Packaging Technical Lead Bus Development Manager

This is a REMOTE position and would like the candidate to be located in the NorthEast to SouthEast region.  

Job Summary

Lead packaging business development from inception into quoting production and maintain effective communication with the sales and manufacturing team. The Packaging Technical BDM participates in the design phase of projects by working with structural packaging designs engineers on prototypes while meeting all manufacturing criteria and customer expectations. Provides solutions in a timely manner to the stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses information provided by the clients sales manufacturing and stakeholders to create innovative packaging solutions considering visual and structural integrity and costeffective manufacturability and assembly.
• Collaborate with structural packaging design team members to identify and develop the best possible packaging solution.
• Able to interpret concrete and abstract directions from clients sales and management to develop a packaging solution that exceeds customer expectations.
• Support all RFP/RFQ request by sales and management
• Effectively communicate the reasoning behind design & material decisions to stakeholders.
• Maintain clear organization of large ongoing projects involving a multitude of components and revisions.
• Remain up to date on new packaging trends materials and technology.
• Perform market research to identify evaluate and launch new growth opportunities.
• Act as a project manager with respect to new opportunities by constructing an initial business case identifying/researching potential partners coordinating market research and coordination with marketing to develop sales and marketing materials.
• Identifies what is important to track within their selected markets and reports on developments.
• Tracks and reports various performance metrics and modifies projections as appropriate based on insights drawn from industry events customer behavior technology developments etc.
• Provides ongoing competitive intelligence on competitors.
• Act as a consultant by becoming a subject matter expert in a particular area and coach others as they launch similar initiatives.
• 25 of time required for Travel.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in marketing business or related field.
• 57 years of experience in the packaging industry preferably in folding cartons 
• Packaging Knowledge Folding Carton Rigid Box Pulp Tray Inserts Corrugate POP Displays Retail & Industrial Packaging
• 3 years experience in business development contracts licensing or marketing.
• Based in the Eastern part of the country preferably Southeast.  
• Welldeveloped research skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• Strong financial background.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• General comfort in working with ambiguity

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

RRDs current salary range for this role is $98100 to $156900 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee and the range may change in the future. At RRD it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon but not limited to education skills experience proficiency performance shift and location. Depending on the role in addition to base salary the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus commission or incentive program. RRDs benefit offerings include medical dental and vision coverage paid time off disability insurance 401(k) with company match life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages plus parental leave adoption assistance tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts

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RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veterans