Job Description

KDP is looking for a Sr Manager R&D, Packaging Engineering to lead our CSD, Energy, and Channels spaces. Additionally, you would be the departments initial point of contact for Canada Business Unit and overall Sustainability Strategy and technical lead with cross functional partners.

You will be responsible for overseeing the identification, feasibility, development and execution of packaging solutions that deliver on all aspects of the business (including innovation, optimization, sustainability and consumer facing productivity programs); while meeting the needs of our consumers, customers, and the environment.

You will collaborate closely with marketing and commercial teams, ensuring that we are designing packaging based on consumer insights and need state as well as customer or channel requirements, creating the best value proposition for the organization. You will also partner with procurement, supply chain and other cross-functional teams, external partners, and suppliers to ensure alignment and integration of packaging strategies and projects.

The R&D Packaging Engineering team is responsible for specification and qualification of all bottle, can and BIB formats; including all associated secondary and tertiary packaging utilized withing the cold beverage portfolio.

As a Packaging R&D leader you will balance your time between packaging strategic direction, people development and project execution. This dynamic role will offer exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to develop our team’s technical depth and foster a high performing team within packaging R&D.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the packaging vision for CSD, Energy and Channels within the cold beverage portfolio, inclusive of strategy, and roadmap for our beverage pkg categories, integrating cross functional strategies in alignment with the company’s overall goals and objectives.
• Manage a team of packaging professionals.
• Develop & execute aligned resourcing plans in support of business needs.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key packaging suppliers and partners, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with quality standards and regulations.
• Coach packaging engineers of all levels to achieve new levels of technical rigor and deliver projects on time
• Develop packaging development processes and refine specifications for packaging as needed.
• Validate, and lead execution of new materials for manufacturing scale-up where applicable
• Determine quality requirement standards and support adherence to specifications.
• Partner with brand and commercial teams to ensure packaging development is based on consumer insights and need state.

Benefits:

Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at Keurig Dr Pepper.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Science, or related field.
• 12-15+ years of experience in packaging development and execution, preferably in the beverage industry.
• Experience managing packaging technical teams
• Proven track record of leading and delivering innovative and sustainable packaging solutions that meet consumer, customer, and business needs.
• Expertise in development and testing of rigid plastic containers and plastic packaging materials required
• Strong knowledge of all packaging technologies, materials, formats, and testing methods, as well as packaging-related regulations and standards.
• Excellent leadership, management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and influence others.
• Exceptional collaboration, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse and cross-functional teams, both internally and externally.
• High level of creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and analytically.
• Passionate about packaging efficiency, packaging innovation and sustainability, and committed to continuous learning and improvement.
• Experience in Design to Value (DTV) a plus
• Experience with producing technical documents (specifications, detailed drawings, structural drawings) required.
• Ability to travel up to 30%
• Location: Frisco, Tx

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice , providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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