Key Accountabilities:
- Designing cost effective package components and developing packaging systems for new and existing products ensuring the packaging is compatible with manufacturing processes.
- To coordinate R & D Laboratory and line trials for all new product development initiatives.
- Artworks development, analysis, and signoff
- Responsible for online trials and sign off with marketing.
- To do analysis of all new products under development and ensure compliance with product brief.
- Develop specifications and sign off with suppliers for all packaging materials.
- To conduct stability tests and evaluations for all the products under development and providing monthly report.
- To ensure that the production team have standard approved samples for new products.
- Development of new primary, secondary and tertiary packaging materials
- Lead in packaging margin improvement initiatives.
- To do competitors benchmarking for home and personal care products
- To enhance good lab & manufacturing practices.
- Implementation of safe work environment.
- Championing 5S activities in the Lab.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry, Engineering or related Science field
Technical/Professional Experience:
- Minimum 4- 5 years in FMCG Company handling Packaging development
Significant Relationships:
Internal Stakeholders
- Raw , packaging material, and Finished goods stores, TMH Factory, Soap factory, Logistic & Purchasing, Sales and Marketing Departments
External Stakeholders
- Local Suppliers, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Pharmacy & Poisons Board, Government Chemists & Local Universities
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