Private Label Strategic Marketing Director - Remote Eligible

Private Label Strategic Marketing Director

Location: Alzira, ES Rome, IT Horsens, DK Bologna, IT Berlin, DE, 12057 Gdansk, PL Bern, CH Barbezieux, FR Barcelona, ES Neumunster, DE Gent, BE Brussels, BE Krakow, PL Swansea, GB Valencia, ES Zutphen, NL Seville, ES Dublin, IE Madrid, ES Prague, CZ Malmo, SE Lugo, IT Singen, DE Lille, FR Naples, IT Lezo, ES Munich, DE Zurich, CH Prostejov, CZ Lodz, PL Department: Sales & Marketing Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time Job Type: Employee Shift: Remote

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Role Overview

The Private Label Regional Portfolio Director is responsible for defining and shaping the strategic product architecture across Europe. Reporting directly to the VP Private Label, this role ensures the portfolio is optimized for profitable growth, platform leverage, sustainability transition, and long-term competitive advantage. This position integrates market intelligence, innovation roadmaps, and manufacturing capabilities to drive a coherent, cross-regional portfolio strategy that aligns customer needs with Amcor's asset base and strategic priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Strategy & Architecture
• Define and evolve the strategic portfolio roadmap for the Private Label business across Europe.
• Identify retail trends, white-space opportunities, and emerging format and material shifts to shape future platform priorities.
• Develop value propositions that reflect evolving retailer expectations and competitive dynamics.
• Drive cross-regional platform standardization and specification rationalization to reduce complexity and improve scalability.
• Champion sustainability-driven product transitions, including recyclability, PCR integration, and lightweighting initiatives.
• Lead complexity reduction efforts that improve margin performance and operational efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
• Partner with Commercial, Finance, R&D, Sustainability, and Manufacturing to ensure unified portfolio alignment and execution discipline.
• Influence capital allocation decisions related to product platforms and asset utilization.
• Collaborate with R&D to shape innovation pipelines and investment focus.
• Develop and execute "seed-the-market" strategies and localization plans to accelerate new platform adoption.

Strategic Impact

Shapes multi-billion-dollar product families across regions. Influences long-term growth trajectory for the Private Label segment. Enables cross-regional leverage of assets, materials, and capabilities. Enhances capital discipline through structured portfolio prioritization. Ensures product architecture aligns with regulatory mandates and sustainability pathways.

Leadership Scope

No direct reports; operates through influence in a highly matrixed environment. Direct engagement with VP Private Label, Commercial teams, Manufacturing leadership, R&D, and Finance Directors. Influences innovation prioritization, capital planning, and cross-regional standardization efforts. Drives alignment across both Flexibles and Rigids divisions.

Major Challenges & Complexity

Balancing global platform standardization with the need for regional customer customization. Influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority. Aligning sustainability goals with operational feasibility and cost constraints. Managing diverse regulatory requirements across European markets. Ensuring long-term strategic alignment in a complex matrix structure.

What We Want From You

Education Bachelor's degree required. MBA preferred. Experience & Skills 12–15+ years of progressive leadership in Product Management, Commercial, Operations, or R&D. Experience in multinational packaging or adjacent manufacturing sectors. Strong analytical capabilities, including financial modelling and business case development. Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive executive alignment. Experience working across multiple regions; EMEA and North America experience preferred.

Relationships & Stakeholder Ecosystem

This role functions as the strategic architect of the Private Label portfolio, directly influencing product platform strategy, innovation priorities, and long-term asset deployment. The Regional Portfolio Director significantly impacts growth, margin structure, capital allocation, and overall enterprise competitiveness.