We’re looking for a Project Manager with excellent written and verbal skills and an ability to plan, manage and deliver design projects to the best possible outcome, based on-site with our client. You’re the ambassador of our client’s brand, delivering excellent client service to our stakeholders, design agencies, internal colleagues or directly to our clients. You pro-actively own the delivery of key projects, ensuring key dates are hit and challenges are overcome. You'll give clear direction to your Project Managers.

About us

We’re a world-class brand and packaging design company with more than 123 years in the business. We like to think we’re a bit different from the competition because we offer the whole package - everything from strategic brand design through pack science, graphics, legal sign off and digital solutions - which means we can manage clients’ projects from that first big idea right to when their product lands in a customer’s shopping basket.

We’re international, being part of a global group, but proud of our Yorkshire roots too. We might have lots of big name international clients, but we’ve still got that small business feel at heart.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Establishing and maintaining key working relationships with all client key stakeholders and third party agencies.
• Establishing and maintaining key working relationships with all client key stakeholders and third party agencies.
• Displaying a true understanding of the Client processes and all key stages within the CPA
• Building relationships with key stakeholders. Carrying out training sessions on process to ensure they understand their role and involvement, and always seeking opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensuring that your team fully understand their part in the process and the position they hold on behalf of Client.
• Driving through targeted right first time and brand handover meetings. Ensuring quality and consistency across all categories, brands and agencies.
• Ensuring all commercial documentation is up to date and accurate.
• Generating and fully understand all KPI metrics and driving proactive continuous improvement methods.
• Maintaining knowledge of key functionality and ‘tricks and tips’ on the tools used.
• Seeking innovative solutions for delivery through people, processes and services, working collaboratively with other business areas. Drive continuous improvement through all aspects of the role, working alongside other senior stakeholders.
• Ensuring effective methods are in place to ensure consistency and accuracy of all brands and categories.
• Establishing and maintaining key working relationships with Senior management colleagues within SBS and Client.
• Creating and presenting KPI’s on your team, commercials and process to your senior stakeholders monthly. Point out any specific highlights and key drivers behind the data.
• Supporting the team in fulfilling their job roles to the maximum benefit of Client and SBS.
• Ensuring your team fully understand all parts of the process and display this through strong management and excellent communication.
• Demonstrating brand and category knowledge and educate stakeholders whenever necessary

You’ll have:

It’s essential that you have a Packaging/graphics degree and 3 years’ experience or you have 5 years’ experience in Packaging/graphics. You’ll be computer literate and have experience of using Word and Excel. Leadership experience of at least 2 years. Have client facing experience or exposure to retailers.

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