Packaging Manager

Role Purpose

The Packaging Manager role at SunRice focuses onleading packaging innovation, technical governance, and sustainability across products, combining strategic leadership with technical expertise to ensure packaging solutions meet quality, cost, and operational standards.

KeyAccountabilities and Responsibilities

1. Leadpackaging innovation and NPD: Responsible for defining packaging design for theNPD projects and managing packaging development from concept to launch, drivinginnovation in materials and formats aligned with brand and operational needs,and ensuring projects meet timelines, budgets, and specifications.

2. Oversee packaging commissioning and supportpacking capital project: Inputs to the packaging scope in the capitalprojects, and provides technical leadership in the packaging commissioning,equipment trials, and scale-up, ensuring readiness and quality targets are met.

3. Drive sustainability glidepath and lead MPRreporting: Leads the development of the sustainablepackages against sustainability guidelines, manages MPR reporting and actionsteps development.

4. Conduct packaging value engineering programs andsupports the package quality troubleshooting: Leads thealigned packaging value engineering program and support the investigation and resolutionof packaging-related quality issues in partnership with Quality and Operations.

5. Build capability and manage suppliers: Developspackaging technical skills across teams, builds the Centre of Excellence inpackaging, acts as a subject matter expert, and manages supplier relationshipsto foster innovation and mitigate supply risks.

Competencies

Behavioural Competencies (4-5 personal skills that are critical for success)

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills

· Consumer-focused mindset

· Decisive – taking calculated risks and making decisions

· High attention to detail and intellectual curiosity

· Able to manage multiple priorities and competing stakeholders

· Resilient in dealing with ambiguities and changes

Technical Capabilities (4-5 technical skills including systems / technology that are critical for success)

· Expertise in packaging design and polymer/material science

· Understanding of the NPD process in FMCG or Food business is preferred.

· Understanding of the holistic package design & development process.

· Proven project management skills

· Mastery in APCO Sustainable Package Design Guidelines and PREP assessment

· Experience in SAP and specification systems

· Expertise in CAPE/TOPS

Qualificationsand Experience

Qualifications (essential and desirable)

· Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Engineering, Material Science or related fields

Required Knowledge and Experience (essential and desirable):

· 6+ years of packaging experience in an FMCG or Food Manufacturing Business.

· Mastery in package materials/technology, food packaging, sustainability, product quality attributes, process capability, etc.

· Technical mastery in Statistics and Polymer Science is preferred

· Proven leadership of complex, cross‑functional packaging projects.

· Experience in the development of working processes, SOP, etc.