Bayer

Packaging Operations Principal Engineer

Bayer$96K — $144K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Packaging Engineering or equivalent
  • Proven experience in packaging development and business maintenance
  • Experience in consumer healthcare or FMCG is advantageous
  • Strong communication and project planning skills
  • Ability to manage ambiguity and drive results

Responsibilities

  • Lead business protection and maintenance initiatives for packaging
  • Develop and deliver secondary and tertiary packaging solutions
  • Ensure timely project management and successful delivery
  • Implement cost-saving improvements for brand protection
  • Foster partnerships with procurement for innovative supplier selection
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for effective project execution
  • Enhance manufacturing efficiencies and reduce supply chain damage

Benefits

  • Healthcare and dental benefits
  • Vision coverage
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Sick leave
Full Job Description
Packaging Operations Principal Engineer

Your Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Assume remit for business protection & maintenance activities; accountabilities including:
    • Development of secondary and tertiary packaging
    • On time, in full delivery of project success factors
    • Creation of meaningful improvements and cost savings projects to protect brands and defend vs competition
    • Effective technical transfer of information to the factory / CMO
    • Packaging leadership of US strategic business protection & maintenance projects
  • Create packaging solutions by using in depth technical knowledge, experience, and education; considering the shopper, customer, channel, brand, financial, technical, and compliance success factors.
  • Partner with the US Product Supply and Development Center to contribute to category business protection & maintenance plans, with specific packaging strategy insights and recommendations.
  • Collaborate with the broader P&D group as well as all cross-functional partners to ensure smooth transfer of information, holistic understanding of project needs, and adherence to requirements.
  • Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.
  • Develop key internal partnerships (in collaboration with consumer insights, manufacturing and sales) to reduce damage in the supply chain and improve manufacturing efficiencies.
  • Develop key external partnerships (in collaboration with Procurement) to ensure best fit to project needs, strategic cost savings strategy/pipeline, innovative supplier selection, and cost budget targets.


WHO YOU ARE:

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:
  • Education: Packaging Engineering Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent degree);
  • Experience: A proven track record in managing packaging development, including the creation, development & delivery of new packaging and business protection & maintenance of launched packaging, ensuring efficient production and best in class quality in the supply chain. Consumer healthcare or FMCG experience is an advantage.
  • Fit to Win Competencies: Dealing with ambiguity, Business Acumen, Conflict management, Organizational agility & perspective, Problem solving, Drive for results,
  • Fit to Win Skills: Communication skills, Project planning, Packaging manufacturing/PS principles, Finance, Analytics


Preferred Qualifications:

  • 8y experience, master's degree (or equivalent degree) with min. 3y experience


This posting will be available for application until at least September 28, 2026.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,200-144,400. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

YOUR APPLICATION
Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.
To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

Location:United States : New Jersey : Whippany Division:Consumer Health Reference Code:885500 Contact Us Email:[email protected]

About Bayer

Bayer is a multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company that develops and produces a wide range of products, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and agricultural chemicals. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. Bayer operates in three main business segments: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, and Crop Science. The company is known for products such as Aspirin, Aleve, and Claritin, among others.
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