Packaging Engineering Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:?

• Project Orchestration & Timeline Management:
o Create and manage project timelines, maintaining up-to-date trackers in a shared location for cross-functional visibility.
o Lead cross-functional meetings, fostering collaboration and driving consensus.
o Proactively identify and escalate potential project risks.
o Execute packaging tasks for new projects of low complexity, maintaining efficiency and attention to detail.
o Drive adherence to key dates across Marketing, Operations, and Suppliers.
o Maintain open communication and alignment with key stakeholders.
o Implement sustainable practices in decoration and color development, supporting client's sustainability goals.
o Recommend cost-effective decoration solutions during project conception that maintain high perceived value.

• Color Expertise & Development:
o Work closely with Marketing to define product concepts and color targets aligned with the brand.
o Collaborate with suppliers to develop colors and artwork, ensuring high quality and technical feasibility.
o Demonstrate a strong understanding of color science and assess color matching across various materials.

• Quality Assurance & Risk Mitigation:
o Raise awareness of the impact of development decisions on the Industrial Budget, particularly production color sample costs and on-site press approvals.
o Ensure zero first reception rejections due to missing color standards or defect panoplies.
o Conduct thorough risk analyses of decoration briefs.
o Provide support during press approvals to ensure compliance with quality standards and aesthetic consistency.
o Achieve the highest perceived value decoration at the lowest possible cost.

• Packaging Execution:
o Execute packaging tasks for new projects of low complexity.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in proven package development and/or color development project management preferably in the cosmetics, consumer goods or related field

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering or a related technical discipline a plus

• Proficient PC skills – Excel / PowerPoint

• Proficient communication skills (written & verbal), to be able to interact effectively with all levels of our organization and our suppliers

• Good organizational skills to manage the documentation, materials, and information

• Develop and maintain a professional knowledge of new or emerging trends and technologies

• Must be team oriented and able to create strong relationships with all cross functional partners