New Product Development Analyst - PL

Description

Job Summary: The professional will develop and optimize packaging, manage cross-functional packaging projects, and drive innovation and sustainability for a major industrial company. Key Highlights: 1. Development and optimization of primary and secondary packaging 2. Packaging project management with cross-functional teams 3. Focus on sustainability and packaging cost reduction With 80 years of history and over 350 products in its portfolio, Grupo Raymundo da Fonte is one of Brazil's largest consumer goods manufacturers, leading in the North and Northeast regions. Our brands **Brilux, Even, Sonho, Minhoto, Candura, Olimpo, Cloral, Sentinela**, and others are part of the daily lives of millions of Brazilians across household cleaning, laundry care, personal hygiene, and condiments categories. Packaging is central to our innovation, sustainability, and competitiveness strategy. We seek a professional eager to directly contribute to this challenge. **Responsibilities and Duties** * Develop and optimize rigid primary packaging (HDPE/PET/PP bottles, caps, jugs) and flexible packaging (pouches, sachets), as well as secondary packaging and palletization systems; * Conduct bench-scale tests and oversee industrial trials on production lines, ensuring compliance with technical specifications and finished product performance; * Manage packaging projects within scope, timeline, and budget, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Quality, Production, Procurement, Marketing, Logistics, and others; * Work with suppliers on technical development of solutions, from briefing through qualification; * Draft and update technical specifications for packaging materials (consumer structures, documents, standards, specifications, and technical data sheets); * Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities (lightweighting, material substitution, structural redesign) without compromising performance or compliance; * Evaluate and propose sustainability-focused solutions: recyclability, plastic reduction, use of recycled materials (PCR/PIR), and circular economy; * Perform technical and cost-benefit feasibility analyses for new projects and portfolio renewals; * Ensure packaging compliance with applicable regulatory standards (ANVISA, INMETRO, MAPA, and similar); * Monitor market trends, packaging innovations, and competitive landscape to support R&D strategic decisions; * Prepare technical reports on development, testing, and validation, maintaining organized project records. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields; * Proven experience in packaging development (rigid and/or flexible) within an industrial environment; * Knowledge of plastic transformation processes: extrusion blow molding, injection molding, thermoforming, and/or film extrusion; * Experience conducting industrial tests and monitoring production lines; * Experience in technical interface with suppliers and leading qualification processes; * Ability to draft and interpret technical specifications and development reports; * Intermediate/advanced Office suite proficiency (Excel for data and cost analysis); **Preferred Qualifications:** * Experience in the consumer goods sector (home care, personal care, hygiene, or food); * Projects involving grammage reduction (lightweighting) or transition to sustainable materials (recycled, mono-material, bio-based); * Familiarity with ERP systems (TOTVS or similar) for material registration and management; * Understanding of project management methodologies (Stage-Gate, PDCA, scheduling); * Experience with agile methodologies; **Additional Information** * Medical Assistance; * Dental Assistance; * Cafeteria; * GRF Brand Products Kit; * WellHub; * PPR and other group benefits. Being part of the remarkable legacy of Raymundo da Fonte fills us with pride in who we are and in our consistently growing, sustainable results. Since 1946, we have only prospered. We remain eternally grateful to our founder, Dr. Raymundo Luiz Cavalcanti da Fonte, for establishing and nurturing the company we now have the honor to lead. Today, we represent both the present and future of Indústrias Reunidas Raymundo da Fonte. We must move forward, safeguard this legacy, strengthen our identity, and reinforce our credibility to grow further and further. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset, knowing that progress is deeply rooted in individual contribution and commitment. We transform differences into strength for the collective good: each of us is responsible for today’s success—and for what lies ahead. This is how we will always evolve: through serious commitment to delivering results and developing people. Thus, we multiply what we learned from our founder—and go beyond, attentively and proactively embracing the new mindsets demanded by our changing times.