Packaging Sustainability Program Manager - Job description

At HP, we believe in the power of ideas. Our vision is to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere - every person, every organization, and every community around the globe. This motivates us and inspires us to do what we do. To invent, and to reinvent. To engineer experiences that amaze. We are looking for those who are insatiably curious, able to work across borders and without limits, and who possess the passion to help shape the future of sustainable and ethically made products and services.

As part of our Sustainable Impact and Compliance team, Product and Services Stewardship team sets environmental requirements and fuels sustainable innovations in HP products, packaging and services. The purpose of the Stewardship team is twofold- first, to ensure that HP products comply with worldwide regulations- and second, to inspire HP business units to create sustainable products, packaging and solutions to grow and realize HP's vision to make life better for everyone, everywhere & reach our public goals.

Job description and responsibilities:

The Packaging Sustainability Program Manager is responsible for leading teams and projects to solve common and complex business issues, by leveraging developed subject matter expert knowledge. The role manages and leads cross-functional program teams, delivers professional reports, develops schedules, budgets, and resource plans, and tracks progress against the establishes plans, while leading less-experienced staff members. The role also identifies risks and creates mitigation plans and reports the same to executive management.

It specifically enables and inspires colleagues to accelerate the use of recycled and renewable material into HP's packaging, reusable packaging, and eliminate packaging by building, leading, and maintaining partnerships across HP's many different businesses and functions to

• Ensure HP product packaging complies with all governmental environmental regulations and market access requirements around the world.

• Collaborate with HP's packaging team to set and drive HP's long-term sustainable packaging strategy.

• Meet HP's packaging sustainability goals alongside multi-disciplinary teams within HP

• Research and evaluate emerging trends and technologies in sustainable packaging and recommend best practices and solutions.

• Understand and report the competitive landscape on packaging.

• Guide investigations to design and evaluate packaging prototypes that minimize environmental impact and optimize functionality, quality, and cost

• Answer customer inquiries, meet customer demands, and track customer trends as HP's packaging sustainability subject matter expert.

• Engage, educate and market to internal and external stakeholders on the value and benefits of sustainable packaging and the competitive differentiators.

• Monitor and report HP's packaging performance and progress internally and to third-party reporting schemes and packaging award programs.

• Build business cases to drive investment in sustainable packaging design and sourcing.

• Foster sustainable packaging innovation through investigations with partners into new more sustainable packaging materials and designs

• Support new products/services introduction processes where packaging is needed to ensure the packaging is compliant, and certified to any voluntary eco labels

• Work with industry groups and eco-label organizations specializing in packaging sustainability.

• Support packaging assessments for internal audits and supplier audits to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.

• Manage implementation projects to meet materials restrictions or other regulations

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Packaging Engineering, Environmental Science or related field

• Knowledge and understanding of packaging materials, processes, and systems.

• Experience and skills in packaging testing, analysis, and evaluation.

• Basic understanding of different packaging materials and general sustainability.

• Certification or training in sustainable packaging, such as Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) or Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) membership, is a plus.

• Typically, 4-7 years' experience in packaging design, or development

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven project management skills to lead projects and programs with team members from diverse technical backgrounds.

• Ability to collaborate successfully coordinating and directing virtual, matrixed teams and resources to manage multiple projects and deadlines, and solve complex problems.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English.

• Willingness to thrive in an ambiguous and a dynamic environment.

• Excellent data analysis, mathematical modeling, and problem-solving skills.

• Self-motivated to make progress towards goals autonomously as needed.

• Ability to balance multiple projects and meet deadlines.

• Experience or understanding of productivity software and tools including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Teams.

• Ability to effectively communicate program plans, proposals, results, and requests at the senior management level.

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Dental insurance

• Disability insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible schedule

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• HP US Benefits Guide for Recruiting: https://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c07065756

• Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is $90,100 - $120,000 annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO):

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).