Packaging and Sustainability Manager

Summary: We are seeking a Packaging & Sustainability Manager to support the development of packaging across our portfolio. This role will be responsible for leading day-to-day packaging engineering activities while also owning packaging sustainability and ESG initiative tracking. The ideal candidate is a hands-on Packaging Engineer with 3+ years of experience in a CPG environment, who is comfortable managing multiple priorities, maintaining detailed technical and sustainability data, partnering cross-functionally, and balancing technical, cost, regulatory, and sustainability considerations in a fast-paced organization. Reports to: Sr. Packaging & Sustainability Manager Location: Remote or Johnson City TN Key Responsibilities: • Lead packaging development and execution for assigned projects from initiation through launch, ensuring alignment with product, brand, regulatory, and sustainability objectives. • Develop and maintain packaging specifications, drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging, including e-comm, retail-ready and club channel packaging formats. • Support commercialization activities including qualification planning, line trials, scale-up, and first production runs at internal and external manufacturing sites. • Develop and execute packaging test plans, including compatibility, functionality, and shelf-life testing, in partnership with external labs. • Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve packaging-related issues during development and commercial production. • Partner with Supply Chain and suppliers to evaluate packaging components, materials, and cost-optimization opportunities. • Own and maintain centralized trackers for all packaging material specifications, including material type, weights, recyclability status, PCR content, and supplier attributes. • Ensure packaging data accuracy and readiness to support sustainability regulations, labeling requirements, and recyclability claims. • Support packaging sustainability initiatives, including recyclability improvements, PCR material adoption, material reduction, and supplier engagement. • Support setting packaging sustainability targets and tracking progress against goals • Assist with sustainability and ESG reporting activities (e.g., CDP Climate and Water disclosures, internal scorecards, supplier questionnaires). • Collaborate cross-functionally with Project Management, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, Creative, Supply Chain, Operations, and external partners. • Ensure packaging solutions meet regulatory, quality, and safety requirements for applicable categories (cosmetics, OTC, etc.). Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or a related technical field. • 3–5+ years of packaging engineering experience in a CPG, consumer health, beauty, OTC, or regulated products environment. • Hands-on experience with primary and secondary packaging development and commercialization. Experience supporting retail-ready, shelf-ready, or club channel packaging designs a plus. • Experience working with contract manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and external testing labs. • Experience owning packaging material specifications, trackers, or sustainability datasets preferred. • Experience supporting packaging sustainability initiatives, GHG calculations, or ESG/CDP reporting preferred. • Strong technical problem-solving and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel. • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across technical and commercial teams. • Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Ability to travel up to 30% to Jonson City TN, Nashville TN, or to our CMOs. Company Summary: Revance is a global company developing, producing, and distributing industry-leading, differentiated products across aesthetics, skincare, and therapeutics. Revance drives innovation beyond convent