Kilian Paris Senior Packaging Development Analyst

About Kilian Paris

Kilian Paris is a distinguished luxury fragrance maison founded in 2007 by Kilian Hennessy, heir to a lineage of French cognac craftsmanship and savoir-faire. Renowned for its audacious olfactory creations, refillable objects, and theatrical aesthetic, the brand invites employees to contribute to a world where perfume is treated as an art of seduction, memory, and lasting elegance. As part of The Estée Lauder Companies, Kilian Paris offers the intimacy of a niche maison alongside the reach of a global luxury group, attracting talents passionate about creativity, client excellence, artisanal detail, and the codes of contemporary haute parfumerie.

Role & Responsibilities

• Independently manage packaging development for assigned brands, product lines, or initiatives, translating brand vision and creative intent into technically robust packaging solutions.
• Balance consumer experience, quality, manufacturability, sustainability, cost, and launch timing when developing technical recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve packaging value, functionality, sustainability, and consumer experience.
• Lead technical feasibility assessments for new packaging concepts, materials, dispensing systems, decoration technologies, and manufacturing processes.
• Identify emerging technologies and supplier capabilities that support future packaging innovation.
• Collaborate with Design, Product Development, R&I, and suppliers to optimize technical solutions while maintaining creative intent.
• Lead packaging development projects from concept through commercialization across the assigned portfolio.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, technical specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Coordinate supplier development, package testing, and validation activities while identifying and mitigating technical, manufacturing, supplier, and commercial risks.
• Drive value engineering initiatives that improve package performance while reducing cost, complexity, and environmental impact.
• Represent Packaging Development on assigned projects and build trusted relationships with internal cross-functional teams and supplier partners.
• Communicate technical recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Facilitate discussions that balance creative ambition, engineering feasibility, and business objectives.
• Mentor Analysts, interns, and new team members, supporting onboarding and technical development.
• Share technical knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned to strengthen team capability and foster collaboration.
• Demonstrate leadership through influence, accountability, continuous improvement, and technical expertise.
• Leverage digital and AI-enabled tools for engineering analysis, technical research, documentation, project organization, and productivity.
• Critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for technical accuracy, feasibility, and business relevance while promoting responsible use of emerging technologies.
• Apply strong knowledge of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, decoration technologies, and testing methodologies while ensuring compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, sustainability objectives, and PPWR expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to develop technical recommendations for assigned projects.
• Experience in project planning and execution, engineering documentation, and package specifications.
• Ability to coordinate suppliers, identify and mitigate routine technical risks, and manage day-to-day project priorities.
• Strong understanding of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, decoration technologies, testing methodologies, and commercialization requirements.
• Ability to work independently while building strong relationships and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Experience

3–5 years of professional experience.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Science, Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Culture

Kilian Paris fosters a refined, creative workplace culture rooted in the codes of haute perfumery, Parisian elegance, and bold olfactive storytelling. As an employer, it values craftsmanship, artistic curiosity, and a meticulous sense of luxury, encouraging teams to deliver distinctive client experiences with sophistication and passion.

About Cerulean

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