Application Development Manager – Flexibles

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Commercial Team to identify and successfully commercialize flexible packaging opportunities at targeted accounts
• Leading technical activities to expand sales of existing structures, develop new flexible packaging structures, drive cost savings, and improve product performance
• Building and maintaining strong technical customer relations
• Translating customer requirements to TOPPAN specifications and developing manufacturing instructions
• Ensuring portfolio is aligned with the business priorities and the needs of the customer
• Defining project success criteria, draw conclusions based on data, make technical recommendations, and manage projects
• Developing and leading pilot, production, and filling/packing trials
• Publishing trial reports for internal and/or external distribution
• Coordinating activities to accomplish tasks using available internal and external resources
• Providing routine technical service activity
• Preparing written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports for internal and external use
• Traveling domestically and internationally to manufacturing plants, suppliers, customers, conferences, and other innovation partners
• Maintaining complete and accurate work records, including documentation for intellectual property protection

Requirements

• Strong material science knowledge (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations)
• New product development, flexible packaging applications, project management, and customer relationships
• Extensive experience in key growth areas in food packaging such as retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold products, personal care, home care, and consumer healthcare packaging
• Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics related field
• 5-10 years of Flexible Packaging Product Development and manufacturing processes
• Processes include printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching and form/fill/seal conversion
• 5-10 years of development of packaging for retort, hot fill, hard to hold, liquid applications