At Revlon, we’re passionate about all things beauty and inspiring women to ‘Live Boldy’. Since the launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932, Revlon has provided our consumers with high quality products that deliver sophisticated glamour. Today, Revlon's diversified portfolio of brands is sold in more than 150 countries around the world and has some of the world’s most iconic and desired brands in color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, hair color and fragrances.
At Revlon, we are equally passionate about our team! We celebrate success, invest in health and wellbeing initiatives as well as professional development programs designed to unlock potential.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The position serves as a key technical resource to assist in the development and designs of packaging materials that meet product specifications and consumer needs.
Generating new Packaging for product launches in response to a given brief, evaluate new suppliers, collaborate on supply and package options, and manage design to value projects and tasks that support project implementation End-to-end packaging responsibility for each NPD, Business Continuity, and Cost Savings projects will sit with the Packaging Developer Actively participate in brainstorming, development and successful implementation of new cutting-edge technology packages that will give Revlon an innovative competitive edge in the marketplace.
Conduct tests and evaluations to ensure packaging durability, functionality and compliance with industry standards.
Collaborate with senior developers and other departments to align packaging with branding and production capabilities Support the optimization of packaging processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs to achieve Gross margin.
Document packaging specifications and maintain detailed records of development processes. Stay informed about industry trends and advancements in packaging technology Anticipates issues and trouble spots which may be encountered during product/project development and launch cycle and having plans of action to remedy or avoid such issues.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
✓ Generate/Execute NPD projects and EPD projects ensuring brand relevance.
✓ Design packaging thinking on marketing brief, formula requirements, factory capabilities, supply chain relevant factors (LT, MOQ) and procurement cost.
✓ Work closely with marketing
✓ Investigate packaging options and costs (preliminary BOM, Coordination with GSP to define suppliers, and costs, provide marketing with input on manufacturability and aspects affecting costs, provide cost of tooling and tests/trials costs, alignment with formulation on the best container-formula combinations to obtain the best product performance
✓ Collaboration with formulation and testing lab in carrying out the necessary tests to ensure proper container-product interaction-compatibility test
✓ Collaboration with Packaging engineering in carrying out the necessary tests to ensure proper interaction container-product-packaging line.
✓ Manage with Finance and Innovation Ops cost estimations during all phase of the project in order to assure COG still on target and achieve GM objectives.
✓ Support if it is necessary Factory first run production
✓ Supply innovation to marketing: performance, shapes and sustainability (Keeping up-to- sustainability trend/available technologies, Keeping up-to date with technological innovations
✓ Be the Owner (generation and continuously manage) all documentations related to packaging and pack use:
- Definition and creation of Bill of Material - Definition and creation of pack technical specifications
- Provide technical specifications to suppliers.
- Define, in collaboration with MKT, the packaging Quality standards (components and FG) for QC use.
-Responsible for creating, maintaining and updating the required documentation related to sustainability data.
- Collaboration on generation of filling and assembling documentation.
- Collaboration on creation and maintenance of logistic data.
✓ Support quality to solve issues, knowledge on criteria of acceptance.
Manage and implement Design to Value projects(DTV)
✓ Supply innovations to improve performance, quality and/or cost effectiveness (Stays abreast of industry trends and new technologies, coordinate with Procurement modifications on components technical specifications, Background on materials process to work close to suppliers, wide collaboration with suppliers.
✓ Promote, push implement and lead improvements in packaging components and associated processes (DTV).
✓ Collaborate with Procurement to look for new supplier and to define the preferred list of suppliers adapted to the new requirements.
✓ Support to the study and implementations of packaging source changes drive by both economical and/or supply issues.
✓ Support to the study and implementations of FG source changes (insourcing/outsourcing) drive by both economical and/or supply issues.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging engineering, Industrial engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Basic knowledge of packaging materials and technologies.
Experience
• Desirable 1-2 years of experience as a Packaging development with demonstrated track record of delivering results in a complex environment, but not necessary.
COMPETENCIES
•Strong ownership and desire to learn and develop, proven negotiation skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written,
•Ability to work collaboratively across functional departments
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•Attention to detail
•Analytical testing
•Ability to work under compressed timelines to achieve project goal; ability to stay organized and multitasked.
•Quick learner and autodidact when required.
•Computer proficient (Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint)
•Fluent Spanish and English.