Application Development Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Carolina.

📋 Description

• Serving as the primary technical liaison between the client and TOPPAN.

• Overseeing all development and technical service initiatives for designated accounts and markets.

• Collaborating closely with the Commercial Team to identify and effectively commercialize opportunities in flexible packaging.

• Directing technical efforts to enhance sales of existing structures, innovate new flexible packaging solutions, achieve cost efficiencies, and elevate product performance.

• Establishing and nurturing robust technical relationships with customers.

• Converting customer requirements into TOPPAN specifications and formulating manufacturing guidelines.

• Ensuring the product portfolio aligns with business objectives and customer needs.

• Setting project success criteria, analyzing data to draw conclusions, making technical recommendations, and overseeing project management.

• Designing and leading pilot, production, and filling/packing trials.

• Compiling trial reports for both internal and external distribution.

• Coordinating activities to achieve goals using available internal and external resources.

• Delivering regular technical service activities.

• Creating written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports.

• Traveling domestically and internationally to manufacturing facilities, suppliers, customers, conferences, and other innovation partners.

• Keeping thorough and accurate work records, including documentation for intellectual property protection.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of material science (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations).

• Experience in new product development, flexible packaging applications, project management, and customer engagement.

• Significant expertise in key growth sectors within food packaging, such as retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold products, personal care, home care, and consumer healthcare packaging.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics.

• 5-10 years of experience in Flexible Packaging Product Development and manufacturing processes.

• Familiarity with processes including printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching, and form/fill/seal conversion.

• 5-10 years of experience in developing packaging for retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold, and liquid applications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents, with FSA and HSA options available.

• 401(k) retirement plan featuring company matching contributions.

• Access to wellbeing tools and resources to promote holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with various services.

• Paid time off and holidays to recharge and attend to personal and family health needs.

• A range of company-paid and employee-paid insurance plans, including life, personal accident, and disability insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.