Packaging Innovation Manager for South Asia Pacific-Middle East-North America Region in Hair Care and Skin Care division.

• To develop various packaging concepts as integral part of Product development team and ensure all the finished products are compatible with packaging materials.• To assist all internal teams and perform research on all products and evaluate packaging requirements in development phase of all products.• To support engineering, production and operations in updating facility by providing required technical information to ensure process design for new packaging and manage special equipment’s and tools if needed.• To monitor all engineering activities related to component development.• To document all test designs for packages and prepare new packaging and ensure maintenance of all bill of materials according to required specifications and FPSS (Finished Product specification sheet).• To analyze and provide support to marketing to achieve organizational objectives and assist to launch new products and reduce cost of production.• To coordinate with both national and international vendors and reduce material costs and plan all related activities for packaging development.• To develop and maintain activity schedule for project and ensure appropriate labels on all products.• To ensure all packaging development to put up with efficiency plans for uninterrupted supplies.• To prepare designs using the latest technology to ensure the best transition between the design and manufacturing processes. Also, make sure that designs are as efficient and functional as possible.• To ensure compliance to various regulations.• To bring in sustainability concept in all upcoming packaging.• Support Quality Control, Quality Assurance and R&D team for technical details with respect to testing of packaging materials and testing methods

Packaging technical services• Spearheaded exhibit (R&D) batch monitoring, execution and stability Date-in, monitoring/performing commercial batch packaging validation and launch products & Site Transfer Products.• Recognizing, performing and implementation of COGs projects. • Preparation and approval of Packaging Development Reports, Packaging Development SOPs, Artworks, and all Master documents like packaging validation protocols, reports etc.• Supervising machine trials, change part trials, artwork coordination, print proof & shade cards approvals.• Handled Change controls, investigations, regulatory and market complaints in Quality Management system.• Audits faced: US-FDA, MHRA, Health Canada, PMDA, IMB, MCC, TGA, UGANDA, WHO Geneva and KENYA.

• Steered packaging material planning through Material Resource and Planning (MRP) & change parts development and trials through Packaging process study protocol/ Reports.• Preparation and approval of packaging orders and packaging instructions, BOM and SAP recipes.• Preparation and approval of packaging material specifications, Standard test procedures and packaging SOPs.• Execution of exhibit and registration batches at production shopfloor followed by transfer ticket preparation and approval. • Synchronization of Packaging Configuration w.r.t. shipper & optimized the numbers of shipper’s inventory.• To coordinate and organize vendor qualification document, COA/Technical datasheet.• Preparation of labels for Exhibit batches/Pilot batches (Through Bartender Software) and Co-ordination of artwork clearance, approval, and issuance for commercial batches (Through Artwork Management System).• Supervised secondary & tertiary level labelling as per DGFT guidelines, exhibit batch/new product launch coordination along with troubleshooting/problem solving• Implemented Hot-Melt glued carton for Brazil Market.• Implemented Shrink bundling machine for CVC bottle packaging line.