Manager, Packaging Development, Makeup

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty. Description The Manager, Global Packaging Development is a technical and business leader responsible for delivering complex packaging programs while strengthening organizational capability across Packaging Development. This role combines deep technical expertise with commercial thinking, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to develop people to successfully bring innovative packaging solutions to market. The Manager independently leads multiple packaging development programs across one or more brands or product categories while partnering closely with Marketing, Design, Product Development, R&I, Brand Value Chain (BVC), Global Supplier Management (GSM), Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Sustainability, Material Science, Package Testing, and supplier partners. This role is accountable for translating business strategy into technically robust packaging solutions that protect brand identity, enhance the consumer experience, improve sustainability, optimize total cost of ownership, and accelerate commercialization. The Manager serves as a technical leader within Packaging Development by influencing cross-functional decisions, coaching less experienced developers, driving continuous improvement, and building organizational capability. Key Responsibilities Leadership Mindset Lead Projects. Develop People. Drive Results. Managers understand that leadership extends beyond technical expertise. Success comes from delivering business results while creating an environment where others can succeed. Managers think beyond individual projects to understand how technical decisions affect consumers, brands, suppliers, manufacturing, commercialization, profitability, sustainability, and long-term business performance. They lead through influence, coach others through experience, embrace innovation, and continuously seek better ways of working that strengthen both project execution and organizational capability. Brand & Business Leadership Managers understand the business implications of packaging decisions and align technical execution with commercial priorities. Lead Packaging Development activities across multiple projects, brands, or product categories. Translate business strategy, brand vision, and consumer expectations into commercially successful packaging solutions by partnering closely with R&I on new product forms and innovations as well as the Packaging Inspiration lab to assist in thought-provoking sessions for new packaging concepts and designs. Balance quality, innovation, manufacturability, sustainability, timing, investment, and consumer experience in technical recommendations. Develop strong understanding of category strategy, competitive landscape, consumer trends, and financial drivers. Identify opportunities that improve value creation, reduce complexity, optimize total cost of ownership, and strengthen brand equity. Represent Packaging Development as a trusted business partner during cross-functional decision-making. Innovation & Technical Strategy Managers actively drive technical innovation while ensuring solutions are commercially viable. Lead development of innovative packaging concepts, materials, technologies, dispensing systems, and manufacturing solutions. Evaluate emerging technologies and supplier capabilities that support future inn…

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