Innovation Expert
Pubblicato il 13-08-2026 - adapa Group in Castel San Gimignano
Are you passionate about flexible packaging, extrusion technologies and sustainable product development?
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For our adapa ITG production facility in Gambassi Terme, we are looking for an Innovation Expert, Extrusion Films to manage and coordinate local innovation activities related to blown film coextrusion, up to 9 layers, and MDO technology.
The extruded semi-finished products developed at the site are primarily supplied to adapa's internal converting facilities, as well as to external customers in the converting industry.
Your role
As Innovation Expert, you will connect technology, customer needs and sustainability, ensuring that local innovation activities are aligned with the strategic goals of the adapa Group.
You will drive product innovation projects, support the development of customer-specific solutions and act as a trusted technical partner for strategic key accounts. You will also collaborate closely with local and international teams across Innovation,
Operations, Quality, Sales, Procurement, Sustainability, Engineering and Marketing.
Your main responsibilities
- Drive, coordinate and document local product innovation projects
- Assess customer-driven projects from both a technical and commercial perspective during the approval phase
- Manage the technical input of product recipes into the ERP system
- Apply Design for Recycling principles and support compliance with PPWR requirements
- Translate specific customer needs into innovative and market-oriented product solutions
- Prepare and manage technical documentation, including product data sheets, Life Cycle Assessments and Product Carbon Footprints
- Ensure that newly developed products comply with relevant legislation and recyclability standards
- Develop alternative solutions for existing products to support future regulatory and sustainability compliance
- Use reporting tools to monit