in Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical discipline.
- Strong knowledge of packaging materials, testing, qualification, and specifications.
- Understanding of packaging regulations and dangerous goods requirements.
- Experience working with SAP, PLM, IPAS, or similar packaging data systems is preferred.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Professional fluency in English.
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
- Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual groannual gross salary
- Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
JOB ID: 26103599
Job Locations: India, Maharashtra, Navi Mumbai
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English. Should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company, you will be working with colleagues from all over the world, and English is our official company language. Generally, our recommendation is to please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact, it is our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and in two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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