Packaging Engineer

Position Summary

This position is primarily responsible for SEA packaging development work. He/She will work closely with Marketing, Sales, Procurement, Product Development, Planning, and Manufacturing teams to define and drive packaging development with the most cost-effective solutions, from concept generation to implementation, in accordance with the respective project objectives.

The packaging scope includes creating and defining technical specifications for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging for articles produced, including polybags (printed and unprinted), carton boxes, and palletizing guidelines for all selling and promotional SKUs in SEA.

The key job function is to apply an understanding of product, market, consumer, and competitor to develop key long term and short-term packaging strategies. Continually assesses how our packaging fit with the changing needs of the market by adjusting design, dimension, and production processes etc. as well as cost saving.

Working Location: Vinda SEA HQ (Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang, next to Setia Alam)

You will play an essential role to:

1. Work with cross functional team in the development of new packaging design for launches/ re-launches and all promotional SKUs in support of brand strategy and business needs.

2. Develop Packaging Innovation and implement packaging Development activities with Suppliers, Procurement, Quality, Product Development, Planning, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the development of new packaging design with the following consideration:

• Brand requirement
• Consumer requirement
• Manufacturing requirement
• Warehousing requirement
• Logistic requirement

3. Assist Packaging Engineering Manager in preparing packaging costing:

• Liaise with Procurement department on which supplier to work with; confirm the price etc.
• Keeps record and monitor if it is still within budget once approved

4. Manage packaging specification by ensuring that:

• All packaging specifications are revised and updated when needed
• Manufacturing limitation is considered in the packaging designs process
• Packaging dimension matches the following objectives:
• Stack ability and stability
• Cost optimization

5. Assist in system information update:

• Cost of materials; packaging specs including stretch film, OPP tape etc.
• Product m³

6. Support Supply Chain in qualifying new packaging suppliers:

• Validate suppliers production capability and quality consistency
• Initiate and drive trial of new specifications

7. Patent & Product Safety Approval & Technical Support:

• Ensure that packaging materials fulfill the Vinda Product Safety requirements

8. Ensuring all packaging specification and materials meet Vinda standards:

• Responsible for continuous improvement in the areas of material and specification based on internal and external feedback
• Lead packaging cost optimization activities
• Ensure packaging performances are not compromised in the process of cost optimization and reduction activities
• Ensure proper communication to key stakeholders
• Drive packaging innovation
• Regular review to identify packaging gaps / improvement opportunities
• Regular review to ensure packaging technical design competitiveness and relevance to the consumer.

9. Ad hoc tasks that are assigned from time to time by Packaging Engineering Manager.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• Fresh graduate or preferred to have at least 2-3 years working experience in packaging, technical, product development or in relevant capacity
• Experience in the FMCG industry is a plus, but not mandatory
• Experience in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Project, and Word)
• Strong planner and multitasking
• Able to prioritize and manage task to completion within timeline stipulated
• Efficient in managing multiple tasks and balance time and resources
• Strong Interpersonal skill - Able to work with other functions and individuals to complete tasks
• Good Communication skill in English - Able to communicate effectively, both in verbal and in writing
• Customer and Consumer driven
• Self-motivated, objective driven with ability to work autonomously