Job Description
About the role
We’re looking for a Design for Variation Specialist to help drive smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable packaging solutions at DS Smith.
Based within one of the world’s leading Global Automotive Distribution Centres, you’ll be part of our Mercia Design & Innovation Team, who play a key role in designing, maintaining and enhancing packaging solutions for a major customer’s global aftermarket network.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for identifying and delivering packaging improvement opportunities that create real value through:
Reduced customer costs
Optimised supply chain performance
Improved product protection & damage reduction
Improved sustainability impacts
You’ll oversee the day‑to‑day management of packaging Bills of Materials, while also identifying opportunities to simplify, rationalise and standardise our packaging range using an 80/20 mindset.
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- Location Swadlincote, England
- Job Type Full time
- Category Engineers
- Posted Date June 15, 2026
- Application Deadline July 25, 2026