R&D Manager - Core Materials

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube Job Description The Global Materials team works to create, enhance, standardize and simplify the use of raw materials across the Amcor Flexible enterprise. These activities enable Amcor to innovate new solutions, optimize cost/performance of existing designs to achieve short- and long-term results. The team partners with R&D and Business stakeholders to develop a raw material evaluation strategy that maximizes Amcor supply continuity, minimizes cost structure and ensures manufacturability to delight our customers and enhance Amcor’s global capabilities. Amcor’s raw materials are divided into three primary categories: resins, webs (paper, film & foil) and liquids (coatings, adhesives). The R&D Manager is assigned global responsibility for one of these three categories and leads a team which will partner with procurement, raw material vendors and R&D to plan and execute materials development programs. The R&D Manager will develop relationships with key global vendors to understand existing products and technical capabilities. This leader will also lead a team responsible for standardized prequalification testing of new raw materials and communication of new materials learnings within global R&D What you get to do Safety & Compliance Act as a safety leader and promote safety culture by positively communicating safety concerns to co-workers, leaders, visitors Ensure raw material development, testing, and qualification meet all applicable safety, regulatory, and compliance requirements globally. Global Flexibles Resins Strategy Develop and lead execution of a balanced resins portfolio, delivering value through people, processes and tools Accountable for raw material pre-qualification protocols, driving cost competitiveness and simplification objectives Identify and address material characterization development gaps, ensuring standard methods, data analysis and proper documentation are maintained Ensure a globally connected, business-aligned and team-focused operating cadence Develop, deploy and sustain practices, processes and methodologies – ensuring training and knowledge management Ensure team is using targeted business systems and tools (SAP, SMS, SharePoint, TaskRay, etc.) Cost Optimization & Simplification Identify and recommend cost out and simplification opportunities, leveraging knowledge of materials and global flexibles portfolio Collaborate with Procurement and Operations to align cost out and simplification objectives cross-functionally Lead laboratory and pilot assessment of new raw materials resulting in recommendations for BG or Global programs Drive identification and execution of repatriation opportunities in resins and resin concentrates, including capital recommendations Strategic Supplier Partnerships Build …

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