Packaging Artwork Project Manager - FTC

General Mills; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that's ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future.

About the role

We have an amazing opportunity for a passionate Packaging Artwork Project Manager with expert project and graphic management experience for the Häagen-Dazs portfolio across both International and regional packaging projects, covering diverse markets and stakeholders. This role supports bringing the well-loved brand Häagen-Dazs to consumers globally. This unique role is part of the International Marketing function, where the team is responsible for guiding the Brand teams in new packaging design development, partnering with regulatory teams and graphic agencies to ensure brand guidelines, labelling mandatories and print technical guidance are managed from creative kick off.

What your role is

As the Packaging Artwork Project Manager, you will act as the trusted counterpart of our Graphics partners (Creative and Pre-press agencies) for efficient design to print, linking brand and graphics knowledge across all internal and external stakeholders. Managing 2 tracker meetings per week to engage all stakeholders in active planning and project actions.

You will project manage the kick off for formal artwork and pre-press process on behalf of the Brand Development Team (BDT), ensuring that all stakeholders are ready with their information and able to manage the process to achieve both efficiency and deadline.

You will manage efficient PCD implementation and communication across the artwork process, and manage Gclips actions on behalf of BDT, both input and approval (and in conjunction with Project Leader), plus any artwork challenges during Gclips process, bringing in appropriate stakeholders and providing solutions.

Collaborate with Supply Chain, Marketing and LRC colleagues to define Hard-Soft Pack changes approach and write off management across the full portfolio to ensure on-time and on-budget project completion. Also collaborating with the Plant team to manage local Market requests for packaging change, on behalf of feasibility and critical path, while managing synergies between projects to target minimizing costs, reducing complexity and balancing workload across the teams.

Train all new Marketing starters (BDT and Regional) across the International region on the overview of the graphics process. Collaborating with Graphics team colleagues to create and deliver bespoke training material on behalf of Häagen-Dazs Brand. Providing expert knowledge of the International Brand portfolio to the wider Global team.

What you will bring to the team

A real team player, energised and motivated by managing packaging projects to delivery, with a genuine interest in packaging design and preferably graphics management experience within an FMCG business. You will be process-driven and naturally organised, with a can-do attitude and used to managing a diverse workload while being able to navigate complexity and bring clarity.

What's in it for you?

Work with Heart- offers us flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.

Wellbeing- We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more.

Bonus- Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great, so when goals are reached, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Health & Dental Insurances- All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.

Family & Carers Leave- Every family is unique. Our approach allows every family to have the opportunity to spend quality time-off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers.

Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.