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LALa Prairie

Sr. Packaging Innovation Manager(m/w/x)

Zürich
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Driving end-to-end development of pioneering packaging concepts at luxury skincare house. Min. 10 years’ experience in luxury cosmetics packaging development required. 8.5 additional days off, exclusive product discounts.

Requirements

  • Packaging engineer or comparable education
  • Min. 10 years’ experience in packaging development (luxury cosmetics innovation focus)
  • Strong capability in early-stage innovation development (feasibility, prototyping, technical validation)
  • Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills
  • Solid understanding of sustainability, compliance, and regulatory needs for innovative solutions
  • Fluent English, very good German language knowledge (beneficial)

Tasks

  • Scout emerging technologies, industry trends, and competitor innovations.
  • Generate and propose innovative, future-fit packaging concepts.
  • Drive end-to-end development of innovative packaging solutions.
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners on development.
  • Ensure solutions align with legal, quality, strategic, cost, and market requirements.
  • Secure feasibility for filling and packing operations.
  • Prepare complete documentation (SAP, SOPs, testing, regulatory data, specifications).
  • Ensure packaging concepts meet compliance, sustainability, and regulatory requirements.
  • Coordinate with Sustainability and Regulatory teams.
  • Identify, evaluate, and approve suppliers based on technical innovation capabilities.
  • Align supplier selection with strategic procurement criteria.
  • Lead exploration and development of new packaging concepts and technologies.
  • Focus on advanced materials, new formats, and breakthrough luxury experiences.
  • Drive early-stage technical assessments, prototyping, and feasibility validation.
  • Oversee design, engineering, and validation of new moulds and tooling.
  • Ensure technical feasibility before handover to Industrialisation and Manufacturing.
  • Lead or support innovation-driven optimization initiatives.
  • Integrate new technologies or process enhancements to improve performance or sustainability.
  • Evaluate technical capabilities and innovation maturity of suppliers.
  • Support supplier development to ensure access to cutting-edge technologies.
  • Ensure innovation concepts have structured technical data and documentation.
  • Support creation of innovation-related contracts and technical agreements.
  • Support creation of IP-relevant documentation for new technologies or materials.
  • Prepare and maintain innovation documentation (feasibility reports, prototype specifications, testing documentation, SAP/SOP inputs).
  • Continuously improve the innovation testing framework.
  • Refine methods, validation protocols, and release criteria.
  • Ensure robust evaluation of new concepts and technologies.
  • Contribute to developing future-ready processes.
  • Enable effective scale-up of innovative concepts.
  • Act as central interface with Supply Chain, Marketing, Sustainability, R&D, and Quality.
  • Enable smooth integration of new packaging ideas and technologies into the long-term roadmap.
  • Ensure clear reporting of innovation pipeline progress.
  • Report on risks, feasibility outcomes, and strategic recommendations.
  • Conduct early-stage risk assessments of new materials and technologies.
  • Assess filling and assembly implications.
  • Ensure future manufacturability and business continuity.
  • Define and contribute to the packaging innovation strategy.
  • Ensure alignment with brand ambition, luxury positioning, and future product pipelines.

Work Experience

  • 10 years

Education

  • Vocational certification

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
  • GermanBusiness Fluent

Benefits

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Health insurance contribution

More Vacation Days

  • 8.5 additional days off (HQ employees)

Corporate Discounts

  • Exclusive product discounts
  • Employee-Only Sales

Learning & Development

  • Unlimited SkillCare program access
  • LinkedIn Learning platform access

Other Benefits

  • Internal and international mobility options

Bonuses & Incentives

  • Employee referral bonuses
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