Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

Role Overview

 

A high-impact strategic leadership role serving as the right hand to the Chief Innovation & Sustainability Officer (CISO). This position drives the execution engine behind innovation, product strategy, sustainability, and growth — ensuring ideas translate into measurable business results. The Director operates as a Product Strategy Center of Excellence leader, integrating white space analysis, cost optimization, innovation governance, and performance management across the portfolio.

This is a builder role for a disciplined operator who can bring structure, clarity, and speed to complex cross-functional initiatives. 

 

What You Will Drive

• Strategy → Execution 
• Translate corporate innovation and sustainability strategy into actionable plans
• Lead enterprise product strategy frameworks and portfolio direction
• Identify white space opportunities and growth platforms 
• Performance & KPI Governance 
• Own innovation and product KPI dashboards and reporting
• Track performance against AOP, cost optimization, and growth targets
• Deliver executive insights for decision-making 
• Innovation Pipeline & NPD Excellence 
• Govern innovation pipeline and stage-gate processes
• Ensure business cases are financially sound and execution-ready
• Elevate quality of innovation reviews and decision forums 
• Executive Operating Rhythm 
• Prepare high-impact presentations and board-level materials
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs into a single narrative
• Growth Capital & Portfolio Management 
• Support capital allocation decisions and project prioritization
• Partner with Finance on ROI analysis and approvals
• Monitor execution of strategic investments
• Market & Competitive Intelligence 
• Deliver insights on market trends, competitors, and customer needs
• Support product teams with data-driven strategy

 

What You Bring 

• Strategic Leadership
• Expertise in product strategy, innovation, or portfolio management
• Ability to connect market insights to business action
• Operational Rigor 
• Proven program management and governance capability
• Strong financial acumen and analytical horsepower
• Executive Presence 
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment 
• Cross-Functional Impact 
• Trusted partner across Product, Finance, Operations, Sales, and Sustainability
• High emotional intelligence and collaborative leadership style 
• Qualifications 
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 7+ years in product strategy, innovation, consulting, or related leadership roles
• Experience in manufacturing, materials, or foodservice packaging preferred 
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly skilled in Smartsheets, powerpoint, creation of dashboards, charts, executive level presentations

Why This Role Matters

 

This role sits at the center of the company’s growth agenda — ensuring innovation investments, sustainability commitments, and product strategies deliver real business impact. You will shape how the organization identifies opportunities, allocates resources, and wins in the market.

 

 

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $150,700- $263,900 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

 

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.

 

 

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Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

 

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

 

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen