Description

The Director, Global Packaging Development is a senior organizational leader responsible for leading Packaging Development across an assigned category and supporting one or more global brands. This role is accountable for building a high-performing Packaging Development organization that consistently delivers creative, consumer-centric packaging solutions aligned with brand strategy, business priorities, and operational excellence.

The Director leads a team of Packaging Development specialists while establishing technical direction, portfolio priorities, organizational capability, and resource strategies that enable successful commercialization across the category. This role creates an setting where innovation, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement become organizational strengths rather than individual accomplishments.

The Director partners closely with Brand Leadership, Marketing, Design, Product Development, R&I;, Brand Value Chain (BVC), Global Supplier Management (GSM), Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Sustainability,



Material Science, Package Testing, and supplier partners to align Packaging Development strategy with category objectives.

Responsibilities

Independently Responsible For
Category Packaging Development strategy execution
Organizational priorities
Team resource allocation
Leadership development
Portfolio prioritization
Technical governance
Organizational capability initiatives
Performance management of direct reports

Influences
Category business strategy
Innovation investment priorities
Organizational design
Supplier strategy
Commercialization planning
Sustainability strategy
Technology adoption
Enterprise Packaging Development initiatives

Escalates
Enterprise organizational decisions
Major capital investments
Significant business risks
Strategic supplier partnerships
Cross-category resource conflicts
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📌 Director, Packaging Development, Skincare Markham (Canada)
🏢 The Estée Lauder Companies
📍 Canada