Assistant Project Manager - Packaging

Location - Trafford Park (Some travel involved)

Salary - £13ph - £20ph

1 Year Contract

My client is a global FMCG company that produces well-known brands in health and beauty, cleaning products, and food and beverages. They are now looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join their team on a year-long project focusing on a specific UK-based project.

Your responsibilities in the role

• Providing support to the Europe Packaging manager on a daily basis as needed
• From time to time acting as Technical project leader / Packaging workstream leader for key packaging projects in the UK
• Developing and designing packaging to the packaging action standards for each packaging material
• Responsible for the creation, development and completion of packaging specifications and P&Ps (Packaging & Palletisation specs) in the company data system for all key innovations, redesigns or activities for packaging.
• Daily interactions with the factory teams and Europe packaging manager
• Reporting to the Packaging Director with a dotted line to the Europe Packaging Manager
• Managing key contacts and connections with key packaging suppliers

Skills and experience

• Experienced packaging engineer/developer/ designer for 3+ years.
• Experienced in dealing with different packaging materials particularly paper and board, flexibles, and aseptic packaging.
• Basic awareness of business acumen e.g. cost of goods, gross margins, etc
• Minimum 3+ years in FMCG/Retail
• Minimum Bachelors Degree in packaging materials, engineering, design, or equivalent

Further details are provided upon application.

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