Technical Packaging Manager - THG Nutrition in Manchester

About THG

We are THG, a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition. Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.

Life at THG Nutrition

THG Nutrition is home to some of the world’s most trusted and best-loved wellbeing and nutrition brands, including Myprotein, the world’s largest online sports nutrition brand, alongside Myvegan, Myvitamins and MP Activewear. Our brands and people exist to break boundaries — to power and empower those who want more. We move fast, challenge convention, and back ourselves to win. These values shape how we work every day.

About the role:

This role is responsible for developing innovative, sustainable, and consumer-focused packaging solutions that support our brand and product strategy. Working closely with Product Development, Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and external suppliers, you will lead packaging projects from concept through to launch and commercialization. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality packaging solutions across the Sports Nutrition portfolio, ensuring they meet consumer needs, business objectives, regulatory requirements, and sustainability goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Packaging Development
  • Lead the development of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging from concept through to launch.
  • Deliver packaging solutions that are innovative, sustainable, and commercially viable.
  • Ensure packaging meets performance, quality, safety, regulatory, and manufacturing requirements.
  • Support packaging sustainability initiatives, including compliance with regulations such as EPR and Plastic Packaging Tax.
  • Assess technical feasibility and manufacturing requirements to ensure successful product launches.
  • Work closely with Product Development teams to ensure packaging and product compatibility.
• Project Management
  • Manage multiple packaging projects, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
  • Collaborate with Creative, Marketing, Product Development, and Supply Chain teams throughout the development process.
  • Identify and manage project risks and technical challenges.
• Supplier & Manufacturing Support
  • Build strong relationships with packaging suppliers, printers, and manufacturing partners.
  • Support line trials, filling trials, and product scale-up activities.
  • Review and approve packaging samples, specifications, and technical documentation.
  • Support print approvals to ensure packaging meets brand standards.
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings and continuous improvement.
• Compliance & Documentation
  • Coordinate packaging testing, including compatibility, functionality, and transit testing.
  • Ensure packaging complies with all relevant quality, safety, regulatory, and sustainability requirements.
  • Maintain accurate packaging specifications and technical documentation.
  • Provide packaging data required for product and SKU set-up.

Experience & Skills Essential

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Packaging, Packaging Technology, Packaging Design, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in packaging development within the FMCG industry.
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials, print processes, and packaging technologies.
• Experience managing packaging projects from concept to launch.
• Understanding of packaging sustainability and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and packaging trials.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What’s in it for me?

• Career Development
  • Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team.
  • Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.
• Enhanced Leave
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us!
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
  • Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
  • Buy back up to 3 days each year.
  • Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months.
• Wellbeing Support
  • Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
  • Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.
  • State-of-the-art on-site gym.
  • Access to our on-site physio.
• Other Perks
  • Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
  • Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
  • On-site staff shop.
  • Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
  • Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability. THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.