Senior Sustainability Packaging Project Manager

Position Title: Senior Sustainability Packaging Project Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: Grade 05

Requisition ID: 42022

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

As a Senior Sustainability Packaging Project Manager, you will play a key role in advancing McCain’s sustainable packaging agenda across Great Britain and Continental Europe. Working as part of this team, you will lead the development and execution of regional sustainability roadmaps, ensuring alignment with both regulatory requirements and McCain’s sustainability commitments.

You will coordinate sustainability initiatives, drive cross-functional collaboration, and oversee the collection and reporting of packaging sustainability data to support informed decision-making and progress tracking. With your expertise in sustainable packaging and evolving regulations, you will help shape the future of our packaging portfolio while contributing to global sustainability programs and governance.

What you’ll be doing.

• Monitor packaging sustainability regulations across Continental Europe and Great Britain and assess their impact on our packaging portfolio.
• Define, maintain, and drive the execution of the CE & GB sustainable packaging roadmap, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and McCain’s sustainability commitments.
• Coordinate sustainability data collection, validation, and reporting for both CE/GB and global sustainability initiatives.
• Maintain accurate packaging sustainability data within internal systems, including PLM, SAP, and packaging specifications.
• Support the development and implementation of compliance plans to meet packaging sustainability requirements.
• Coordinate and support the execution of sustainable packaging projects across CE & GB.
• Identify opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of packaging through material innovation, design improvements, and circularity initiatives.
• Collaborate with suppliers, universities, and external partners to evaluate and implement sustainable materials and technologies.
• Partner closely with Sustainability, Regulatory, Procurement, Quality, Operations, Marketing, and Packaging teams to advance sustainability objectives.
• Support the development and deployment of sustainable packaging guidelines, tools, training, and specification system capabilities, ensuring sustainability data is effectively integrated into internal processes.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Packaging, Materials Science, Sustainability, Environmental Science, or related technical field
• Typically 7+ years of experience in packaging development, preferably with a sustainability focus
• In depth knowledge of sustainable packaging materials, recyclability guidelines, and packaging regulations (PPWR, EPR, national frameworks).
• Highly proficient in computer skills, including Excel, Power BI, and database systems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong project management abilities with a track record of successful project delivery.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and independently.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

This role requires occasional travel to McCain’s headquarters in Villeneuve d'Ascq (VDA) and Great Britain. Candidates are therefore expected to be based in VDA (France), Rilland or Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

Benefits of the role.

• Competitive salary package aligned with experience and market benchmarks.
• Opportunity to be a part of a global iconic brand, fun and high performing team
• A varied and responsible job in an effective and international team with flat hierarchies
• Local benefit (Health and Pension insurance)
• Work in an environment you actively help to shape and create.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family: Research & Development
Division: Global Research and Development
Department: Value Engineering Packaging CE
Location(s): NL - Netherlands : Zeeland : Rilland

Company: McCain Foods Holland B.V.