Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable packaging? This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established multinational company as a key reference point for the creation and management of packaging technical specifications. In this role, you’ll open doors to innovative and sustainable solutions while ensuring functional excellence across our TTH (Taste, Texture & Health) and HNC (Health, Nutrition & Care) global divisions. If you're passionate about driving packaging innovation, optimizing product protection, and contributing to a purpose-driven company, we invite you to be part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team.

 

Your key responsibilities

To define packaging materials/specifications following the different product properties to offer optimal protection and cost-effectiveness and to keep packaging materials updated following the latest trends and advancements in packaging technology and materialsTo analyse product requirements: understanding of the specific needs of the different properties/packaging process to design appropriate packagingTo design and to develop packaging complying with regulatory standards, primary and secondary packaging (bags, carton box, pallet, labels, jerrycans, drums, IBC) and define the proper palletization schemes of each of the final packs to have secure and optimized transportationTo work closely with production/quality teams to ensure packaging design can be efficiently manufactured and to support tests to assess the effectiveness, safety, and durability of the packagingTo work closely with indirect material purchase to collaborate with the vendors to source high-quality materials considering also environmental impact and sustainability in the design and selection of packaging materialsTo be the point of contact to solve any packaging-material related issues that arise during production or transportation or coming from complaints

 

We Offer

Unique career paths across the main global divisions of the corporate Being part of an interdisciplinary technology team working across a wide range of technologiesA diversity of exciting projects related to foods and flavoured productsThe opportunity to work for a highly socially company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purposeCareer development opportunities with great opportunities to learn and growTo be part of a company shaping a strong legacy through breakthrough industrial innovations and technology

 

You bring

Master degree or equivalent in packaging or materials science, or a related fieldMore than 5 - 10 years of experience in FMCG, Packaging, Pharma or Chemical industryStrong Know-how in Packaging materials for food and or chemical manufacturing, plastic and metallic material properties. Interaction material/product within packagingKnow-how in stability test for material, transportation test; UN certification and more in general Dangerous good regulations; Material testing protocolProven experience in packaging technology development & implementation – interactions with external lab/entities to organize proper testExcellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; Strong problem-solving abilities, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teamsFluent in English (written and spoken)

 

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life. 

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. 

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

 

The application process:

Interested in this position? Please apply on-line by uploading your resume in English via our career portal.

 

DEI and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

 

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

 

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.