Cartier Senior Packaging Quality Manager

About Cartier

Cartier is one of the world’s most revered Maisons of luxury, celebrated for its high jewellery, watchmaking excellence, and enduring Parisian elegance since 1847. As an employer, Cartier offers a refined environment where craftsmanship, creativity, client excellence, and entrepreneurial spirit are cultivated with care. Its teams contribute to a heritage defined by innovation, cultural influence, and exceptional savoir-faire, while benefiting from the global strength and values of the Richemont Group. Cartier seeks individuals who combine aesthetic sensitivity, precision, collaboration, and a commitment to service, inviting them to help shape the future of a Maison synonymous with beauty, rarity, and timeless distinction.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategic quality requirements and risk assessment methodologies for new packaging development and product line extensions, integrating Maison standards, technical constraints, functionality, and brand integrity
• Lead packaging qualification protocols and testing campaigns (internal and external), ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets while analyzing results and determining conformity of developed solutions
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with strategic suppliers, providing quality guidance and managing corrective and preventive action plans through regular quality reviews
• Establish and monitor quality performance indicators (KPIs) for packaging and suppliers, driving continuous improvement initiatives and risk prevention across the production chain
• Serve as internal and external packaging quality expert for development, procurement, supply chain, and marketing teams, particularly regarding compliance and risk management
• Participate in eco-design initiatives by integrating quality and environmental performance requirements from initial development phases while assessing associated risks
• Consolidate and maintain rigorous traceability of all technical and quality documentation related to qualifications, homologations, risk analyses, and action plans
• Build department reporting tools for project tracking, budget monitoring, and quality metrics aligned with departmental objectives
• Propose and lead cross-functional projects that enhance departmental performance, from formal project definition through stakeholder coordination and operational implementation

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in packaging quality with advanced technical expertise
• Fluent in French and English
• Proficiency with computer applications and digital tools
• Strong collaborative mindset with excellent listening and team engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively in dynamic environments with meticulous attention to detail
• Proactive, agile, and dynamic professional approach

Skills

Experience

Minimum 7 years of professional experience in packaging quality with strong technical expertise, including demonstrated proficiency in managing packaging development projects, supplier partnerships, and quality assurance processes.

Education

Not specified

Workplace

Culture

Cartier fosters a workplace culture rooted in exceptional craftsmanship, creativity, and respect for its rich heritage as a leading luxury Maison. Employees are encouraged to uphold the highest standards of excellence while contributing to an international, collaborative environment where innovation, elegance, and client-centric service are deeply valued.

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