Packaging Project Manager

Packaging Project Manager

• Reason for the opening: We have the design side covered with Packaging Specialists, we now need experienced project managers to manage/oversee the program.
• Candidates must be able to manage high volume and work in the gray. Please ensure resumes demonstrate this.

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Facilitates the coordination of creative projects by managing workflow and communication to ensure deadlines are efficiently and consistently met from inception to project delivery
• Partners with Product and Packaging Teams to identify priorities and balance project workload throughout the creative process.
• Manages the workflow of multiple projects simultaneously through Development, Production, and Photography Studio processes; ensuring projects are completed on time and in alignment with project specifications.
• Forecasts resource needs, proactively identifies barriers and provides recommendations to senior leaders for problem resolution; Expert communication skills both orally and in writing with all levels (management and support staff).
• Leads team discussions to ensure projects stay on track and are solution oriented.
• Independent judgment and the ability to work in the gray to remove obstacles and maintain focus in challenging situations to deliver results.

Skills required:

• Must be detail oriented, resourceful and have the ability to work with ambiguity, strategize and prioritize
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities and meet multiple deadlines in an ever-changing environment; the ability to follow-up and follow through.
• Manage the movement of projects through milestones of creative development, the approval & revision process, and delivery
• Ability to make decisions, often under tight time constraints
• Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities
• A dynamic self-starter with a strong work ethic, who understands the details within a larger context and demonstrates good judgment.
• Manage and lead all project meetings
• Workflow experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Minimum experience required to perform this job.

• 5+ project management experience managing creatives, preferably in a design agency or internal packaging team.
• Knowledge of creative, print production, process and timetables preferred
• PMP certification preferred

Minimum formal education, if any, required to perform this job e.g., Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Law, Marketing, Public Relations or Communications