Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Packaging engineer by training and passion, I transform technical and regulatory constraints into opportunities for innovation and performance. With 7 years of experience in multi-material design, eco-design, and international project management, I have supported brands such as Stanhome, Bic, and Jacquet Brossard in creating sustainable, compliant, and optimized packaging. I have also assisted houses like Guerlain, Dior, and Rimowa in producing gift boxes and merchandising. My approach? Combining industrial rigor, creativity, and strategic vision for solutions that make a difference in the market and for the planet.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 15km)

Groupe Rocher
Packaging Engineer
FASHION AND COSMETICS
August 2023 - Today (2 years and 10 months)
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Responsible for the development and quality of packaging and accessories for the STANHOME brand.

- Management of packaging developments (bottles, doypacks; boxes, aerosols, flow packs);
- Management of accessory developments (textile, metal, wood, plastic);
- Management and resolution of packaging non-conformities;
- Eco-design of packaging (4R Strategy);
- Regulatory monitoring;
- Relationship with suppliers, manufacturers, and subcontractors;
- Continuous improvement;
- Quality management and packaging approvals;
- Approvals and validation of suppliers and subcontractors.
- Compatibility monitoring.

Successes:
- Implementation of a complete packaging development/quality process and documentation system (procedures, records, and instructions).
- Creation of a packaging Eco-Score.
- Supplier transfer validation (plastic injection);
- Compatibility project: switch of the entire packaging portfolio to 50% PCR bottles (PET and HDPE)
- Development and industrialization of recyclable doypack refill solutions.
- "PPWR compatible" packaging strategy.
Packaging Design Packaging Strategy Risk Analysis FMEA PPWR
Formes & Sculptures
Project Manager
LUXURY GOODS
September 2021 - July 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
Paris, France
Management of development/purchasing projects for Merchandising, Displays, Packaging, and CRM using multi-materials (wood, plastic, metal, cardboard) for the Luxury and High-Tech market, from client request to in-store installation.

- Client relations
- Supplier briefing.
- Conceptual 2D/3D design.
- Costing and commercial offer development
- Manufacturing and Industrialization follow-up (Injection, Thermoforming, Tablet Making, Cardboard manufacturing, Metallurgy/Sheet metal, Printing, ...).
- Quality Management.
- Purchasing Management (materials, tooling, and services) and Invoicing.
- Logistics management and delivery follow-up in an international context.
- Relations with international suppliers, sales representatives, design engineers, clients, and transporters.
- Continuous improvement, process enhancement, and implementation.

Successes:
- Project management for the development of Rimowa's TOPOGRAPHY displays;
- Joint management of Guerlain's JASMIN BONHEUR campaign;
- Packaging project management for Dior.
- After-sales service and installation management for furniture in Europe.
- Development and improvements of the KLEPSYDRE smart refill system;
- Supply Chain and Purchasing management for a cosmetic products account and implementation of tracking tools;
- Implementation of procedures for monitoring schedules and engineering workload.
- Implementation of a transport tracking tool and transporter KPIs.

Software:
Solidworks, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, CAPE Pack, Purchasing, Smartsheet.
Luxury Industrialization Complex Project Management
Jacquet Brossard
Quality/R&D Packaging Coordinator
AGRICULTURE
September 2020 - August 2021 (1 year)
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Management of Quality and Continuous Improvement projects for Packaging in the Food Industry sector.

- Management of packaging databases.
- Monitoring of packaging specifications.
- Management of business nomenclatures for factories.
- Drafting of technical specifications.
- Standardization of secondary packaging and improvement of their quality.
- AQF management, monitoring of packaging regulatory affairs, and supplier qualification (IFS/BRC)
- Group contact with CITEO

Successes:
- Implementation of a database for automating palletization plans.
- Qualification of new suppliers and new, more eco-responsible materials
- Implementation of new CITEO charters across all brands.
- Implementation of a collaborative web platform for managing the graphic chain (creative agencies, Marketing, Legal, printers).
- Implementation of improvements to the RCV on secondary packaging

Software:
Microsoft Office, Illustrator, CAPE Pack, Webcenter, Impact
Database Packaging Regulatory Packaging Quality