Packaging Development Manager

Associate Packaging Development Manager

Duration: 6 months (may extend)

Location: Minneapolis (hybrid)

Hours: 40/week

Pay: 35-45/hr

Concept, develop, make, and source for new products. Working directly with items from various departments such as: home, food & beverage, or apparel & accessories. Responsible for understanding the overall business objectives and establishing the optimal packaging plan to deliver on the business needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working independently is accountable for successful completion of work
• Responsible for establishing the optimal approach for the project and gathering requirements/input from all packaging areas.
• Proactively drives and manages project plan, communicating all deadlines and ensuring cross-functional team compliance.
• Ensures project aligns with core project calendar and delivers on business objectives, strategy, and project goals.
• Monitor compliance of activities from Project Kick-off through Results Analysis
• Follows defined communications best methods and procedures
• Use problem solving & critical thinking skills to facilitate effective decision making and risk analysis within the cross-functional team
• Ensures quality and accuracy of work
• Draw conclusions from relevant data and makes appropriate recommendations

Job Requirements:

• College graduate (Bachelor’s degree) or related experience
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects/partners at once
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Proven track record of consistent project development and execution
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong communications skills
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including: Excel, Powerpoint, Word and OneNote

Desired Requirements:

• Previous Project Management experience
• Understanding of packaging development
• Knowledge of Project Management systems & tools (i.e. Smartsheet)
• Previous data and analytics experience/skillsets