Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

•    Project Management and its execution for New Product Packaging Development, Damage Claim reduction, Packaging Cost optimization
•    Supplier Evaluation and Selection for Packaging material
•    Source packaging, samples development, validation of samples and manage the approval process with all parties (internal as well as supplier)
•    Prepare and conclude Packaging signoffs with Suppliers and Manufacturing plants
•    Cost Estimation for Approved packaging signoffs and Provide Should Be Cost inputs to Sourcing
•    Prepare MIS for Management review on New Products Packaging Development and Should Be Costing
•    Play CFT member role for New Product and ensure Packaging Development milestone achievement.
•    Creating BOM of packaging material used against each part
•    Interact with customers to improve customer experience by Innovative packaging solutions.
•    Generate Ideas and Improve Process for Lower Packaging Cost & more robust package system.
•    Work Digitization of Process to improve efficiency and effectivity.
•    Troubleshoot technical packaging problems as they arise in internal processes and at Customer end
•    Packaging Material Inventory Controls and Inventory Management.
•    SOP writing and Deployment for Packing of Parts at Suppliers, WHs, Mfg. Plants.
•    Knowledge on QMS standards viz. ISO9001:2015, OHSAS, EMS
 

Education Qualification

Post Graduate in Packaging Technology, 
BE Mechanical/ Automobile with Packaging Development, Procurement exposure.
 

General Experience

5-7 yrs experience

Systems/ SAP knowledge: 
SAP MM Module, SAP WM, SAP EWM
Skill Set:
Functional Competency - 
Understanding of Corrugated Box Mfg. Process, Packaging Materials knowledge, Packaging Development process, QMS, 7 QC tools, Six Sigma methodology
Leadership Competency- 
Good Team player, Influencing skill and Communications with CFT members.
As per Mahindra Leadership competency framework..
Communication Skills –
Good communicator, Coaching ability for spreading Packaging Dos & Donts
Additional Knowledge:
•    Understanding of TQM concepts and implementation of DWM and Standardisation        

Critical Experience