Packaging Manager

Job Description: Packaging Manager (Color Cosmetics) — MARS Cosmetics, Delhi

Location: Delhi (on-site)

Function: Packaging / Product Development / Supply Chain

Level: Manager

Role Summary

Own end-to-end packaging for color cosmetics—concept to commercialization—ensuring great shelf impact, functional performance, quality, cost, and timelines. You’ll collaborate with Product, R&D, Marketing, Procurement, Vendors, and QA to deliver packaging that scales.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead packaging development for color cosmetics (lip, face, eye, palettes, compacts, pencils, etc.) across primary + secondary + tertiary packs.
2. Drive packaging brief creation: structure, finishes, decoration (hot foil, metallization, UV, emboss/deboss, screen, offsets), shade/opacity matching, artwork readiness.
3. Vendor ecosystem ownership: identify, evaluate, onboard, negotiate, and manage packaging suppliers (India + overseas), including MOQ, lead times, EOL risk, and alternates.
4. Execute packaging engineering and validation: fit/function (wipers, pumps, closures), compatibility (formula vs pack), leakage/drop tests, shipping testing, abrasion/scratch resistance, torque/locking performance.
5. Costing & value engineering: target COGS, BOM optimization, standardization, pack architecture rationalization without compromising premium cues.
6. Quality systems: AQL, incoming QC specs, defect libraries, CAPA, vendor audits, continuous improvement, and rejection reduction.
7. Regulatory & labeling coordination (claims/legal text placement, barcode, batch/PAO, mandatory declarations) in partnership with Regulatory/Legal.
8. Manage timelines and cross-functional cadence (critical path, pilot runs, PP/PS approvals, artworks, sampling, mass production).
9. Build SOPs, specs, and documentation: packaging spec sheets, drawings, control samples, goldens, and change control.

Must-Have Requirements

1. 5–10 years in packaging development/engineering with strong color cosmetics packaging experience (mandatory).
2. Hands-on expertise in decorations/finishes, component engineering, and vendor management.
3. Strong understanding of plastics (PP, ABS, PETG), aluminum, glass, elastomers, and common cosmetic mechanisms (wipers, twist-up, hinges, pans).
4. Proven track record taking packs from concept → mass production; strong problem-solving on defects/leaks/breakage.
5. Comfortable with Excel-based costing, BOMs, timelines; documentation discipline.

Good-to-Have

1. Exposure to China/Korea packaging ecosystems, import processes, and multi-country sourcing.
2. Sustainability knowledge: PCR materials, mono-material design, refill/reuse concepts, EPR-ready thinking.
3. Basic CAD/drawing reading (or working with drawings) and packaging test protocols.

Skills & Traits

Ownership mindset, high attention to detail, strong negotiation, vendor diplomacy with firmness, speed with quality, cross-functional communication.

KPIs (What success looks like)

On-time launches, defect rate reduction, target COGS achievement, improved vendor OTIF, fewer reworks/artwork errors, and strong shelf/consumer feedback.

How to Apply

Share your CV + a short portfolio/list of packaging projects you’ve executed (product type, pack type, decoration, vendor region, key challenges solved) to [email protected]