About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Your Responsibilities As a Customer Product Development Generalist . You play a key role in elevating our customers’ brands by leading the development of creative, innovative branding solutions for apparel and footwear brand owners and retailers. You will lead the product development process by defining new program requirements in collaboration with the sales teams, from point of initiation to customer approval.

In this position, you provide deep product expertise within our interior Heat transfers, Woven/Printed Fabric Labels, and, Paper product lines by bringing insights, solutions, and options to the sales team and the customer.

Activities may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Partner with colleagues and assume responsibility as the product line expert within a territory, demonstrating comprehensive technical knowledge for the interior HTL, Woven/ PFL, and Paper product lines.
• Leverage strong customer relationships and regular communication in pursuing customer opportunities
• Increase revenue by achieving sales objectives in existing and new accounts
• Create and manage account strategies to deliver on sales goals to enable top-line growth gain share, and maximize profitability
• Effectively managed product development process from customer briefing to artwork development, costing/pricing, sampling, and final approval.
• Guide our customers to the greatest value solution for their branding needs by gathering product specifications for new programs, or redesigning of existing programs, and re-engineering options to meet target prices.
• Prepare global price proposals using established tools and guidelines and escalate price approval in competitive situations. Participate in store audits, customer meetings, and calls, creation of the selling narrative, and resolve product-related global deployment issues, as needed.

What we expect from you! - Your Expertise

• You have a passion for products, and trends, as well as for possibilities and development
• You have experience in new product development; knowledge of the retail, apparel, or label industries can be an advantage
• You have technical knowledge of printing, weaving, heat transfer, variable data, and manufacturing strongly preferred
• Working accurately is a given for you and you have an affinity for numbers
• You have the ability to establish and maintain strong customer relationships
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills in English
• You have strong cultural empathy and are a team player with a relationship-building attitude to operate in a complex multinational organization
• You have good PC skills (including use of Word, Excel, ERP, pricing tools, and product/customer databases)

AVERY DENNISON IS EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK:

We not only embrace change… we drive it.  We work hard, push hard, and take brave risks. Our culture is innovative and collaborative - where bold ideas turn into action. We grow strong talent through stretch opportunities only restricted by your interests.  We are committed to workplace diversity for employees and the business. We are a force for good, imbedded in industries and communities worldwide. We are challenging ourselves and others to reach higher and think bigger to improve the quality of all life. Avery Dennison is a great place to work for everyone. We offer:

• Workplace Flexibility (Hybrid working model -  3 days onsite)

• Structured learning and development

• Mentoring program

• Competitive total rewards

• Commitment to Sustainability 

At Avery Dennison, we do what we love and we love what we do.

Please let us know if we can support you with reasonable accommodations throughout the application process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team via [email protected] 

We look forward to receiving your application.