Senior Packaging Engineer HM Sampoerna

Senior Packaging Engineer

Packaging Professional for Print Development / Packaging Professional for Material Development

Are YOU an engaged and motivated packaging professional with a profound experience in the packaging and printing industry that is ready for a new challenge? Then we may be looking for YOU!

You hold a Master in Industrial Engineering or equivalent and you have at least five years of experience in an international FMCG company, where you have demonstrated technical competencies in material development and/or printing expertise by actively leading developments of innovative packaging components. You are comfortable around higher management and you know how to direct others. You have a solid understanding of engineering and procurement principles and you have the capability to lead complex projects. Your English level is proficient.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Being part of Product Development department of Philip Morris International Management SA in Lausanne, you will develop innovative packaging for tobacco products.

Specifically you will:

• Manage, direct and support packaging material component research and development activities.
• You are advanced in Project Management skills and presenting/selling proposals to internal and external customers and stakeholder.
• Translate marketing concepts and consumer needs into valid technical solutions
• Pro-actively search, identify and develop new innovative packaging solutions for our products, focusing on packaging material development (board, paper, flexible) and printing technologies such as gravure and offset.
• Lead productivity initiatives from design to manufacturing
• Guide and partner with internal end external customers and business partners
• Identify new productivity opportunities and communicate/sell to stakeholders
• Develop business cases for projects regarding product, process, equipment, system or facility development or improvement to achieve top industry best practices
• Provide guidance/training to relevant parties to ensure appropriate technical expertise is utilized and transferred at all times to meet resource requirements and departmental goals

WHO WE ARE

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is the leading international tobacco company, with seven of the world's top 15 brands, including the number one cigarette brand worldwide. PMI's products are sold in approximately 180 countries. In 2010, the company held an estimated 16.0% share of the total international cigarette market outside of the U.S., or 27.6% excluding the People's Republic of China and the U.S. PMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, see www.pmi.com.

Want to discover your potential? Come join our team!
Please apply online by February 20, 2012.
A valid Swiss work permit or Swiss or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required for this position.

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