Packaging Coordinator

No Relocation Assistance Offered Job Number #177204 - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico Who We Are Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name! Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all. Role Summary As a Packaging Coordinator , you will lead your team and manage projects for the development of new packaging materials, ensuring they meet the quality, cost, and timeline specifications established by local (KT) and regional/global initiatives (BIG) while anticipating and mitigating potential technical risks. You will provide critical technical support to manufacturing to optimize existing products and processes, troubleshoot packaging material quality issues, and drive innovation in packaging materials and technologies to generate competitive differentiation and cost savings. Responsibilities: Initial Technical Specifications: Translate aesthetic and functional concepts defined by KT (local projects) and BIG (regional/global projects) into clear and accurate technical specifications within SAP. Concept Evaluation & Feasibility: Ensure that packaging concepts requested by KT or BIG are technically feasible to produce within the required quality, cost, and timeline parameters. Quality Planning & Validation: Define and execute the Master Test Plan to ensure that new packaging materials meet the corporate quality and functionality requirements defined by the organization. Supplier Development & Procurement Support: Collaborate with Procurement to evaluate, select, and develop reliable suppliers; designate specialized vendors when required by the complexity of the material being developed. Change Management & Technical Documentation: Evaluate, cost, communicate, and document requested design changes impacting project timelines or specifications, ensuring all product data is accurately maintained in SAP / PGSS. First Production Run (FPR) Supervision: Oversee the first industrial-scale production run of any new packaging material to validate process capability and ensure adherence to specific quality standards. Cross-Functional Technical Support: Provide expert technical assistance across plant operations and business areas to resolve packaging material issues and drive operational performance. Quality Systems Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to corporate quality standards, including product compliance, technology transfer, process validation and control, CAPA (corrective and preventive actions), change management, consumer complaints, labeling, intercompany supply, and laboratory test protocols. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. 5+ years of professional experience leading packaging development projects, materials management, or packaging manufacturing operations. Demonstrated experience working with packaging materials and their practical operational use on production lines. Experience coordinating or supervising direct or indirect teams. Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken). Current legal authorization to work in Mexico. Preferred Qualifications Experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), personal care, or consumer healthcare manufacturing. High proficiency in packaging-related master data systems (SAP / PGSS). Experience with project financial analysis, root-cause analysis (CAPA), and intermediate statistical/data analysis. Our Commitment to Inclusion Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business. Equal Opportunity Employer Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation. #LI-On-site