Job Title: Packaging Manager-Elida Beauty Job Type: Permanent Location: Liverpool UK Elida Beauty is a Global Personal Care Business. We proudly support and nurture our portfolio of iconic brands globally. Our ambition is to remix classic beauty brands for a new generation, making them even bigger beauty hits than they were the first time around, to drive accelerated growth and value creation. Driven by creativity and agility, we unleash the true potential of beloved brands, ‘Re-Founding’ them using a start-up mentality that always ‘finds a way’. Elida Beauty is a part of the Yellow Wood Partners portfolio of companies, a private equity company that invests exclusively in the consumer industry. Your Role & Responsibilities Reporting to the Packaging Director, you will be key to developing and driving the growth direction of the brands, whilst ensuring continued product improvement from all angles – whether improved consumer experience, reduced costs, faster execution or any other factors that you determine to be critical for success whilst always considering how to be better for the planet, You will be working incredibly closely with the small, tight knit, entrepreneurial Elida Beauty cross-functional team (in different time zones, in particular North America)and as such your opportunity to drive business thinking and direction will be both large and critical to success. You will be developing skills and knowledge that will go far beyond that of any typical packaging expert. Role Accountabilities Delivery of the Elida Beauty packaging programme to drive growth within all Elida Beauty brands, whilst driving improvements across key metrics such as cost, sustainability, design inclusivity and brand recognisability · Help develop packaging strategy to win in all channels, taking into account different consumer expectations and SC requirements Partner with x-Functional teams (in different time zones, in particular North America) to deliver insightful innovation and define enabling brand road-maps delivering winning first and second moments of truth. Ensure all developments meet safety, regulatory and quality needs and expectations Ensure relevant and meaningful communication of packaging benefits to internal and external partners through development of appropriate stories and claims. Lead presentation and sharing internally and externally to support business growth. Help define programme & all enabling capability to allow delivery of sustainable packaging through use of Post Consumer Recycled Resin, Recyclability of all packaging components (primary, secondary and tertiary), use of bio resins and executions beyond plastic. Work with key suppliers and partner functions ensure all packaging decisions meet safety and regulatory requirements, as well as LCA scrutiny Responsible for all relevant packaging lab safety and legal compliance Your Attributes Demonstrated delivery within packaging development either from within a packaging role or from significant contributions to packaging integral innovation project(s) from a supporting function. Formal packaging qualification or alternative transferable technical qualification (scientific degree or qualification) is preferred Track record of delivering of new packaging solutions in market, through working with x-functional teams and external partners (both for production and SC delivery) Knowledgeable in current landscape of plastics sustainability including regulatory environment Demonstrable knowledge of product development requirements beyond packaging – with specific knowledge of claims and consumer testing approaches advantageous Stakeholder management and experience of partnering to develop total business case solutions and resolving issues outside of packaging to enable project delivery Engaging orator, with ability to discuss and share ideas to people with differing levels of technical background both internally and externally Significant people leadership experience, with demonstrated examples of people development and coaching over multiple years. What You’ll Need to Succeed We are looking for someone to lead the Elida Beauty brands into an exciting new space – challenging the status quo and acting as a true Business Partner to bring improved products to the market, improving the lives of consumers, customers and the broader world. You are a change maker: You are constantly looking to improve the world and consumer experiences through package development and to create new ways to deliver more value to Elida Beauty’s business growth. You love to win, and have fun doing it: An infectious passion for success is a must. By combining technical knowledge with a passion for creative problem-solving, you never hesitate to act when faced project obstacles. You are detail-orientated, but not risk adverse, with an ability to manage multiple fast-track projects in a collaborative team environment. You are a story teller: You communicate technical packaging successes by translating into a business impact message. You adapt to an audience and influence direction across project functions and categories. You are a leader: You are able to inspire and build a vision with those around you, developing total product solutions with packaging thinking as an integral element, and delivering unprecedented growth to our brands. You grow those around you to new heights that even they did not think possible. Join us… To breathe new life into iconic brands. Embark on a transformational journey. Act with a Re-founder mindset. Our Mission We are committed to revolutionizing our manufacturing, packaging, and distribution processes to benefit our people and our planet. Our re-mixes democratize beauty by ensuring our products cater to all skin types and hair textures. We are for the many, not the few. Because we want everyone on the beauty dance floor. Diversity at Elida Beauty Diversity at Elida Beauty is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. Excited about the Role? Please apply online. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch to provide you with an update on the status of your application. If you are currently an Elida Beauty Employee, by applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and you are eligible to apply for new internal opportunities. If you are currently an Elida Beauty Employee, by applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and you are eligible to apply for new internal opportunities. This is a Work Level 2A.