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This role reports to the Director of Procurement & Technical Services and will serve as Blueland’s packaging technical expert, while owning supplier strategy, sourcing initiatives, cost optimization, and supplier performance across the packaging category.\nResponsibilities\nOwn packaging development from concept through commercialization for new product launches, line extensions, and renovations, including material selection, prototyping, specifications, testing, qualification, and production scale-up. \nLead packaging trials, line validations, and performance testing to ensure primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging meets all requirements. \nPartner with R&D, Operations, Quality, Marketing, Creative, and external manufacturing partners to translate product and business requirements into technically robust, scalable packaging solutions. \nInfluence cross-functional decision-making by clearly communicating technical and commercial tradeoffs and balancing sustainability, cost, quality, speed, aesthetics, consumer experience, manufacturability, and supply continuity. \nDevelop and maintain Blueland’s packaging technical standards and specifications, including component specifications, drawings, BOM requirements, test protocols, qualification reports, pallet configurations, and packaging acceptance criteria. \nOwn the strategic sourcing and procurement strategy for Blueland’s packaging portfolio, including supplier identification, competitive sourcing, negotiations, supplier selection, contracting, and ongoing commercial management. \nDevelop and manage the packaging supplier network to ensure competitive cost, technical capability, capacity, quality, sustainability, service, and supply continuity as Blueland grows. \nLead packaging RFPs and commercial negotiations to deliver measurable cost savings and improved commercial terms. \nBuild a multi-year pipeline of cost savings and value-engineering initiatives across materials, component designs, specifications, suppliers, case packs, pallet configurations, and distribution systems. \nBuild relationships with innovative packaging suppliers and maintain expertise on emerging materials, manufacturing technologies, sustainability standards, and packaging regulations.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline, with 7+ years of relevant experience in packaging engineering, packaging development, strategic sourcing, or related CPG functions. \nDemonstrated technical expertise developing and commercializing primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging, combined with experience working directly with packaging suppliers, contract manufacturers, and 3PLs. \nStrong commercial and analytical capabilities, with demonstrated experience in supplier negotiations, competitive sourcing, cost modeling, value engineering, supplier management, and delivering measurable cost savings. \nExperience developing and sourcing packaging within home care, personal care, beauty, food & beverage, or other consumer products, particularly powders, tablets, or concentrated liquid products. \nExperience sourcing and developing glass, flexible packaging, fiber-based packaging, corrugated, closures/dispensing systems, printing and decoration, and sustainable alternatives to conventional packaging. \nExperience managing packaging across DTC, Amazon/e-commerce, mass retail, and club channels, including global sourcing, retailer-specific requirements, palletization, and packaging supply-chain optimization.\nLocation & Salary\nThis role is open to remote candidates; 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