Global Packaging Systems Leader

Position Summary

The Global Packaging Systems Leader serves as the global owner of packaging quality, packaging systems, packaging compliance, and packaging standardization for the Aramids business. This role provides leadership across manufacturing sites, contract manufacturing partners, suppliers, logistics providers, and commercial teams to improve packaging performance, reduce customer complaints and damage, support regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives globally.

This newly created role will establish centralized ownership of packaging systems across the global Aramids business. The leader will drive standardization of packaging specifications, improve packaging performance throughout the supply chain, and serve as the key connection point between manufacturing sites, contract manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers, and commercial teams.

The position partners closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Product Stewardship, Sustainability, Legal, Quality, and Commercial organizations to ensure packaging systems support customer requirements, supply chain performance, sustainability objectives, and business goals.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Quality & Systems Leadership

Lead global packaging quality strategy, standards, and governance processes.
Establish and maintain packaging specifications, documentation, and change-management systems.
Drive packaging standardization across manufacturing sites and contract manufacturing operations.
Monitor packaging performance metrics, complaint trends, and corrective action effectiveness.

Packaging Design, Testing & Continuous Improvement

Lead packaging design and improvement initiatives focused on product protection, sustainability, customer satisfaction, and cost optimization.
Support packaging testing, validation, and qualification activities.
Evaluate packaging performance across manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, and customer delivery channels.
Identify opportunities to reduce product damage through improved packaging solutions and transportation practices.
Evaluate emerging packaging technologies and industry best practices.

Regulatory Compliance & Sustainability

Support implementation of global packaging regulations, including EPR, PPWR, and emerging sustainability requirements.
Coordinate packaging-related reporting, documentation, and compliance activities.
Partner with Sustainability, Product Stewardship, Procurement, and Legal teams to manage compliance obligations and business risk.
Maintain packaging material data, recyclability information, and supplier records.

Customer Complaint, Logistics & Supplier Quality

Lead investigations involving packaging-related customer complaints, transportation damage, and quality concerns.
Implement corrective and preventive actions with Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain, and suppliers.
Partner with logistics providers to reduce product damage and improve transportation performance.
Support packaging supplier qualification, performance management, and corrective action activities.

Data, Reporting & Business Support

Develop packaging performance dashboards and reporting tools.
Analyze packaging-related business risks, complaint trends, and financial impacts.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and business case development for packaging improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, Packaging Science, Quality Management, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
8+ years of experience in packaging, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory compliance, logistics quality, or related technical disciplines.
Experience leading cross-functional projects in a global manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis, CAPA, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence across functions without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with packaging design, packaging engineering, packaging specifications, or packaging optimization.
Knowledge of packaging regulations, sustainability programs, EPR, PPWR, or environmental compliance requirements.
Experience supporting packaging, quality, engineering, supply chain, or regulatory programs within industrial manufacturing, specialty materials, fibers, textiles, paper products, packaging manufacturers, chemicals, polymers, engineered materials, or related process industries.
Experience with customer complaints, supplier quality, logistics quality, and transportation-related performance improvement.
Experience with contract manufacturers, tolling operations, or global manufacturing networks.
SAP experience preferred.
Lean Six Sigma and/or quality certifications preferred.

Travel

· Up to 20% domestic and international travel.

The expected hiring range for this position is up to $125,000 plus eligibility for an annual incentive opportunity. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, skills, and geographic location.

What Success Looks Like

· Establish global ownership and governance of packaging systems.

· Improve packaging standardization across global operations.

· Reduce packaging-related customer complaints and transportation damage.

· Maintain compliance with evolving global packaging regulations.

· Improve packaging data quality, reporting, and specification management.

· Drive sustainable packaging solutions that balance customer requirements, quality, compliance, and cost.

You can find Arclin everywhere. Our technologies make homes and transportation safer, help crops flourish, keep water clean, protect first responders and members of the military, and preserve the purity of essential pharmaceuticals. These vital, everyday products can't fail, and we’re here to give the world an extra layer of performance and peace of mind.

With ~4,000 team members across more than 30 global manufacturing facilities, we operate with the scale to make a global impact and the agility to solve complex challenges at the molecular level. Rooted in scientific discovery and innovation, Arclin’s materials redefine performance across industries - from Firepoint®’s patented intumescent technology that helps stall flames and save lives to the iconic Kevlar® and Nomex® brands trusted to protect those who serve, strengthen aerospace and industrial systems, and perform where reliability and safety are top of mind.

As we expand our mission‑critical materials portfolio and shape the next era of performance technologies, we’re looking for people who want to grow, lead, and solve the challenges others can’t. Together, we’ll advance the innovations that keep the world moving. Because at Arclin, our people are truly Vital Beyond Measure.

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