VP Innovation
| Company | Silgan |
|---|---|
| Location | Richmond, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Packaging Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of experience developing liquid dispensing products
- Material Science knowledge
- Understanding of Injection Molding
- Knowledge of dispensing markets and applications and a proven track-record of collaboration to bring new products to market
- Knowledge of CPG customers development processes and requirements is preferred
- Knowledge of Sustainability trends and the implications for product development & product performance
- Disciplined approach to project management with excellent skills at leading cross-functional teams through accelerated brief development processes through each stage of the stage gate process
- Understanding of financial metrics and business case development
- Passion and sense of urgency to bring projects to a successful commercialization
- Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
- Comfort with being a challenging partner
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Exceptional leadership & collaboration skills: A global orientation with the ability to lead across cultures
Responsibilities
- Lead and drive timely execution of the company’s innovation pipeline to meet SDS growth and profitability goals
- Collaborate with Marketing to identify and develop new features and enhancement options for existing products
- Build a high-performance engineering team with diverse expertise in a range of technologies and applications
- Provide leadership and guidance to the team while building a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
- Redesign the innovation process to reflect customer and market dynamics
- Enhance the process to accelerate and strengthen the design brief
- Drive deeper engagement with customers to more quickly align on targeted performance
- Develop more accurate predictive testing
- Outline a faster approach to prototyping
- Accelerate overall product development
- Engage and drive alignment with customers on priority projects
- Engage with suppliers to better leverage their innovation capabilities and resources
- Strengthen innovation governance model to more fully leverage all SDS resources and create better alignment between innovation and business strategy
- In collaboration with SDS Leadership, Marketing and our customers, constantly refresh the SDS innovation agenda.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of CPG customers development processes and requirements is preferred