Head of Packaging Excellence Consumer (m/f/x)

The packaging is the face of our brand and one of the most important touchpoints to the end consumer.

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Head of Packaging Excellence to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the packaging design and development efforts for our consumer products. You will be leading a team of packaging professionals and working cross-functionally with marketing, purchasing, the plants and external partners to develop and execute competitive packaging strategies that drive brand excellence, tesa’s high-quality standards, and consumer satisfaction.

Your tasks:

• Transformation of tesa Consumer Packaging: Development of innovative sustainable packaging strategies
• Ensuring the execution of new packaging projects as part of tesa's sustainability strategy
• Responsible for the development of the new ‘Design to Print Process’ as well as its implementation with subsequent ownership
• Technical and disciplinary management of the Packaging Excellence Consumer Team
• Responsibility for packaging optimisation and new packaging development within the framework of the associated internal processes, working cross-functionally with marketing, purchasing, and plants
• Derivation and creation of targets as well as the tracking of target achievement
• Identification of optimization potentials and ownership of projects for the further development of tesa consumer packaging
• Monitoring of the responsible processes regarding costs, service, quality, and compliance

• Studies of Packaging Technology, preferably with a focus on packaging technology, process engineering, plastics or production technology/management, or Business Engineering with a focus on packaging technology
• Profound experience in the field of packaging development
• Knowledge in the field of sustainable packaging is an advantage
• Passionate and experienced leader and team player
• Can-Do mentality: positive, proactive, solution-oriented
• Excellent project management skills: stay focused, prioritize, and stay organized
• Experience in working as an interface function in an international matrix organization
• Good SAP knowledge is an advantage
• Fluent in English and German

At tesa, we create sustainable adhesive solutions that improve the work, products and lives of our customers.

How we do it? At tesa, we dare to create! Therefore, we team up, we challenge ourselves and we set the pace. But we don’t just do that somehow. We act responsibly and always focus on our customers. Because only then we are able to achieve our goals and continuously improve our results.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and regard diversity as important for our long-term success. We expressly reject all forms of direct and indirect discrimination. All qualified applicants will be equally considered for employment regardless of their national origin, background, personal preferences and believes.

By applying you consent for the use of your resume for future opportunities within tesa.

If you want to find out more about tesa please visit us on our corporate web-page www.tesa.com and social media.

We offer:

• Attractive remuneration
• Flexible working
• Further education and development perspectives
• Interdisciplinary and cross-departmental career opportunities
• Occupational pension provision
• Numerous offers for employees, such as health promotion, sports and leisure activities, employee discounts, and much more (including tesa Bike, the company's own fitness studio, prevention options)