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Senior Specialist, Innovation Excellence Enablement

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Date: May 29, 2026

Location: Rueil-Malmaison, 92, FR, 92500 Maringa, PR, BR, 87065-090 Brecey, 50, FR, 50370 Ckyne, Jihocesky, CZ, 38481 Charleval, 27, FR, 27380 Le Neubourg, 27, FR, 27110 Villingen-Schwenningen, BW, DE, 78052 SUQIAN, CN, 223800 Crystal Lake, IL, US, 60014 Suzhou, JS, CN, 215123 New York, NY, US, 10018 Mezzovico, TI, CH, 6805 Rueil-Malmaison, 92, FR, 92500 Madrid, ES, 28045 McHenry, IL, US, 60050 Cary, IL, US, 60013 Villepinte, 93, FR, 93420 Ambarnath, MH, IN, 421306 Radolfzell, BW, DE, 78315 Congers, NY, US, 10920 Singapore, SG, 188778 Congers, NY, US, 10920 HARBIN, HL, CN, 150137 Suzhou, CN, 215127 Milton Keynes, ENG, GB, MK15 0DF Shibuya, Tokyo, JP, 150-0002 Chavanod, 74, FR, 74650 Auburn, AL, US, 36832 Elgin, IL, US, 60124 Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton, 27, FR, 27130 Oyonnax, 01, FR, 01100 Torello, B, ES, 08570 El Segundo, CA, US, 90245 Guangzhou, GD, CN, 510700 Daqing, HL, CN, 166200 Gibsonia, PA, US, 15044 El Marques Queretaro, Querétaro, MX, 76246 Mukwonago, WI, US, 53149 Rueil-Malmaison, 92, FR, 92500 Freyung, BY, DE, 94078 Sant Cugat del Vallès, B, ES, 08173 Camacari, BA, BR, 42849-000 Suzhou, JS, CN, 215123 Rueil-Malmaison, 92, FR, 92500 Orlando, FL, US, 32801 Palmira, VAC, CO, 76520 Guangzhou, GD, CN, 510700 Dortmund, NW, DE, 44319 Val de Reuil, 27, FR, 27100 Cajamar, SP, BR, 07750-020 Midland, MI, US, 48642 San Giovanni Teatino, CH, IT, 66020 Annecy, 74, FR, 74000 Jundiai, SP, BR, 13213-173 Chonburi, Chonburi , TH, 20000 Leeds, GB, LS27 0LL RUEIL-MALMAISON, 75, FR, 92500 Cary, IL, US, 60013 Niederbronn-les-Bains, 67, FR, 67110 Le Vaudreuil, 27, FR, 27100 Eigeltingen, BW, DE, 78253 SUZHOU, CN, 215127 SUZHOU, CN, 215127 Boonton, NJ, US, 07005 Navi Mumbai, MH, IN, 400705 Dubai, Dubai, AE Jakarta, Jakarta, ID, 12430 Suzhou, JS, CN, 215123 Granville, 50, FR, 50400 St. Louis, MO, US, 63103 Freyung, BY, DE, 94078 Rueil-Malmaison, 92, FR, 92500 Sant Cugat del Vallès, B, ES, 08173 Boonton, NJ, US, 0700 Shanghai, SH, CN, 200080 Paramus, NJ, US, 07652 Vladimir, RU, 600033 Radolfzell, BW, DE, 78315 Istanbul, Istanbul, TR, 34394 Dallas, TX, US, 75235 Dallas, TX, US, 75235 BH Berazategui, B, AR, B1893GOA Trumbull, CT, US, 06611 Hyderabad, TG, IN, 501401 Crystal Lake, IL, US, 60014 Milton Keynes, GB, MK15 0DF Hadimkoy, TR, 34555 Cwmbran, Wales, GB, NP44 3WY Suzhou, JS, CN, 215123 Ceske Budejovice, Jihocesky, CZ, 37001 Gibsonia, PA, US, 15044 Cali, VAC, CO, 76001 Ceske Budejovice, Jihocesky, CZ, 37001 Weihai, SD, CN, 264204 Manoppello Scalo, PE, IT, 65024 Menden, NW, DE, 58706 ITAPECERICA DA SERRA, BR, 06888-700 El Segundo, CA, US, 90245 Lincolnton, NC, US, 28092 Rueil-Malmaison, 92, FR, 92500 Huaian, CN, 223005 Granville, 50, FR, 50400 El Marques Queretaro, Querétaro, MX, 76246 Ballinasloe, Ireland, IE Paramus, NJ, US, 07652 Eatontown, NJ, US, 07724

