Application Development Manager – Flexibles

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

📋 Description

• Collaborating closely with the Commercial Team to pinpoint and effectively commercialize flexible packaging opportunities within targeted accounts.

• Leading technical initiatives to boost sales of existing structures, create new flexible packaging solutions, achieve cost efficiencies, and enhance product performance.

• Establishing and nurturing strong technical relationships with customers.

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

• Ensuring that the portfolio aligns with business priorities and customer needs.

• Defining success criteria for projects, drawing conclusions from data, making technical recommendations, and overseeing project management.

• Developing and directing pilot, production, and filling/packing trials.

• Documenting trial reports for both internal and external distribution.

• Coordinating activities to achieve objectives utilizing available internal and external resources.

• Delivering routine technical support services.

• Crafting written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports for internal and external stakeholders.

• Traveling both domestically and internationally to visit manufacturing facilities, suppliers, clients, conferences, and other innovation partners.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong knowledge of material science (including OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations).

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

• Significant experience in key growth sectors of food packaging, including retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold products, personal care, home care, and consumer healthcare packaging.

• A Bachelor of Science degree, ideally in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or a related field in Plastics.

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

• Proficient in processes such as printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching, and form/fill/seal conversion.

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

🏝️ Benefits

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

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

• Wellbeing resources and tools to support overall health, including an Employee Assistance Program offering a variety of services.

• Paid time off and holidays for rest, rejuvenation, and family care.

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

• Tuition reimbursement available.