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Salary: $90K-$120K

Is this your perfect fit?

• Are you a seasoned packaging leader who thrives at the intersection of creativity, technical expertise, and operational excellence?
• This role oversees packaging strategy across a wide product portfolio—apparel, hard goods, and accessories—driving innovation while ensuring compliance, sustainability, and cost efficiency.
• If you enjoy guiding teams, collaborating across departments, and shaping packaging that elevates the consumer experience, this opportunity may be your ideal next step!

What your future day will look like:

• Implement long-term packaging strategies aligned with brand goals and financial targets
• Lead and mentor an internal packaging team to drive innovation and best practices
• Collaborate with senior leadership to identify new opportunities that enhance cost savings, sustainability, and customer experience
• Oversee packaging design, testing, validation, and compliance to ensure functionality, safety, and quality
• Introduce new materials, processes, and technologies to support retail and e-commerce growth
• Maintain packaging specifications, standards, documentation, and approval workflows
• Partner with sourcing, suppliers (including qualification), and manufacturing teams to streamline packaging efficiency and reduce total landed cost
• Ensure all packaging meets required safety, regulatory, and retailer guidelines
• Support sustainability initiatives, track progress, and report on packaging-related sustainability KPIs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Development, Supply Chain, Marketing, Logistics, Quality, and E-commerce teams

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health insurance package and wellness programs
• Paid time off, holidays, and work–life balance support
• Generous 401(k) match and financial wellness resources
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Employee discounts on company and partner brands

Type: Direct Hire

To be a champion in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or related field is preferred
• 6+ years of packaging experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Experience in apparel, consumer goods, or children’s products is highly preferred
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials, including paperboard, plastics, boxes, hangers, and sustainable alternatives
• Understanding of compliance requirements, safety standards, and major retailer packaging guidelines
• Familiarity with vendor management, qualification processes, and packaging testing
• Experience with sustainability practices such as recyclability and plastic reduction
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)

We know you are more than a resume and understand your next career move needs to be the right fit! If this is your first time considering Godshall as your trusted partner, welcome! Once you have applied, we will review your experience and skills. You will then hear back quickly with the next steps.

If you have already spoken with Godshall, please reach out to your recruiter. We will happily update your file and make sure we are considering you for all roles your experience and skills are a perfect fit for.

Godshall & Godshall Personnel Consultants, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, status as a parent or protected veteran status.