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Manager, Packaging Engineer, Naturium

NATURIUM

NATURIUM

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2024
About the Company
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys and Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skincare.
In our Fiscal year 24, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 22 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last four fiscal years), equity given to every full-time employee as a part of their new hire package, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.
This position would support the NATURIUM brand.
Must be in the West Hollywood office Tuesday-Thursday.
ABOUT NATURIUM
NATURIUM is a rapidly growing, clinically effective, biocompatible skin care company based in
West Hollywood with a presence across e-com, Target, Amazon, and wholesale distribution.
Our mission is to help our customers achieve their best skin through clinically effective
biocompatible formulas that combine the power of nature with the potency of science at an
affordable price.
POSITION SUMMARY
As the NATURIUM Manager, Packaging Development, you will manage packaging
development for the entire portfolio in partnership with sourcing manager. As part of this you will
manage the technical aspects of packaging, attend line trials, streamline the portfolio, and
manage costs. Reporting directly to the AVP, Operations and Innovation, you will have a vital
position in the company and its growth!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Streamline and redesign all secondary packaging; unit cartons and shippers to meet
retailer, sustainability and manufacturing needs.
- Create and maintain packaging documentation; technical drawing, line trials and other
packaging related reports.
- Request, review, and approve technical drawings, deco areas, T1s if custom
- Research and evaluate new materials with an emphasis on sustainability while keeping
a pulse on industry trends, innovations, etc.
- Collaborate with the sourcing manager to develop and maintain relationships with large
network of domestic and international packaging vendors
- Initiate and manage execution of packaging testing internally and at fillers or third party
labs, review results
- Compatibility room temperature and accelerated, freeze/thaw, usage, drop,
transit, evacuation, vacuum testing / leakage, deco adhesion
- Work with fillers to determine fill claim and any production requirements such as tooling,
bullet molds, auto cartoning, application torque, hand vs. machine label application, label
unwind direction, tube crimping, inbound component packout (dividers, polybags, etc.),
shipper size and configuration
- Create detailed fill and assembly instructions for fillers and kitters
- Proofread packaging artwork for technical details - dieline and dimensions, printing
tolerance/bleed, deco process, material, finishes/coatings, fill claim
- Assess and resolve packaging related quality issues across the portfolio.
- Plan and attend line trials.
- Advise consumer messaging and recycling instructions for all products
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree 5-7 years experience in similar roles and industry
- Thrives in a fast-paced, autonomous environment and learns quickly
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- MS Office Suite skills (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Travel required
- Beauty experience strongly preferred
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently moves boxes weighing up to 50
pounds; is in a stationary position 50% of the time; and constantly operates a computer and
other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. The employee must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions on this job. If requested, reasonable
accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential
functions, absent undue hardship. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
$85,000 - $100,000 a year
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.
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