Hiring: Associate R&D Principal Packaging Engineer - E-Commerce Pet Company: General Mills Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 09:31:35 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, R, Segment About the job Experience: •5 years of packaging experience working in CPG packaging or other relevant industry, with 3+ years working on e-commerce packaging. Required Skills: •This role will have Packaging R&D accountability for iconic brands, including BLUE Buffalo and EdgardCooper. •Serve as the direct Packaging R&D business interface across these key brands to deliver the current plan and partner on growth strategies, and build packaging capability to enable the future growth for Pet. •This role will coordinate across a talented team of technical leaders, execute against innovation growth ideas, core renovation levers, and advance our digital transformation capabilities for our e-commerce channel. •This role will create and translate a Packaging modeling framework to help accelerate our flexible format across all of Pet with an emphasis on e-commerce. •Manage a portfolio of products through a complex manufacturing network, temperature states, and channels, providing opportunities to lead new ways of working with a variety of cross-functional partners. Qualifications: •Bachelor's Degree in Packaging Engineering or other related degree fields •Demonstrated knowledge of business processes and ability to develop relationships with cross-functional partners. •Demonstrated strong people skills, strategic planning, and leadership skills •Desire to challenge assumptions, identify new opportunities, and create new ways of working & capabilities. •Effective communication skills to influence internal and external stakeholders •Takes accountability to win, has a bias for action, and can deliver results through others. •Depth and experience in designing, qualifying, and commercializing dry pet food packaging across an array of size offerings for all channels. •Mentoring and coaching others for growth. •Comfortable navigating ambiguity and organizational complexity. •Demonstrated strong agile leadership & ability to pivot quickly. Compensation: •$110,800 - $166,300 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!