We are looking for a Senior Packaging Technologist to join our New Product Development and Innovation team. This role will drive packaging innovation for our new products from concept to launch, working closely with our Operations, NPD and Marketing teams.
Welcome to Trinny London!
Here at Trinny London, we’re changing the face of makeup and demystifying skincare, and we're only just getting started. Founded in 2017 by Trinny Woodall, Trinny London is challenging people all over the world to rethink their routines.
We have achieved tremendous growth since 2017 and we’re proud to be one of Europe’s fastest-growing beauty brands. We’re generating millions of sales by developing innovative products, acquiring hundreds of thousands of supporters and customers all over the world, and more importantly, building a talented and motivated team to support our fantastic growth.
The Role
Your key responsibilities are:
- Lead the development of new packaging innovation and manage the tooling of new packaging across all product categories
- Work in conjunction with our Design and Product Innovation teams in the creation of new packaging concepts
- Lead the development of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging to support new product launches, promotional items ensuring components can be manufactured on a repeat basis and meet lead time and cost targets
- Search new applicable technologies both within and outside our industry in order to continuously evaluate best practice and support product innovation
- Champion the corporate efforts to support social and environmental responsibility, specifically through driving sustainable design and materials.
- Responsible for building and reconciling packaging tooling budget from concept to approval to delivery
- Responsible for managing the development of packaging in line with project CPAs as well as identifying, mitigating & flagging any risks
- Responsible for setting pack standards and testing guidelines
- Support and contribute the CPA management to ensure finished goods and packaging project CPAs are aligned by working closely with the NPD team
- Work closely with our Operations team in the delivery of all packaging projects
- Build & maintain strong relationships with our external pack suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Build and manage a team of packaging technologists
Requirements
The essential skills and experience required to succeed in this role are:
- Degree in Packaging Science or Engineering
- Extensive experience in beauty package development, with proven development and project management experience in makeup and skincare categories
- Experience leading a packaging development department
- Ability to work strategically with cross functional partners to understand unmet consumer needs and efficiently translate those needs into successful, actionable results
- Strong analytical skills, proactive approach to anticipate issues and provide solutions
- Impeccable communication skills, both verbal and written with a high level of creativity and attention to detail
- Speed to market and able to work in a fast paced, start-up work environment
- Results oriented, excellent ability to utilise and manage the organisation's resources to achieve goals
We always love to hear from anybody interested in the Trinny London team! Although we are looking for the essential skills listed above for this role, we’re always keen to hear from ambitious individuals looking for their next challenge.
Benefits
We want to provide our customers with the tools and confidence to be their best, and we do this for our team too through our benefits:
- Flexible working with core working hours
- Hybrid working (but when you do come into our amazing office, it’s fully stocked with snacks and drinks)
- 25 days holiday (we're also partial to a handful of spontaneous and well-earned Wellbeing Days throughout the year)
- Welcome to Trinny London Starter Stack and swag
- Company discount for yourself, your friends, and family
- Vitality health scheme
- Employee share scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- An annual personal training and development budget
- Enhanced family friendly packages
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- T-Parties = many office socials as well as summer and festive celebrations!
Equal Opportunities
We celebrate diversity within our customers, our products, and within the teams we build. We champion inclusivity and giving everyone a chance to be the best versions of themselves.
We are committed to equality of opportunity across the company and welcome people from all backgrounds, with their unique perspectives, ideas and experiences.
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