Assistant Manager - Packaging, SAPMENA

The world leader in cosmetics, L’Oréal is present in 150 countries on five continents. Our 37 international brands have allowed us to devote ourselves solely to one business: beauty, with a mission to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to all women and men globally. Our ambition is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by inventing the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their needs and desires through continued digital innovation. L’Oréal supports diversity and sustainable, ethical sourcing for all our products, and we have reduced our emissions by approx. 78% since 2005.

The DNA of L’Oréal is Innovation and we are driven by a real passion for the future. Our Research and Innovation Centres in India are the sixth innovation hub for L’Oréal worldwide to fuel local market innovations. The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.

With several billion units produced, the Operations Department is at the heart of the group's performance and is one of its major levers. Working in Operations at L'Oréal means working in a dynamic and diverse environment, with opportunities for functional mobility and an international career. A wide range of training courses, motivating responsibilities and highly varied assignments will enable you to learn and develop.

In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.

Would you like to be a part of the adventure?

We have a suitable opening in the Operations – Packaging department. for the role of Assistant Manager - Packaging for the SAPMENA (South Asia, Pacific, Middle East, North Africa) zone, based in Mumbai.

As an Assistant Manager - Packaging, you will be responsible to drive the technical development of packaging and finished products, be a creative force at Definition step with consumer centric mindset, then ensuring every step of Design, Approval (homologation), Specification and Industrialization, in accordance with quality, timing, cost, and L’Oréal For The Future objectives, through close collaborations with internal and external stakeholders

Job Responsibilities

• Contributes to the perceived value of our products, be a creative force by accompanying Marketing in the transformation of consumers insights into technical solutions.
• Collects and integrates all the technical, production, economic, safety, environment impact and standardization constraints needed for the design
• Ensures risk analysis during design and implements the associated action plans.
• Suggests and approves technical packaging designs under optimal production, cost, timing, quality, sustainability and consumer centricity conditions.
• Ensures freedom to operate for chosen designs and protects innovations
• Compiles technical documents for quotation (drawings, preliminary specifications, guidelines, etc.)
• Organizes, coordinates and approves the various validation in accordance with the design quality system and disseminates technical specifications
• Controls the various stages of the packaging schedule and warns of risks and potential deviations
• Involves in and supports Innovation projects in early stage via seamless collaboration with Innovation team
• Identifies, proposes and implements ways of improving existing products (functionality, cost, perceived value, Sustainability, quality, productivity, etc.)
• Watches new technologies, innovations in related industry domains and be able to benefit from them
• Evaluates/assess and develop new external stakeholders
• Manages projects independently additionally a team player collaborating with internal and cross functional teams
• Understanding on sustainability requirements and adherence to local and international regulations
  
  

Professional & Technical Competencies

• University Degree & Qualification in Packaging.
• 3-5 years of work experience in Packaging
• D2C packaging experience will be advantage
• Hands on experience with all moulding technologies used in FMCG – IM, EBM, ISBM, IBM
• Good understanding of Packaging component drawings and Mold drawings
• Exposure to laminated and Coextruded tubes
• Well versed with Secondary packaging – Shrink sleeves, PS Labels, Hot foil transfer, unit cartons others
• Tertiary packaging mastery, evaluation of transit trials etc
• Decoration techniques – Hot Stamping, metallization, silk screen, Pad printing, off set, Flexography, Gravure etc.
• Exceptional problem solving and risk management skills
• Ability to present information clearly and train others
• Good communication skills, to be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Good organizational skills to manage the documentation, materials and information
• Leadership skills and managing different teams and their expectations
  
  

L'oréal Competencies

• Innovator
• Strategist
• People Developer
• Integrator
• Entrepreneur
  
  

Key Relationships

• Direct Reportees - Nil
• Internal Stakeholders:
• Factories
• Zone Operations – Sourcing, Product Development, Quality
• External Stakeholders – Packaging material suppliers
  
  

Travel required: Need-based, to L’Oréal factories and Suppliers’ sites.

L’Oréal is committed to building a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. L’Oréal closely prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.