Packaging Project Manager

Packaging Project Manager

Cheshire

We are looking for a highly experienced Project Manager to join a leading Manufacturing organisation to oversee the comprehensive end-to-end packaging process. You will lead, design, and deliver lean processes across the UK business. Playing a pivotal role in coordinating with various stakeholders across the UK and Europe, including warehouse suppliers, logistics partners, and operational leads to implement change and transformation. Whilst ensuring high-volume packaging materials have traceability and correct systems in place to track and measure KPS’s and performance across the UK business.

This role is extremely hands-on and requires experience working with lean manufacturing practices. The role will have a key focus on data analysis reporting, therefore a strong understanding of BI reporting tools is required. You must have excellent communication skills with experience in delivering and influencing management to ensure lean processes are met and achieved across the business.

Overall responsibility:

- Design and implement lean processes and a continuous improvement Strategy.

- Packaging allocation - Ensure that the right amount of packaging materials is available at all locations across UK to avoid non-PPP production, line stoppage, IC shuttling.

- Quality definition and control - implement a quality standard and benchmark quality per location; implement control procedure, achieving customer satisfaction and reduce complaints.

- Data Analyst Reporting - Using BI Tools and produce reports on packaging materials traceability, presenting the data to senior stakeholders across the UK business in order to measure KPIS and performance.- Working collaboratively with the Sales Manager and Customer Care teams to align on packaging stocks and damages.

- Change management - working collaboratively with key management across all UK locations to influence, lead and mentor on new operational procedures, ensuring processes are robust and standardised across the business.

- Contribute or implement a packaging tracking system to monitor and allocate packaging material and cost initiatives.

Key Essentials:

• Experience in the FMCG industry.
• Demonstrate experience of implementing packaging processes, procedures and change management.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage projects and meet deadlines.
• Continuous improvement solutions
• Data Analysis - Proficiency in using BI Tools / SAP / Data Analysis reporting tools
• Experience in planning or warehouse management.

Package:

• A competitive salary / annual bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package, details to be confirmed
• Hybrid working (Flexibility to be more office-based)
• Opportunity to work with a dedicated and professional team in the FMCG industry.
• Progression and development opportunities