Packaging Manager - Value Improvement & Sustainability

About the Role:

We have a current opening for a Packaging Manager - Value Improvement & Sustainability and are actively reviewing applications.

The Packaging Manager - Value Improvement & Sustainability plays a critical leadership role in advancing Ferrero's packaging strategy across North America. This position leads value optimization and sustainability initiatives across Ferrero's iconic portfolio, including Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, and Keebler Cookies.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Packaging, North America, the role is responsible for scoping, evaluating, and delivering packaging programs that drive cost efficiency, operational excellence, and environmental impact reduction. The Packaging Manager is a key contributor to

Ferrero's global sustainability journey, ensuring packaging is Designed for Recycling, supporting data-driven decision-making, guiding legislative readiness, and enabling progress toward global sustainability commitments.

Main Responsibilities:

Leadership & Program Management
• Lead a small, high-impact team and influence packaging engineers across North America to drive Value Chain Optimization and Packaging Sustainability initiatives.

Value Improvement & Optimization
• Identify and deliver packaging cost, efficiency, and sustainability improvements through material, design, and process optimization in collaboration with sites, suppliers, and cross-functional partners.

Sustainability Strategy & Execution
• Lead North American packaging sustainability initiatives in alignment with global strategy, partnering closely with Central Sustainability and supporting subsidiaries and newly acquired businesses on trends, legislation, and execution.

Innovation & External Engagement
• Identify, pilot, and scale innovative packaging technologies and solutions by monitoring industry trends, legislation, and competitive practices, while developing tools that enable data-driven decision-making.

Data & Reporting
• Co-lead sustainability reporting (including EPR, retailer, and CSR requirements) and manage packaging sustainability data, KPIs, and performance assessments.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate globally with R&D, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Sustainability teams to ensure consistent execution and best-practice sharing.

About You:

Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Materials Science, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of experience in packaging development within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of packaging materials, structural design, and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading sustainability-focused packaging initiatives, including data collection and reporting.

Skills & Capabilities
• Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives through influence rather than direct authority.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and curious mindset; comfortable operating in a global, matrixed, and fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
As part of our recruitment process, Ferrero may use artificial intelligence (AI) enabled tools to assist with reviewing candidate applications. These tools are used solely to support recruiters by summarizing application information and identifying potential alignment with job requirements. AI does not independently screen out or select candidates, and it does not replace human judgment. Final decisions regarding candidate progression are always made by Ferrero recruiters and hiring managers.

Our Benefits & Perks:

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The base salary range for this position is $113,000 - 150,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law. This range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.

About Ferrero:

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero:

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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Ferrero is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable human rights laws. Ferrero will recruit, hire, train, and promote all persons without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, or history of disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is not able to perform the essential functions of the position even with reasonable accommodations), citizenship, or any other protected characteristic.

Ferrero will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the People & Organization (HR) Representative. Information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.