R&D Packaging Leader

Job Location MUMBAI GENERAL OFFICE Job Description P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we're the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We've spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship. The insight, innovation and passion of hardworking teams have helped us grow into a global company that is governed responsibly and ethically, that is open and visible, and that supports good causes and protects the environment. This is a place where you can be proud to work and do something that matters. Dedication from Us:   You'll be at the core of breakthrough innovations, be given exciting assignments, lead initiatives, and take ownership and responsibility, in creative workspaces where new insights thrive. All the while, you'll receive outstanding training to help you become a leader in your field. It is not just about what you'll do, but how you'll feel: encouraged, valued, purposeful, challenged, heard, and inspired.

Continuous mentorship – you will collaborate with peers and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager dynamic and encouraging work environment– employees are at the center, we value every individual and support initiative, promoting agility and work/life balance. Overview of the job We are seeking a Packaging Product Research & Innovation Leader to drive consumer-centric packaging innovation. This role involves translating deep consumer insights into superior packaging solutions that meet technical, quality, sustainability, and business requirements. The leader will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external partners to identify, develop, and commercialize innovative packaging. This role will require extensive domestic and sometimes international travel.

This role will work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Research/Product Development (PR/PD), Brand, Analytics & Insights (A&I), Design, Engineering (P&E), Supply, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Chain teams, as well as external suppliers. Responsibilities of the role Develop and bring to life consumer-centric packaging solutions including: Develop deep consumer understanding to identify unmet needs and opportunities for packaging innovation. Partner with PR/PD, Brand, A&I, and Design teams to translate consumer insights into packaging requirements, design principles, and technical solutions. Lead packaging consumer learning plans, consumer testing, and evidence generation to support key business decisions. Drive packaging innovation from concept through commercialization, ensuring solutions are consumer-centric, technically robust, manufacturable, and scalable. Build organizational capability by integrating consumer understanding into packaging development and innovation processes. Lead IMP projects and packaging technical learning plans from idea generation through qualification and commercialization. Identify and implement packaging savings opportunities while maintaining product quality and consumer experience. Collaborate closely with P&E, Supply, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Chain teams to deliver business objectives. Identify and leverage supplier capabilities, external technologies, and emerging packaging trends to deliver consumer-centric, new packaging technologies, materials, solutions and competitive advantage. Lead technical problem-solving and drive resolution of packaging, quality, manufacturing, and supply challenges in collaboration with suppliers and multifunctional teams.

Requirements Technical Problem Solving & Innovative Critical Thinking:  Ability to guide technical project direction, critically analyze complex problems, and enable innovation to create new products, processes, or capabilities through packaging