Industrial Design Leader in Rushden

Location: Beccles, GB; Kutenholz, DE; Timisoara, RO; Otwock, PL; Plenmeller, GB; Gracanica, BA; La Roche, FR; Besancon, FR; Theesen, DE; Corby, GB; Cusset, FR; Kristiansand, NO; Dinklage, DE; Voghera, IT; Leamington Spa, GB; Orio Litta, IT; Frankenthal, DE; Velky Meder, SK; Rushden, GB; Moirans, FR; Gent (BMS), BE; Celle, DE; Deventer, NL; Oakham, GB; Bouxwiller, FR; Ellough, GB; Norwich, GB; Neumunster, DE; Sirone, IT; Port Talbot, GB; Opfenbach, DE; Randers, DK; Sant Cugat, ES; Pamplona, ES; Rebkowska, PL; Mellrichstadt, DE; Bremervorde, DE; Flitwick, GB; Offranville, FR; Yekaterinburg, RU; Etten-Leur, NL; Cardedeu, Barcelona, ES; Finnentrop, DE; Osnago, IT; Marolles, FR; La Genete, FR; Eke, BE; La Defense, FR; Wetteren, BE; Kyjov, CZ; Venturina, IT; Deeside, GB; Lubien, PL; Poznan (FBS), PL; Lohne, DE; Monastir, TN; Kambo, NO; Firenze, IT; Mullsjo, SE; Kruszwica, PL; Ettlingen, DE; Blackburn, GB; Milton Keynes, GB; Market Rasen, GB; Lidkoping, SE; Turku, FI; Bellignat, FR; Saint Georges, FR; Montpont, FR; Reinach, CH; Campo Real, ES; Prievidza, SK.

Department: R&D/Innovation Management

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Type: Employee

Shift: On site

Position Summary: This position is responsible for leading a global industrial design team focused on differentiated packaging design and driving related innovation initiatives and activities. This role will be part of the Global Core Innovation team and serve as a central resource for coordination of design innovation and related services. Closely partner with internal stakeholders to support design innovation with customers and drive internal innovation initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Leads global industrial design team with team members serving Europe, North America, and Latin America.
• Works cross-functionally with PLM and Market/Consumer research to identify future needs and opportunities.
• Ensure visibility of industrial design team schedule and priorities to internal stakeholders and leadership team.
• Defines ID roadmap, team/individual goals, and related performance management.
• Ensure team expectations are met through a customer-focused approach.
• Resolve conflicts in priorities, resourcing, or work schedule through alignment with internal customers and stakeholders.
• Support internal innovation initiatives in addition to customer demands.
• Adept at customer-faced communication and related team development.
• Drive collaboration across functions, ID teams, and BUs.
• Define and align global ID software needs and related licensing.
• Improve engagement and collaboration within Core ID team.
• Facilitate research and decision making relative to design innovation initiatives.
• Responsible for individual performance management for assigned team members.
• Ensure team members maintain timelines as relates to design projects and initiatives aligned with overall business requirements.
• Establish relationships with customers and serves as design/technical expert to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Establish internal design and work standards in coordination with design innovation team.
• Research and identify new design tools and techniques for continued advancement of design team capabilities.

Essential Functions / Skills:

• Knows the business well enough to understand overall market needs and to predict future needs.
• Expert in multiple categories of products and technologies.
• Serves as thought leader for product design.
• Drives design strategy and stimulates the creation of new technologies.
• Ensure team applies professional and engineering/design principles to develop an understanding of differing and variable situations to guide thinking about ways to address those situations.
• Requires tact and effectiveness in dealing with others in everyday working relationships, including contacts to request or provide information.
• Receives limited general direction, work in progress is reviewed routinely.
• Selects appropriate work procedures or approaches to address assigned projects.
• Makes own decisions regarding how to approach group leadership and related work assignments.
• Responsible for ensuring team completes assigned work on time and within budget.
• Holds to appropriate policies and rules.
• Must have safety awareness, dependability, clear written and oral communication.
• Will seek feedback and correct own performance.
• Exhibits willingness to learn as well as teach/coach others.
• Applies creative and constructive thinking to achieve results.

Additional Useful Skills:

• Basic understanding of Amcor’s manufacturing processes and related design constraints.
• Proficient knowledge of PP/HDPE/PET and basic knowledge of alternative materials.
• Ability to work in complex research and development environment.
• Establish and support design standards.
• Establish relationships with customers, vendors, and key internal stakeholders.
• Define standard work processes and routine specifications for quality.

Education and Experience: Requires 8+ years of relevant experience plus a relevant degree or equivalent.