Senior Vice President, North America Packaging Development Head

About the Role:

We have a current opening for a Senior Vice President, North America Packaging Development Head and are actively reviewing applications.

This is a hybrid based position in our NA Corporate Headquarters in Parsippany, NJ   

The North America (NAM) Packaging Development Head is responsible for leading a geographically dispersed and diverse organization delivering end-to-end packaging development, innovation, and execution across all brands and segments in the NAM region.

This role drives a regionally integrated packaging strategy aligned to global priorities, ensuring delivery of a consumer-centric, compliant, sustainable, and future-ready packaging pipeline that supports innovation, portfolio growth, cost optimization and business continuity across multiple categories and channels.

Working in close partnership with Regional Business Units, Global Packaging, Marketing, Design, R&D, Supply Chain, and Operations, this leader will orchestrate portfolio prioritization, capability development, and execution excellence, while embedding agile, digital-first and scalable operating models. The The North America (NAM) Packaging Head is part of the Global Packaging Departament and reports in a metrix to the Global Head of Packaging and to the NAM Head of Marketing.

Main Responsibilities:

 1. Regional Strategy & Portfolio Leadership

• Define and execute a holistic NAM Packaging strategy aligned with global packaging and business segment strategies across all brands and categories
• Build and manage a balanced, risk-based packaging pipeline, driving Innovation, Lifecycle management, Business continuity and Regulatory and compliance readiness
• Ensure fit-for-purpose, channel-ready (including e-commerce), and consumer-relevant packaging solutions across diverse markets.

2. End-to-End Delivery & Execution Excellence

• Own E2E packaging delivery across innovation, renovation, costs optimization  and supply continuity initiatives.
• Drive Right-First-Time execution, simplification, and speed-to-market through optimized governance and decision-making.
• Partner with regional operations to ensure robust scale-up, technical transfer, and crisis management readiness.

3. Cross-Segment & Global Integration

• Lead as part of the ONE Global Packaging deprtrament, ensuring strong alignment with:
• GPD central team
• Packaging Operations, Supplier Excellence, Sustainability, and Innovation teams
• Enable cross-segment leverage of platforms, technologies, and capabilities.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and standardization of best practices across regions and categories.

4. Sustainability & Compliance Leadership

• Ensure delivery of regional and global sustainability targets, including Recyclability, Material reduction & Carbon footprint improvements
• Embed regulatory compliance by design, addressing evolving EMEA requirements.
• Champion sustainable innovation aligned with corporate ESG commitments.

5.  Financial & Business Stewardship

• Accountable for delivering against financial targets, including Cost optimization, Value engineering & Investment prioritization
• Translate technical decisions into clear business impact, risks, and opportunities.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred in Packaging Technology, Engineering, or related technical field
• 15+ years of packaging R&D and innovation experience, across multiple categories (e.g. FMCG , consumer health, beauty)
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-segment, multi-market portfolios
• 5 plus years of senior people leadership across geographically dispersed teams
• Strong expertise in global portfolio and project management
• Proven ability to define and lead complex, cross-functional, multi-regional organizations
• Deep technical knowledge of Packaging materials and technologies, Sustainable design, Manufacturing and scale-up
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate and express concepts clearly and persuasively both verbally and in writing, particularly when simplifying complex technical issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build effective personal networks internally and externally.
• Highly collaborative with a strong sense of ownership, willing to be held accountable and be rewarded for delivering results.
• In-depth knowledge of business, organizational goals, Packaging function, and cross