Job description
Job Overview:
The Head of Packaging R&D is an exciting opportunity to lead the strategic direction, development, and execution of KDP’s extensive packaging portfolio across all beverage categories. The role will lead the packaging function by driving innovation, sustainability, technology development, and productivity within the business. In addition, this position will bring thought leadership in packaging and consumer-led innovation strategies. This role will work closely with R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Corporate Sustainability leaders. This leader should have interpersonal skills to build strong cross functional partnerships and relationships to foster a team environment aligned to the overall KDP values and culture.
Key Responsibilities
What We Are Looking For
Requirements:
Benefits built for you: 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 work.
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
At KDP, our inspiration is to bring meaningful impact and that starts with our company vision; Drink Well, Do Good!
The Head of Packaging R&D is an exciting opportunity to lead the strategic direction, development, and execution of KDP’s extensive packaging portfolio across all beverage categories. The role will lead the packaging function by driving innovation, sustainability, technology development, and productivity within the business. In addition, this position will bring thought leadership in packaging and consumer-led innovation strategies. This role will work closely with R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Corporate Sustainability leaders. This leader should have interpersonal skills to build strong cross functional partnerships and relationships to foster a team environment aligned to the overall KDP values and culture.
Key Responsibilities
Develops and executes the overall Packaging Strategy for KDP to support Innovation, Sustainability, and the Science & Technology spaces.- Provides technical direction and influences strategies with cross-functional leaders in R&D, Marketing, Sustainability, Sales, and Supply Chain.
- Through Design thinking principles, translates brand strategies and consumer insights into innovative and sustainable packaging across all beverage categories (Carbonated Soft Drinks, Coffee, Juice, Water, Tea, Sauce, Energy, Mixers).
- Leads the development of packaging technology roadmaps across key packaging formats (Bottle, Pod, Carton, Can, Glass, Cup, Pouch).
- Partners closely with Procurement and Supply Chain on the packaging productivity program to improve KDP’s product margins.
- Through internal and external partnerships, leads the scoping and development of novel packaging technologies relevant to KDP’s portfolio.
- Collaborates with Corporate Sustainability, Regulatory, and Legal to identify packaging risks and opportunities, assess impacts, and develop strategies to address them that will advance company growth, performance, and corporate responsibility commitments.
- Inspires, motivates, and develops talent maintaining a forward thinking, agile, and people focused work environment
What We Are Looking For
A visionary, positive, and energetic leader who can create and sustain a high-performance team culture- Develop and communicate strategy, goals, and business plans to drive growth while appropriately allocating resources to balance short-term and long-term objectives
- Challenge the status quo and drive prudent risk taking that results in cultivating and executing new ideas and innovation to accelerate business performance
- Facilitates a collaborative environment by partnering cross-functionally to ensure business maximizes marketplace opportunities to deliver exceptional business results
Requirements:
- 15+ years of R&D, Packaging, and Innovation experience with at least 10 years in direct Talent and Organization development roles
- Multi-disciplinary experience in R&D, Innovation, Quality, or Supply Chain is a plus
- Experience in the food & beverage, consumer products, and related business segments
- Functional knowledge and know how in packaging materials and sustainable platforms
- Experience with hot fill, aseptic, cold fill, and retort packaging is a plus.
- Strategic thinker with creative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated success in people and organizational development
- Strong communication skills to partner with senior leadership, stakeholders, and external customers
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading coffee and beverage company in North America with dual headquarters in Burlington, MA and Plano, TX, with annual revenue in excess of $11 billion. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. The Company maintains an unrivaled distribution system that enables its portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands to be available nearly everywhere people shop and consume beverages. With a wide range of hot and cold beverages that meet virtually any consumer need, KDP key brands include Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott’s® and The Original Donut Shop®. The Company employs more than 25,000 employees and operates more than 120 offices, manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution centers across North America.
Benefits built for you: 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 work.
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
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