Target is looking to lead the development of packaging for its beloved owned brands, exclusive partnerships, and select transit packaging, driving sales and growing brand love through guest-centric, on-brand, competitive, and category-relevant packaging.
Requirements
- Four-year packaging engineering degree
- 4-7 years of experience
- Expertise with Artios CAD and ESKO products
- Ability to manage a high-volume workload involving multiple projects across various departments
- Strong prioritization and time management skills
- Strong passion for engineering and design, a proactive drive to learn new skills, and a high level of attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Leverage structural packaging expertise for assigned categories working under the coaching of the Packaging Design & Development Director for the business lines you support.
- Ensure the primary package will protect, contain and display the product from the initial idea through final use for assigned categories and businesses.
- Work across the enterprise with key internal partners to define packaging requirements and identify optimal packaging solutions.
- Collaborate directly with product vendors and packaging suppliers to bring packaging solutions that meet what the business and guest expect.
- Drive packaging sustainability initiatives by reducing material use, phasing out problematic plastics, and supporting compliance with EPR regulations.
- Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through material optimization, format changes, Unit of Measure changes, and supplier collaboration without compromising product integrity or brand standards.
- Contribute to category and item level market research, including testing and guest feedback.
Other
- Ability to work independently and strategically in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication, and organizational skills
- In office requirement of 3+ days a week
- Four-year degree
- Ability to manage a high-volume workload involving multiple projects across various departments
