Packaging Engineer – Gifting – Package Innovation

Job description

You’ve picked a great time to join Avon. We’re the company that puts purpose, people and relationships at the heart of everything we do. The company that’s 135 years young and only just getting started. As part of the Regent LP family, we’re committed to being the best beauty company for the world by generating a positive environmental, economic and social impact for our communities across the globe. Role Type Permanent What you'll be doing: In this role, you’ll take ownership of bringing innovative gifting and packaging ideas to life, managing the full journey from concept through to launch. You’ll combine technical expertise with strong project coordination to ensure packaging solutions are not only creative and consumer-focused but also practical, compliant, and ready for production. Working across global teams, you’ll play an important role in ensuring timelines are met, risks are managed, and all processes are aligned to deliver high-quality packaging that enhances the Avon brand and customer experience. Key responsibilities: Leading end-to-end development of packaging for giftable products and gift sets, from initial concept to commercial launch. Managing project governance, timelines, and risk to ensure smooth delivery across all stages of packaging development and NPI. Coordinating component and artwork development, including approvals, supplier alignment, and colour standards. Creating and maintaining accurate specifications, data, and Bills of Materials to support production and supply chain systems. Supporting pilot runs, line trials, and validation to ensure packaging is production-ready and meets technical requirements. Collaborating with cross-functional teams including R&D, Marketing, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing. Identifying opportunities to improve packaging innovation by staying up to date with new technologies and industry trends. What we’re looking for: Experience in packaging development within cosmetics, pharma, or consumer goods. A degree in Packaging Engineering or a related technical discipline. Strong technical knowledge of packaging materials, suppliers, and development processes. Excellent organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Strong communication skills and confidence presenting ideas to stakeholders. A creative and commercially aware mindset with a focus on delivering consumer-driven solutions. Ability to work across global teams with cultural awareness and collaboration. A problem-solver who can balance cost, quality, and speed to deliver results. What we offer: We offer a comprehensive benefits package along with wellness resources and work-life balance support in line with your country practices and Avon purpose aiming to help you live a healthier life, protect you and your dear ones, and ensure you’re at your best. At Avon, we believe beauty is for everyone and that it’s beautiful to be you. We celebrate our differences, champion self-expression and are committed to inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and individuality to build a culture that represents our communities and enables everyone to bring their best self to work. We also support reasonable adjustments both within our recruitment process and job design when required to empower you to work in a way that works for you. Ready to be a part of it? Join us. #Avon We inform that in accordance with the requirements of the on Whistleblower Protection Act of June 14, 2024 (government gazette of 2024, item 928), each Avon company in Poland has implemented a Procedure for Reporting Irregularities and Subsequent Actions. The full text of the procedure for each company, containing information about reporting methods, is available here.