Market Development Manager

ePac Flexible Packaging is a global flexible packaging company with locations across the United States and Canada, focused on helping brands compete with great packaging. The Market Development Manager will drive growth in the co-packing space by leveraging existing connections and providing technical support to enhance sales and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts to provide valuable products and services to the Co-packer market and gain sales in this space
• Provide technical support for ePac Customers to ensure ePac packaging materials are processing to meet customer needs
• Provide technical support for ePac plants to ensure our equipment and processes are aligned to process ePac materials in line with plant KPI goals
• Support technical service requirements such as structure testing and analysis, customer complaints, assist in material qualification trials internally and externally
• Creates packaging related SOPs, work instructions and packaging specifications

Requirements:

• Solid existing network within co-packing facilities
• Detailed experience within flexible packaging
• Strong existing connections with co-packers across North America
• Extensive knowledge of Co-packer and customer filling equipment and materials
• Ability to troubleshoot issues, identify root causes and implement solutions for raw materials and finished products
• Support to ePac Customers and Co-packers needs
• Lead efforts to provide valuable products and services to the Co-packer market
• Provide technical support for ePac Customers
• Provide technical support for ePac plants
• Support technical service requirements such as structure testing and analysis
• Create packaging related SOPs, work instructions and packaging specifications
• Extensive knowledge of engineering science and technology and application in the FFS area
• Strong knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
• Bachelor's Degree in Packaging Engineering or related field such as Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Material Science or equivalent experience
• Min 10 years direct copacker related and FFS equipment related experience
• Packaging innovation/engineering experience in flexible packaging
• Proficient in the use of Google Suites and related software
• Experience in a variety of packaging materials and applications - flexible films, paperboard cartons, corrugate, labels, adhesives, etc
• Knowledge of ISTA, TAPPI, and ASTM packaging test methods
• MS Dynamics experience is a plus