Own Brand Packaging Project Specialist

Meijer•Grand Rapids, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community! Meijer Rewards Weekly pay Scheduling flexibility Paid parental leave Paid education assistance Team member discount Development programs for advancement and career growth Please review the job profile below and apply today! This position executes Own Brand packaging development for assigned products, categories and/or brands. Position will follow a hybrid schedule: Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday-Friday remote. Some travel is expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
2+ years of experience in marketing or project management.
Some knowledge of branding and key marketing principles.
Ability to independently manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong collaboration, communication and organization skills.
Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
Ability to collaborate in meetings – as facilitator, participant or contributor.
Proactive problem-solving skills; ability to recognize issues and provide solutions.
Adept at prioritizing deliverables to meet established timelines.
Ability to adopt and quickly learn new PKG processes and tools.
Technical, creative and business writing ability.
Knowledge of the retail industry.
Office computer skills; ability to learn company systems and tools, preference for Microsoft application experience.

Nice To Haves

Packaging project management or marketing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute packaging development process in close collaboration with key partners in Own Brand, Merchandising, Legal, Regulatory/QA and Sourcing.
Owns monitoring and maintaining beginning to end timeline, budget and adjusting to ensure all objectives are met.
Communicates clearly and timely to all stakeholders, based upon self-imposed and project related timelines.
Ability to negotiate design change requests with merchandising team, while ensuring design remains to be customer-friendly and within brand standards.
Gather and share all packaging information for projects with internal partners and external resources including competitive samples, design brief, die lines, packaging copy or other essential information.
Review creative and production art in collaboration with cross-functional team to ensure brand consistency and information accuracy.
Review and manage artwork routing and approval process for assigned projects; facilitates issue resolution with expert partners.
Participate in Cross-Functional Team meetings and provide detailed packaging updates to business teams and leaders.
Review digital packaging renders for E-commerce usage.
Art direct photoshoots.
Works collaboratively with partners at global sourcing office.
Performs well under pressure, managing multiple projects of varying complexity against daily deadlines.
Negotiate costs with external agency partners and suppliers on creative, photography, etc.
Proactively oversee and execute the corporate commitments to sustainability for Own Brand packaging