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Global Packaging Director @ Innovation, Quality, Sustainability, Cost Optimisation, Strengthening the Bench. Member of the advisory board of the leading German packaging design magazine Creativ Verpacken (since 1998). Support the editorial team in defining the direction of the magazine. Active Member of the German Packaging Engineers association BDVI as well as active Member of the US Packaging...

Global Packaging Director @ Innovation, Quality, Sustainability, Cost Optimisation, Strengthening the Bench. Member of the advisory board of the leading German packaging design magazine Creativ Verpacken (since 1998). Support the editorial team in defining the direction of the magazine. Active Member of the German Packaging Engineers association BDVI as well as active Member of the US Packaging Engineers association IoPP – Institute of Packaging Professionals. Founding member and active member of the Packaging Executive Committee of the IoPP. Active member of the packaging task force of the German Cosmetics and Detergents Manufacturers Association IKW. Acting judge of the UK Packaging Award. Member of the steering group for Recoup’s “Recyclability by Design” Guideline www.recoup.org/design (also financial sponsor to complete this project). Regular speaker to large conferences of up to 600+ people on various subjects such as Innovation, Sustainability, Packaging topics in general and Packaging Design in particular. From January 2004 to Present (12 years) Slough, United KingdomGlobal Supply Excellence Director @ Supply Excellence is RB’s continuous improvement and cost-saving program. Reported to EVP Global Supply. Managed global multi-functional teams to identify and implement cost saving opportunities. Managed major cross-category and cross-regional projects. Introduced several tools to optimise cost. From January 2002 to December 2003 (2 years) Global Supply Excellence Manager @ Initiated/lead and co-ordinated cross-category and cross-regional cost-saving projects. Solved conflicts between categories and countries. Developed a comprehensive packaging cost-saving checklist. Initiated packaging harmonisation programs (bottles, closures, folding boxes, films and corrugated) and pushed the introduction of multi-lingual packs. Developed a Global database to report the Cost Saving Projects. Intensive international travelling > 90% of working time. From January 2000 to December 2001 (2 years) Packaging Manager @ Managed all packaging aspects of new product developments from the concept through to factory implementation and launch in a multi-functional/multi-national team environment (supplier management, project planning and execution, liaison with Product Development, Manufacturing and Quality teams, optimising line efficiency and robust specifications). Responsible for new technology searches targeting consumer benefits and cost reduction. Conducted consumer research, product benchmarking & financial analysis. Managed and maintained internal relationships with Marketing, R&D, Procurement, QA, Manufacturing, Sales and other departments and external relationships with suppliers, trade, trade associations, universities, consultants, etc.Responsible for the cost-saving program in Benckiser Germany Project leader for several production line transfers from Belgium factory to Germany and from German factory to Poland and France. From August 1998 to December 1999 (1 year 5 months) European Category Packaging Manager @ Reported to Packaging Director Europe. Direct reports: two engineers. Responsible for the following categories on a European scale: Fabric Care, Carpet and Floor Care, Insecticides and Plant Care. Managed all packaging aspects of new product developments from the concept through to factory implementation and launch in a multi-functional/multi-national team environment. Responsible for the European part of the Global specification database and the European packaging recycling programs. From December 1997 to July 1998 (8 months) Packaging Manager Germany @ Founded the Packaging Department for R&C Germany. Responsible for the packaging related support of the four German factories (Weinheim, Haan, Recklinghausen and Norderstedt) as well as Austria and Switzerland. Direct reports: up to four engineers. Managed all packaging aspects of new product developments from the concept through to factory implementation and launch. Development of a Global packaging specification database – core member of the Project Team. Founding member and R&C representative of DSD Germany (Green Dot System). From April 1991 to November 1997 (6 years 8 months) Packaging Engineer @ Responsible for the development of a large variety of packaging types: from 1ml glass ampoules to 1000L stainless steel IBC’s. Managed all packaging aspects of new product developments from the concept through to factory implementation and launch. From June 1987 to March 1991 (3 years 10 months) Mechanical Design Engineer @ Design of mechanical assembly lines (with and without robots) for the automotive and white goods industry From April 1986 to May 1987 (1 year 2 months) Mechanical Engineer @ Design of underbodies for the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa and Astra range of cars From March 1984 to March 1986 (2 years 1 month) Arno Melchior is skilled in: Leadership, R&D, Supply Chain Management, Packaging, Product Development, Continuous Improvement, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Manufacturing, FMCG, Procurement, Creative Direction, Project Planning, Quality Assurance, B2B, Packaging Engineering