Location: Spain based, travel within Spain & EU

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Language: Fluent English & Spanish

Experience: Paper/flexible packaging or food packaging

Our client is a global packaging group entering its next phase of performance and growth. The business is focused on driving greater consistency, improving operational performance, and unlocking further value across a sizable international footprint. Innovation sits at the core of the company’s strategy - particularly in developing sustainable alternatives to plastic through advanced paper technologies, barrier coatings, and next-generation packaging solutions.

The role is responsible for leading a multidisciplinary R&D; team while working in close partnership with Product Management, Commercial, Operations, and Mill Directors to deliver customer-focused packaging solutions with a clear path to market within a three-year horizon. The successful candidate will drive collaboration across manufacturing sites,



provide technical leadership, and translate customer and market needs into commercially viable products. This role requires a hands-on leader with extensive experience in paper or adaptable packaging, strong stakeholder management skills, and the credibility to influence both technical and commercial teams in a fast-paced, transformation-focused environment. xqbhyrx

Responsibilities

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- Lead a distributed team in a matrix environment

- Expand applications for sustainable and barrier paper technologies

- Build strong partnerships with customers, suppliers, and research bodies

Candidate Profile

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- 10+ years in paper or flexible packaging or food manufacturing packaging.

- Experience in R&D;, or technical-commercial leadership roles

- Strong knowledge of specialty papers, and manufacturing processes

- Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills

- Fluent in English and Spanish is a must

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📌 Director of Research Development (Barcelona)
🏢 Morgan Latif | B Corp™
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