Packaging Manager

West Midlands

£55k + Car Allowance

Helen Darnell
Recruitment Consultant
E: helen@theovalpartnership.co.uk
T: 07501980006
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Our client is a leading ambient food manufacturer based in the West Midlands. Reporting into the Head of NPD your main focus will be to understand the consumer, customer needs and technical requirements for their packaging and develop a programme of work that delivers commercial growth and competitive advantage.

Primary accountabilities

  • To understand the role packaging plays in the category for consumers and customers and work with suppliers to understand technology advances to deliver a packaging strategy for the company for the next 3 years (including primary & secondary packaging materials, merchandising, formats and sustainability)
  • To develop understanding of our packaging products to improve operational line efficiency and product efficacy
  • To ensure all existing packaging is fit for purpose, compliant with technical and legal requirements, specifications reviewed/developed and held electronically for access
  • To manage 1 direct report: packaging technologist. Lead development and training to enable growth and succession planning
  • Deliver packaging cost saving and rationalisation projects
  • Manage relationships with design houses to support development of good practice. Improve printing process and quality of reprographics. Support NPD process to bring new products to market with trials and transit support.
  • Build supplier relationships to increase our packaging knowledge of industry trends and competitors and our innovation capability. Build internal relationships with US market to understand global packaging strategy and align our strategy accordingly.
  • Manage day to day issues with site packaging, supporting QA and operations

Skills & Experience

  • You will have significant experience for working within a Packaging Manager role
  • You will be an efficient communicator with the ability to work cross functionally within the business
  • You will have excellent knowledge of packaging technologies
  • IT Literate

If you would like to know more about this vacancy please get in touch or apply with your CV today.