Global Packaging R&D Engineer

Global Packaging R&D Engineer is responsible for the development, optimization, and industrialization of innovative, compliant, and sustainable packaging solutions across global markets.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

• Design, develop, and qualify primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging solutions.
• Lead packaging innovation projects aligned with brand, sustainability, and consumer needs.
• Translate marketing, technical, and supply requirements into robust packaging specifications.
• Keep up to date with technological innovations and develop new packaging innovations that unlock new areas of opportunity for Campari Group.
• Support pilot trials, line trials, and global roll‑outs from concept to mass production.
• Collaborate with manufacturing plants to ensure packaging compatibility with filling, labeling, and logistics processes.
• Integrate sustainability principles, including recyclability, lightweighting, and material reduction.
• Collaborate with sustainability team to meet corporate and regulatory targets.
• Work closely with procurement teams and global packaging suppliers on technical development and cost optimization.
• Support supplier qualification, benchmarking, and innovation scouting.
• Develop and maintain global packaging specifications, standards, and guidelines.
• Support quality investigations related to packaging performance issues.

Key Relationships

• Internal: Supervisors and Managers of Supply Chain, Marketing Staff, Quality Staff, Regulatory Staff, Procurement
• External: Suppliers, Co‑manufacturers, Laboratories

Education / Professional Qualifications

• BSc / MSc University from a Packaging School / Material Science or Industrial Design of consumer goods or Industrial Engineering
• Functional knowledge of food contact materials

Experience Required

1‑3 years of packaging development experience is required.

Summary Of Key Skills

• Good technical capability with a proven track record of project management and delivery
• Good creative problem solving and multitasking skills.
• Good understanding of quality tools including RCA, AQL’s, CPK analysis and SPC.
• Good understanding of 3D modeling and LCA tools.
• Ability to work under pressure, set clear priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good negotiating and influencing skills with the ability to align the different interests of internal parties.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Must have outstanding teamwork ability.
• Must have a very good knowledge of English, French and Italian languages.
• Flexible to travel extensively both domestically and internationally.

Global Packaging R&D Engineer • Rome, Italy