Own Brand Packaging Project Specialist

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• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave 
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

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This position executes Own Brand packaging development for assigned products, categories and/or brands.

What You'll be Doing:

• Execute packaging development process in close collaboration with key partners in Own Brand, Merchandising, Legal, Regulatory/QA and Sourcing.
• Owns monitoring and maintaining beginning to end timeline, budget and adjusting to ensure all objectives are met. Communicates clearly and timely to all stakeholders, based upon self-imposed and project related timelines.
• Ability to negotiate design change requests with merchandising team, while ensuring design remains to be customer-friendly and within brand standards.
• Gather and share all packaging information for projects with internal partners and external resources including competitive samples, design brief, die lines, packaging copy or other essential information.
• Review creative and production art in collaboration with cross-functional team to ensure brand consistency and information accuracy.
• Review and manage artwork routing and approval process for assigned projects; facilitates issue resolution with expert partners.
• Participate in Cross-Functional Team meetings and provide detailed packaging updates to business teams and leaders.
• Review digital packaging renders for E-commerce usage.
• Art direct photoshoots.
• Works collaboratively with partners at global sourcing office.
• Performs well under pressure, managing multiple projects of varying complexity against daily deadlines.
• Negotiate costs with external agency partners and suppliers on creative, photography, etc.
• Proactively oversee and execute the corporate commitments to sustainability for Own Brand packaging

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 2+ years of experience in marketing or project management.
• Packaging project management or marketing experience preferred.
• Some knowledge of branding and key marketing principles.
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong collaboration, communication and organization skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate in meetings – as facilitator, participant or contributor.
• Proactive problem-solving skills; ability to recognize issues and provide solutions.
• Adept at prioritizing deliverables to meet established timelines.
• Ability to adopt and quickly learn new PKG processes and tools.
• Technical, creative and business writing ability.
• Knowledge of the retail industry.
• Office computer skills; ability to learn company systems and tools, preference for Microsoft application experience.