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Associate Manager, Packaging Development

e.l.f. Beauty· R&D – China - Package Development
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Hybrid (Shanghai)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Leading packaging development and sustainability initiatives for beauty products, ensuring compliant, high-quality packaging from concept to launch in a hybrid work environment in Shanghai.

Responsibilities

  • Secure successful launch for projects
  • Develop packaging according to project brief and sustainability concept for New innovation projects (NPD) and relaunch LCM projects, LCM projects including Capacity expansion, product redesign, Lean & Cost saving, Green Unicorn projects, Multi sourcing and Bigfoot projects as well as quality complain trouble shooting
  • Ensure effective communication with stakeholders
  • Provide updates according to project milestones and inform relevant parties of technical and timing issues
  • Conduct tests to qualify new packages
  • Create packaging specifications and control plans
  • Ensure all projects are completed and meet the intended design, quality, cost, functionality, manufacturability, regulatory, and consumer safety requirements
  • Ensure sufficient communication and alignment with the US packaging development team and stakeholders
  • Lead packaging research on sustainable contributions
  • Conduct and support packaging sustainability projects for innovation launches and post-launch projects (e.g., lightweight, recyclability, PCR materials, etc.)
  • Conduct packaging sustainability studies using tools such as Bluebird, How2Recycle, PASS, etc.
  • Lead technical support with suppliers to meet business requirements
  • Manage and support the development of new packaging molds for new launch and LCM projects within a short timeframe while ensuring the right quality
  • Participate in packaging lean projects to achieve cost savings
  • Drive the packaging compliance projects
  • Ensure full compliance with global packaging regulations, with specific focus on the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and US California’s laws
  • Participate in regular review meetings with US counterparts and stakeholders

Qualifications

  • College Degree in Packaging Engineering or other technical discipline
  • Fluent in Chinese and English (listening, reading, and writing)
  • Technical knowledge and experience for make-up (above 5 years) & sustainable package development. Familiar with cosmetic package material and production process on primary, secondary and tertiary packaging

Skills

Required:Packaging developmentSustainability in packagingRegulatory compliance (PPWR, US CA laws)

Benefits

  • Hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment
  • Competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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