Packaging Design Manger - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Zenith People

Zenith People
Zenith People
Verified Company
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a Global Manufacturing business in their Headquarters in Newcastle.


In this role, you will be responsible for the creation of all structural packaging design and lead packaging design for all NPD and EPD projects.

You will ensure the businesses packaging and unboxing experience is fit for purpose, within the guidelines, channel and cost requirements.


Our client is offering an exciting, challenging role in fast-growing and dynamic business with plenty of career opportunities in the UK and around the World.

On top of this, they offer a unique working environment with a competitive rewards package.


Job Responsibilities:

  • You will lead packaging innovation as key driver to also influence product innovation. Ensure that packaging is part of the product design process and appropriately costed and benchmarked alongside our competition.
  • Work with brief owners to product packaging solutions and specifications for the required project or product. Share proposed designs with factory teams for production trials and reviews.
  • Liaise with stakeholders throughout the NPD process, ensuring that packaging is fitforuse requirements before handover to base business, including ease of assembly, transit, merchandising and overall quality.
  • Drive the innovation agenda for packaging. Conduct regular store checks and research into new ideas for packaging execution that will enhance products and delight consumers
  • Build connections and develop opportunities to work closely with packaging suppliers and factories, ensure that specifications and packaging requirements are clearly defined and workable
  • Ensure packaging is designed, sourced and project with sustainability being a key consideration.
  • When required, collaborate with Quality team to address and resolve any packaging qualityrelated considerations prelaunch.
  • Collaborate with project and procurement teams as well as packaging suppliers, to identify or support potential opportunities for packagingrelated cost savings/value engineering.
  • Chair regular packaging design reviews with the wider team.
  • Prepare presentations and technical summaries for internal reviews as appropriate

The person:

  • Structural packaging experience essential
  • Understanding of packaging materials and their properties, including corrugate and carton board, flexible plastics and other wellknown packaging materials and manufacturing processes
  • Experience with packaging material and test methodologies
  • Cost management with product or packaging development
  • Proven track record of delivering packaging solutions for FMCG or similar products
  • Design and product development experience
  • Solidworks software experience ideally
  • Use of additional design software for visualisation
  • Able to bring ideas to life
  • Project management experience

Salary:
£40,000.00-£45,000.00 per year


Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

  • Yearly bonus

Work Location:
One location
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