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Design for Variation Specialist

DS Smith

Swadlincote, England, United Kingdom Full time June 13, 2026
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Opportunity 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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