Company: Aptar Group

WHAT’S NEW WITH APTAR

We have an exciting position open in the Innovation Excellence team: Senior Specialist, Innovation Excellence Enablement

The jobholder ensures that business‑relevant innovation opportunities are supported, framed, routed within the Aptar organization, and owned by the right segment at the right moment—maximizing reuse, speed, and commercial pull. He/she operates entirely through influence, structure, and narrative. The role turns the IE organisation from a set of pillars into a system.

 

THIS IS HOW YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS

Network coordination

  • Map innovation initiatives across segments and regions; capture outcomes, learnings, and reuse opportunities; and share best practices to reduce duplication.
  • Facilitate adoption of created Innovation Excellence frameworks, tools, and processes through workshops, forums, and hands-on facilitation.
  • Act as a key point of contact for network members; gather feedback, identify improvement opportunities, and escalate systemic issues with proposed solutions.
  • Liaise and track priorities, surface needs, and enable cross-segment execution.
  • Prepare dashboards and synthesized updates for IE reviews; collect formal and informal feedback to consolidate pain points and support resource allocation discussions
  • Support the building of innovation narratives/communication for respective GMD / GLT, ensure the leadership discussion focused on key decisions such as choices, scaling, stopping / spinning out.
  • Coordinate the PM / best-practices network (community of practice), connecting project leaders across sites and functions to share standards, tools, and delivery learnings.
  • Plan and facilitate governance and network rhythms: recurring calls, quarterly reviews, working groups, and targeted deep dives on delivery challenges.
  • Seek alignment on methods and ways of working and ensure rollout of improved processes and tools.
  • When needed, support Customer Experience Center activities

 

Best Practices

  • Support the building of governance for capture and reuse of project learnings, including after-action reviews, retrospectives, and standardised tagging/taxonomy.
  • Coordinate with Data/IT and functional SMEs to align knowledge assets with tools and processes (e.g., project management systems, collaboration platforms, IP data), and reduce duplication.
  • Facilitate capability building by enabling training content, onboarding materials, and communities of practice; track adoption and effectiveness of key standards.
  • Maintain and curate the PM knowledge base (playbooks, templates, SOPs, lessons learned, FAQs), ensuring content quality, version control, and easy discoverability
  • Help shape the commercial/communication storyline of each opportunity (e.g. “Why now?”, “Why this segment?”, “What must be proven before BU ownership?”)
  • Through analytics and data in the areas of IP and PPM, support early-stage invention disclosure processes and work closely with Legal to strengthen IP capture, clarity, and reuse.
  • Maintain and continuously improve innovation, knowledge, and IP repositories to ensure information is accessible, connected, and reusable

 

WHAT YOU WILL BRING ON THE JOURNEY

  • Good data analysis skills (data quality, KPI design, insight generation, storytelling with data); advanced Excel and familiarity with BI tools is an advantage.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and sustain knowledge management practices (content governance, taxonomy, lessons learned) and improve reuse of standards.
  • Experience in coordinating networks/communities across a matrix organisation; confident facilitator of working groups and stakeholder forums.
  • Ability to influence and align senior stakeholders without direct authority; pragmatic, service-oriented, and comfortable in ambiguity.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and strong attention to detail; able to translate complex delivery data into clear executive messages.

 

YOU SHOULD WORK HERE BECAUSE WE:

  • attract and develop high performing people. 
  • promote a diverse and inclusive work environment. 
  • allow for failure by allowing people to make mistakes through an open and trusting environment. 
  • invest in the development of employees through local, regional and global career opportunities.
  • contribute to the communities where we reside. 

 

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus plan.
  • An Exciting, Diverse and value based working environment
  • Award-winning Corporate University offering personal development and training opportunities.