Key Account Manager (Packaging Industry)

SourcePro Search•Secaucus, NJ

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

SourcePro Search is conducting a search for a Key Account Manager for a large global group serving an international clientele consisting of some of the largest brands in the world. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits and tremendous growth opportunities. Open to Minneapolis, MN or Secaucus, NJ office.

Requirements

4-year college degree in related field or equivalent industry work experience.
Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in packaging sourcing and quality assurance.
Must be well versed with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Basic understanding of pre-press, print and traditional graphic arts procedures and standards.
Great attitude and willingness to work and collaborate in a team environment under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

Serve as the first point of contact for RBO inquiries regarding existing products, pricing, labels & packaging library, and artwork clarification.
Meet with the RBO weekly.
Work directly with RBO for seasonal labels & packaging requests.
Understand the full scope of projects and provide sampling and pricing by deadline.
Work directly with RBO business partners including Marketing Production, Marketing, and Design on program rollouts, projects, and presentations.
Participate in RBO internal meetings, and provide the Brand with recommendations and guidance from a company perspective.
Assist RBO to ensure all Regulatory Compliance requirements are met.
Work with the RBO on planning and managing any Label & Packaging inventory.
Manage the firm’s raw materials and finished good’s global locations inventory to meet RBO demands, either by using forecasting or historical sales data.
Support Global lead in collecting seasonal forecasts from the RBO and sharing with regional teams to manage regional inventory & plan production for up-and-coming seasons.
Generate quarterly reporting and ad-hoc reporting when requested by Global Lead.
Maintain the RBOs Pricing list or Library e.g. updating with new items, ensuring specs, pricing is correct etc.
Maintain the firm’s sample submissions and approval status & all pricing documents in an organised and clean format.
Manage the firm’s regional production inquiries and issues when they arise, expediting resolution of any issues within 48 hours with the support of Global Lead.
Coordinate communication across all company production locations including new global releases, pricing updates, Regulatory Compliance updates etc.
Partner with the Global Lead and RBO to develop and document RBO’s internal Label & Packaging processes when requested by the Brand.
Partner with IT and Global Lead to streamline firm workflows i.e. Translation database and lookup tables, (attributes, icons, etc.)