Senior Labelling and Packaging Project Lead

About the role

As a Senior Labelling and Packaging Project Lead, you will play a critical role in bringing new products to market and ensuring updates are seamlessly implemented across our existing portfolio. You will own the end-to-end delivery of labelling and packaging across both New Product Development (NPD) and Life Cycle Management (LCM) projects. From early concept through to production, you will lead the planning, development, and implementation of labelling and packaging solutions-ensuring they are delivered on time, meet regulatory requirements, and support business objectives. You will define and drive the labelling strategy for each project, working cross-functionally with teams across R&D, Regulatory, Operations, and Manufacturing. A key part of your role will be coordinating deliverables across multiple production sites, ensuring consistency and successful execution at scale. You will collaborate closely with the broader labelling and packaging team, as well as stakeholders across the business, to align priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes. You will also play an important role in shaping and following established processes (including Ideal), ensuring project deliverables are met and continuously improved. In addition to project-based work, you may also support labelling updates for existing products, contributing to ongoing improvements across the portfolio. This is a highly visible role where you can make a tangible impact-combining strategic thinking, project leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver solutions that directly support product success. Your key duties and responsibilities: Overall responsible for delivering labelling and packaging in projects. This includes being able to create a labelling strategy and a project plan. The role will be involved from early stages in the projects and until labels and packaging are implemented in production or at suppliers. The person will build and execute on a project plan aligned with stakeholders in- and outside of the project. Responsible for the label process in the early stages - including the Label Request process. Responsible for creating a process and setting a standard on how to work with this process. And ensure alignment with projects and the development process (IDEAL) in T&I. Primary activities that need to be handled are Planning, Structure process, documentation and manage and oversee label execution. The role will work closely with the Operational Labelling Team and the Packaging Team, having the responsibility of ensuring they follow the project plan and deliver on time. The role is responsible for escalating if any issues or timelines cannot be met. Coordinate activities between Operational Labelling team and production sites. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills to present information and communicate effectively at all levels within the company as well as cross functionally with departments such as Regulatory, Quality, Purchasing, Operations and Marketing. Ability to present to management and to extended teams. Manages multiple concurrent deadlines. Employs project management skills to ensure multiple programs impacting labelling are progressing and meeting expected milestones. Ability to work in a team environment including multi-site cross-functional team members across geographies and time zones. Ability to make decisions when needed as well as preparing recommendations to senior management on decisions and opportunities. Ensuring that the new ways of working adhere to all relevant industry and internal guidelines Identifying problems and solutions that arise with projects and lead and discusses accordingly. Demonstrating full compliance with ConvaTec' s Quality Management System (QMS), policies, and procedures. To ensure compliance with the legislative and internal requirements of the EHS and to participate in the fulfilment of the company's targets in the EHS area.