Sr. Manager, Eu/ Emea Packaging, Hill's

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158031 - Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lombardia, Italy

**Who We Are**
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team

As the Manager, EU/ EMEA Packaging, Hill's, you're at the helm of ensuring seamless design, development, and successful launch of new packaging bundles within the region. You'll provide strategic leadership, project management expertise, and resource coordination to spearhead Regional Packaging programs.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Innovation and Strategic Vision**:

- Identify, evaluate, and advocate packaging technical innovations and global design trends to foster competitive advantage.
- Stay abreast of supplier and competitor developments to leverage emerging opportunities.

**Project Management and Execution**:

- Oversee the conceptualization, development, qualification, and implementation of regional packaging initiatives, including streamlining, FTG & margin enhancement, innovation, new package development, process development, sustainability, and technology transfer.
- Drive program implementation through multifunctional teams, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

**Team Leadership and Development**:

- Manage the EMEA & Japan Package Development Team by providing technical training, cultivating business understanding, offering coaching, feedback, and career guidance.
- Guide and prioritize team efforts in packaging system design, sustainability, ergonomics, and brand equity from initial brief to commercialization.

**Quality Assurance and Compliance**:

- Ensure packaging, processes, equipment, and specifications align with Hill’s KPIs and support Quality and EOHS Standards.
- Monitor packaging regulations in the Division/region, ensuring compliance and fostering sustainable practices.

**Documentation and Technology Transfer**:

- Ensure efficient documentation and/or technology transfer for manufacturing and engineering, facilitating effective implementation of packaging bundles/systems within the Division/Region.

**Education Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in Package Engineering/Science, Food Science/Technology, or related technical field
- Preferred: Master’s Degree in Package Engineering/Science, Food Science, or an MBA

**Experience Requirements**:

- Minimum of 8 years' technical experience in global food or fast-moving consumer goods.
- Experience in people management and wet/retort food packaging (cans and pouches).

**Expected Skills**:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Exceptional leadership and collaboration abilities.
- Proficient communication skills.
- Proven capacity to drive organizational change and influence decision-making.

**Our Commitment to Sustainability**
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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