R&D Dev. Center Manager
On-site · Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Job Summary
R&D Development Center Manager in the Lyon area leading a six-person R&D team to design and deliver innovative rigid plastic packaging solutions aligned with FMCG customer needs and sustainability targets. Role focuses on technical leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration to commercialise new packaging solutions and shape Amcor's long-term innovation strategy. Regular travel to Cusset with on-site base in St Georges. Responsibilities include driving the innovation pipeline (lightweighting, recyclability, post-consumer recycled content), delivering projects on time and within budget, coordinating with Sales/Marketing/Operations and customers, and building partnerships with customers, suppliers, universities, and recyclers. Requires strong background in polymers, injection molding, assembly processes, and sustainability-driven product development, plus willingness to travel and base onsite in Lyon.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 4-5 years of experience in R&D leadership experience within rigid plastic packaging or a related Fast Moving Consumer Goods environment.
- Strong technical expertise in polymers, injection moulding, in-line and off-line assembly and secondary operations
- Demonstrated team leadership and project management experience in a multi-stakeholder environment
- Experience in sustainability-driven innovation including recyclability, post-consumer recycled content and eco-design is a strong plus
- Exposure to Fast Moving Consumer Goods customers or prior experience in a competitor organisation is a plus
- Willingness to be based in the Lyon area and to travel regularly between sites
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