Overview
Leads research, development, and operational packaging initiatives globally, providing technical support and driving packaging improvements and sustainability for humanitarian supply chains.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, update and maintain packaging specifications.
- Provide packaging development and troubleshooting support to the field and food manufacturers.
- Act as packaging technical support to the field for incident solving and loss-reduction.
- Lead Research & Development (R&D) and operational packaging-related workstreams.
- Promote packaging improvements within WFP’s portfolio.
- Lead packaging development as part of new projects.
- Develop performance parameters for packaging integrity.
- Visit and support manufacturers and downstream operations.
- Lead packaging-related technical partnerships.
- Co-lead technical partnership portfolio for SCOQ’s existing partners.
- Act as a member of the inter-agency working group.
- Serve as WFP packaging expert in internal and external forums.
- Co-lead supply chain improvements projects linked to packaging.
- Lead packaging related knowledge management initiatives.
- Lead sustainability initiatives related to packaging.
Required Experience
At least 8 years of progressively responsible work experience in flexible packaging and/or multiple materials. Proven project management experience is critical. Experience in Packaging R&D and operations within the food industry and humanitarian food packaging is required.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in Packaging technology, Packaging Engineering or other related field, or First University degree with an additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
