Please help us with your brief work profile related to Packaging
- 20+ years experience in procurement on packaging, first at Bestfoods (12 years) , then with Campbell since 2001 (11 years)
- Broad experience in all packaging categories (corrugated, folding cartons, labels, plastics, laminates, aseptic, metals, glass)
What are your key challenges at work and what/ how would you want to change in packaging industry? Or suggestions
- Inflation of packaging commodities linked to oil & energy
- Innovation: how to bring innovation that does not require extravagant capital investment (e.g. new production lines)
Where do you see your organization in 5 years in relation to packaging industry?
- Strategic alliances in place with selected few category captains to drive cost improvement and innovation (brand image, consumer convenience), as well as product differentiation vs competitors
- Integrated supply chain solutions such as VMI / EDI to reduce time to market and lower working capital (inventories
Tell us about your Future plans
Sorry, these are strictly confidential
What are three important tenets (Principles) that you work by when beginning a new packaging project?
- Total Cost (not only cost of the package itself)
- Fit with brand image and positioning
- Convenience to consumers / Value added to the finished product itself
What are the key success factors for suppliers in packaging industry?
- Bring true innovation to the market that deliver products benefits and cost improvement
- Integrated supply chain solutions to reduce time to market in an increasing complexity
- Sustainability (renewable sources )
What are the challenges of customers in the packaging industry?
- Manage inflationary pressure
- Differentiate from their competitors though perceived added value from consumers
What are the recent trends in packaging industry that has impacted the market more than others?
- Sustainability
- Consolidation of the market (cans, glass, corrugated
Where do you see packaging industry in 5 years from now?
- Further consolidation
- A few category leaders and many followers
“Bring true innovation to the market that deliver products benefits and cost improvement”
Name: Christophe Chambon
Designation: European Purchasing Manager Direct Materials – Global Procurement
Organization: Campbell Soup Company
