Packaging Sustainability Expert
You'll join our global R&D Packaging Team in Wageningen, where innovation meets purpose.
Being successful in this role means faster and better project execution by the teams, strengthening our packaging portfolio towards a sustainable future. Next to driving and building the data based knowledge on packaging sustainability, you will also execute packaging sustainability related projects.
In short, you will:
- Analyze packaging data to identify sustainability improvement opportunities and reporting it to the organization.
- Support to further optimize our data reporting system.
- Translate upcoming packaging legislation, provided by regulatory affairs, into clear implications for our packaging portfolio.
- Explore, build and deliver essential future packaging material expertise.
- Collaborate closely with external partners to ensure close connection from FrieslandCampina to developments in the market, enabling to define the best route towards the future.
Deliver packaging sustainability related projects by participating as an expert.
Elvárásaink
- Academic degree in a relevant technological education/background (industrial engineering or design, material science).
- Strong analytical skills and experience working with packaging data, data management systems and related tools.
- Experience in packaging development and/or good knowledge of packaging technologies and materials.
- A minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience in the area of packaging development.
- Continuous improvement and learning mindset - as the sustainability landscape in packaging evolves continuously.
- Good communication skills – able to explain complex sustainability topics clearly
- A collaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional teams.
Amit kínálunk
With access to innovation projects, expert mentorship, and continuous learning opportunities, you’ll grow your skills while making a difference.
- A chance to create real environmental impact through your work.
- A collaborative, forward-thinking team that values your ideas.
- Hybrid and flexible working to support your lifestyle.
- Competitive salary and benefits tailored to your experience.
- A culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Pozíció bemutatás
As a Packaging Sustainability Developer, together with our sustainability expert, you will drive our packaging sustainability strategy forward.
To do this, the starting point is to analyze our packaging portfolio data, assess environmental impacts (for instance on recycled content or designed for recycling) and translate these findings into actionable projects.
Next to that, you will deep dive into the world of packaging recycling and its future materials, to be able to drive our strategy forward. For instance by exploring the packaging waste material streams and its technologies or finding out the details behind new potential materials.
We work on fact-based transformation with science, data and knowledge, which is translated into innovative actions and new business models.
Are you passionate about packaging? Do you combine technical packaging expertise with a drive to make a real environmental impact? Are you strong in packaging data analyses? Join our team as a Packaging Sustainability Developer and help shape the future of our packaging portfolio.
Our R&D Packaging Development team works together in an open and positive atmosphere, and we strive to maintain a good life/work balance. The Packaging department is an international community with 40+ colleagues from 12 different countries and we are based in Wageningen (the Netherlands), Singapore and multiple countries in Europe and Asia. Indeed, we see a mix of personalities and cultures as the perfect breeding ground for innovations. Our team members hold at least a Bachelor’s degree, gained experience with working in different cultures and are above average interested in technology. They cooperate to achieve our ambitious targets.