Job Description
Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc.
Packaging Design Engineer
Job Summary:
Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Packaging Design Engineer to manage the design and testing of new packaging (structural/functional/aesthetics) supporting the fresh food innovation and creating proprietary and differentiated solutions that enable a competitive advantage in the c-store space.
Packaging Design Engineer Responsibilities:
- Manage the development and testing of new packaging and quality improvements to existing packaging. This includes, but not limited to, paper, plastic, corrugate, film, & labels. Attention to quality, consumer experience, market differentiation, sustainability, and ease of use by store operators.
- Consumer panels and field testing will be used to optimize packaging and quality improvements.
- Participate/lead ideation sessions grounded in consumer needs. This includes marketplace immersions with cross functional and vendor involvement.
- Presentation of new packaging to executives, franchisees and other internal customers to achieve alignment and support.
- Maintain industry involvement to keep up with latest innovations & trends, including visits to key vendor partners, conferences and trade shows.
- Central cross functional pillar connecting departments throughout the business to keep packaging projects moving.
Specific Knowledge & Skills needed for position:
- Experience in Packaging Design for food service brands, using stage gate approach, with clear success metrics and cross functional partners.
- Experience connecting business needs with operator capabilities, financial constraints and consumer insights to viable product solutions.
- Experience working effectively with outside vendors, leveraging a broad range of resources to maximize impact to innovation.
- Experience with commercialization/scale up, robustness testing as well as operational considerations for store readiness.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, business acumen and experience presenting to various levels of management.
Education Requirements:
- Education: Minimum Bachelor's Degree with Packaging Science designation preferred.
- Areas of expertise – packaging development & manufacturing, CPG and ESG.