Director, Packaging Materials Engineering Group

Job Description

The Director, Materials Engineering Group, is a senior strategic leader responsible for the overall vision, ownership, and management of all material structures and specifications for CBI’s Beer Division. This individual leads a team of Managers, each accountable for specific material categories, ensuring cohesive and aligned material strategies across the organization. In this role, the Director sets the direction for the development and continuous improvement of Packaging material structures and specifications to support innovative product and packaging initiatives. The Director partners closely with leadership Teams of CBI’s Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Commercial areas, fostering collaboration to guarantee that all Packaging materials meet or exceed performance expectations throughout the supply chain and ultimately in our customers’ hands. The Director, Materials Engineering Group, plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s material engineering capabilities, ensuring sustained excellence and innovation in how our products are packaged and delivered to customers.

Responsibilities:

1. Team Leadership & Development:

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Packaging Materials Engineering Managers, fostering professional growth and ensuring effective oversight of all material specification activities.

2. Strategic Direction & Execution:

Develop, implement, and continuously refine the overall Packaging materials engineering strategy to support business objectives, innovation, and new product/packaging launches.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Champion collaboration with internal stakeholders, including Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering, R&D, and Commercial teams, to align material initiatives with operational and business needs

4. Ideation & Commercial Proposal Development:

Proactively identify, collaboratively evaluate with all stakeholders, and curate innovative Packaging material concepts from internal and external sources, and develop compelling business cases and presentations to bring forward these ideas to Commercial teams for consideration in future product launches and marketing initiatives

5. Material Specification & Performance:

Oversee the development, validation, and implementation of new and existing Packaging material structures and specifications to drive superior product performance across the entire supply chain

6. Governance & Compliance:

Establish and enforce governance around Packaging material standards, regulatory compliance (FDA, ISO, environmental sustainability), and best practices throughout the organization

7. Quality & Continuous Improvement:

Partner with QA leadership to ensure rigorous analysis and resolution of consumer complaints and Packaging material failures, including root cause analysis and the implementation of corrective actions

8. Innovation & Technology:

Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in high-speed Packaging materials, evaluating and integrating relevant advancements to enhance CBI’s material portfolio

9. Supplier & Partner Engagement:

Maintain strong relationships with existing Packaging material suppliers, Packaging equipment manufacturers, and industry partners, along with developing new relationships, to drive innovation, cost efficiency, and sustainability

10. Cost Optimization & Savings Initiatives:

Direct cost-reduction projects that optimize Packaging material spend while maintaining or improving quality and supply chain performance

11. Benchmarking & Best Practices:

Lead benchmarking efforts to ensure CBI’s Packaging materials and specifications are competitive and aligned with industry best practices, especially regarding cost and sustainability

12. Audits & Performance Monitoring:

Ensure annual and regular performance audits are conducted on production lines and at retail, using findings to drive continuous Packaging material and process improvements

13. Project Oversight & Reporting:

Oversee and report on the progress of all initiatives related to updates and changes in Packaging material structures and specifications, providing clear communication to executive leadership

14. On-Site & Operational Support:

Provide on-site support at CBI breweries as needed to address Packaging material performance issues and ensure rapid resolution

15. Material Qualification & Testing:

Ensure all new Packaging materials and suppliers undergo rigorous qualification testing and meet performance standards before approval and implementation

Soft Skills

Excellent verbal presentation skills.

Demonstrated leadership and has experience in leading cross functional teams.

Excellent written communications skills and the ability to document system procedures in an understandable format. Experience with developing and presenting data and power point presentations to senior levels of company management.

Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Excellent attention to detail on multiple simultaneous projects.

Self-motivated and self-directed.

Technical Skills

Able to identify and analyze problems, recommending and implementing flexible and creative solutions. Excellent spreadsheet, project and word-processing skills.

Experience with projects within a high-speed packaging environment.

Demonstrated ability to effectively organize and manage multiple tasks on projects, ensuring completion to meet deadlines and

budgets.

Physical (If applies)

Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time and be able to work on a computer for extended periods.

Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Gear (PPG) for the production areas (i.e. ear plugs, steel-toed shoes, long sleeves, hard hat, safety glasses, and safety vest).

Work environment includes a mixture of office and production environments.

Production environment includes hot and cold climates, working on wet surfaces, working near moving equipment and working in areas with loud noises.

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Materials or Engineering preferred, but will be open to others

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The salary range for this role is:

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  Our compensation is based on cost of labor. For remote locations or positions open to multiple locations, the pay range may reflect several US geographic markets, including the lowest geographic market minimum to the highest geographic market maximum. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.  At Constellation Brands, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).