Director, Global Packaging Design, Bobbi Brown

Position Summary

The Director, Global Packaging will lead packaging strategy and development for Bobbi Brown, translating brand vision and product innovation into elevated, functional, and commercially viable packaging. This role will oversee packaging programs from concept through commercialization across new launches, existing products, and special programs, balancing consumer experience, design intent, quality, sustainability, cost, and speed to market. As a key cross-functional partner, the Director will connect brand priorities with technical execution, establish clear development plans, and drive decisions that support a consistent global packaging portfolio. 

Key Responsibilities

Global Packaging Strategy and Innovation

• Develop and execute a global packaging roadmap aligned with brand positioning, product strategy, launch priorities, and portfolio needs. 
• Translate marketing and creative briefs into actionable packaging requirements, defining functionality, materials, decoration, performance, target costs, and timing. 
• Partner with Creative and Product Development to deliver distinctive packaging that preserves design intent while meeting technical and commercial requirements. 
• Identify emerging materials, component technologies, dispensing systems, and decoration techniques that enhance consumer experience and support meaningful innovation. 
• Evaluate opportunities for component harmonization, platform development, and portfolio simplification without compromising brand equity or product performance. 

End-to-End Development and Commercialization 

• Lead primary and secondary packaging development from feasibility and component selection through tooling, sampling, qualification, industrialization, and launch readiness. 
• Establish project scope, development milestones, decision points, and risk mitigation plans across multiple concurrent programs. 
• Partner with technical teams to define and execute appropriate compatibility, functionality, stability support, transit, and line-trial testing; ensure issues are resolved before commercialization. 
• Oversee technical specifications, component standards, decoration approvals, and change documentation in partnership with the relevant functional owners. 
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and manufacturing partners to confirm production feasibility, assembly requirements, capacity, and supply readiness. 
• Lead packaging issue resolution and continuous improvement for existing products, balancing consumer impact, quality, cost, and continuity of supply. 

Supplier Partnership, Cost, and Sustainability 

• Partner with Procurement and suppliers on technical feasibility, tooling strategies, component sourcing, lead times, and development execution. 
• Guide cost and value-engineering initiatives, evaluating trade-offs across materials, construction, decoration, tooling investment, and operational complexity. 
• Incorporate sustainability considerations into packaging briefs and development decisions, including material reduction, recycled content, refillability, and design for recyclability where technically and commercially appropriate. 
• Partner with Sustainability, Regulatory, and Legal teams to assess packaging requirements and substantiate packaging-related claims for intended markets. 
• Monitor supplier development risks and escalate quality, capacity, timing, or cost concerns with clear recommendations and contingency plans. 

Cross-Functional and Team Leadership 

• Serve as the primary packaging partner to global brand stakeholders, aligning Marketing, Creative, Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, and technical teams on priorities and execution. 
• Present packaging recommendations, development risks, and cost and timing trade-offs to senior leadership, facilitating timely decisions and clear accountability. 
• Lead packaging resource and workload planning across the portfolio, prioritizing projects against business needs and development capacity. 
• Coach packaging team members and project partners, building technical capabilities, sound judgment, and a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach. 
• Strengthen development processes, milestone tracking, and reporting to improve execution, surface risks early, and capture lessons learned. 

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. 
• Significant progressive experience in packaging development and commercialization, with demonstrated ownership of complex programs in prestige beauty, cosmetics, personal care, or a related consumer products category. 
• Strong technical knowledge of primary and secondary packaging, including component construction, materials, molding processes, tooling, decoration, dispensing systems, and assembly. 
• Experience developing color cosmetics packaging, with an understanding of product-package compatibility, functionality, consumer use, and prestige quality expectations. 
• Proven ability to guide packaging programs from concept through qualification and production, managing competing priorities, dependencies, and launch timelines. 
• Experience partnering with global suppliers, Procurement, and manufacturing teams on feasibility, tooling, cost optimization, and technical problem-solving. 
• Working knowledge of sustainable packaging principles and the ability to evaluate environmental objectives alongside performance, quality, cost, and operational requirements. 
• Demonstrated leadership through team development, cross-functional influence, and effective communication with senior stakeholders.