Packaging Development Manager

Town & Country Living is a global leader in home décor, textiles, and design. Our expanded family includes Home Dynamix and Amalgamated Textiles, providing more than 60 years of combined experience in the home décor industry. The combination of all three companies together brings unmatched expertise and excellence in sales, design, development, sourcing, supply chain efficiencies, customer service, and e-commerce fulfillment. With our company’s diverse multi-product assortment across all home categories, we can provide excellent offerings and service to our retail partners while responding quickly to the ever-changing needs of the marketplace.

SUMMARY

The Packaging Development Manager is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of creative projects, photography projects, packaging technical spec, costing and production.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES

• Manage packaging process and communicates with key stakeholders throughout the development, design, to launch process.
• Manage and monitor project progress to ensure projects meet scope, timeline, budget and quality goals. Works with overseas factories to establish milestone dates.
• Prepares critical documentation to begin package development, production, and track progress to ensure critical deadlines are met.
• Contact suppliers, customer, and agents/factories to collect and gather all necessary package and product specifications, printing information, limitations, etc.
• Follow up on pending information from suppliers and / or printers, i.e. missing specification information, cost estimate agreements, feedback on routing of proofs, and invoices, etc.
• Attending product development meetings with both internal and external teams.
• Handles the creation and maintenance of packaging technical specification sheets into PLM system. Need to be able to draw or illustrate packaging spec.
• Communicate in a timely manner the status of each project.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize, think quickly and meet tight deadlines
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design practices and processes, preferably for packaging.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to collaborate with individuals from many areas and disciplines within the organization
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and, PowerPoint. Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
• Knowledge of Home Furnishing & Textile Industry a plus

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a packaging design, marketing, project management or business discipline.
• Expert on packaging material and spec, and able to effectively negotiate and manage packaging cost.