Senior Manager, Corrugated Packaging & Labelling

Overview
Sr. Manager / Sr. Specialist - Corrugated Packaging & Labelling
ABOUT THE MARKETING STORE AND HAVI
The Marketing Store is a global customer engagement agency that brings people and brands closer together. Our community of creators, thinkers, inventors and doers deliver award winning work and products that reach over 110 million customers every single day.
Our parent company, HAVI, is a global, privately held company that delivers expertise and experience across analytics, packaging, sourcing, supply chain and logistics. They offer data-based insights and services that combine a strategic, long-term view with an unmatched commitment to execution.
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR 2022: GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, EVOLUTION
It's an exciting time to join our business as we commence an integration of The Marketing Store and HAVI Sourcing business operations.
Alongside award-winning promotional agency services, The Marketing Store delivers global category management services to our biggest client - McDonald's. More specifically to the McDonald's Happy Meal product business. HAVI Sourcing provides similar category management services to McDonald's, among other clients, for consumer-facing packaging, uniforms and health and safety requirements.
In an effort to maximize numerous sourcing-related opportunities, grow our business and evolve our organizational efficiency, we are integrating our sourcing capabilities and activities into one entity. This enables us to align our skills and expertise, unlock the potential in our shared talent, provide access to a wider range of career opportunities and ultimately better serve our clients and customers.
Responsibilities
ROLE OVERVIEW
The role will support all McDonald's customers within the designated North American cluster and all associated market in regards to the development of Corrugated Packaging for Secondary Case application, Labels & Labeling equipment technology (for electronics tags, RFIDs etc..)
Provide functional (Project Management) and subject matter expertise through deeper understanding of the current secondary case use and application across customer portfolio of mixed product use across food and packaging and ensuring appropriate legislative requirements are managed in delivering the right optimized technology solutions to meet the Customer Strategy & Product Strategies.
Build and maintain supplier relationships to extract best in class material solutions for customers, both functionally and commercially.
Work cross functionally within all HAVI/TMS touch points such as Product Management, Commercial, Vendor Management, Category, Sustainability, Quality Assurance & Graphics.
Requires the ability to lead significant, multi-phase packaging development programs with a cross-functional teams including from preliminary concept development, testing and validation thru national commercialization / execution.
Responsibilities:

• Drive for standardization on corrugated packaging sizes, materials and improve manufacturing flexibility across converting partners.
• Lead innovation in terms of new materials, machinery for labeling & operational standards.
• Create and maintain packaging specifications at a category level
• Lead supply chain optimization initiatives with focus on operational efficiency, process and quality improvements
• Establish methodology and reporting metrics to support relevant customer goals, working with independent experts and sharing best practice adopted from other markets and working in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Communicate in a timely manner to HAVI/TMS company leadership teams, work with other HAVI/TMS departments to ensure effective delivery of milestones and project execution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the key stakeholders internally and externally.
• Understand and proactively support customer business strategies.
• Lead and assess labelling equipment technologies suitable for inline or offline application and integration to corrugated case manufacture or packing environments
• Work through development of Product identification labeling technologies best suited for inventory management (RFIDs)
• Develop right labelling materials with right adhesive specs & suppliers with integrated digital technologies to best meet the delivery requirements.
• Identify & establish a strong supplier base with contingency options on both Raw Materials (Labels, Corrugated Mediums) and finished packaging supply (RFID Labels, Corrugated Cases) across the region.
• Partner with Cluster Commercial & Product Management teams to ensure execution of the agreed market packaging plans and initiatives
• Execute commercialization plans to ensure the product meets customer requirements and is transitioned to a continuous supply item with contingency built-in.

Desired Skills & Experience
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Required:

• 8+ years in packaging manufacturing and/or business/packaging & equipment strategy development
• Strong technical competencies in packaging science including knowledge of substrates, structural design and manufacturing processes
• Experience with project management tasks and timeline development
• Ability to connect abstract thoughts and ideas and materialize into an actionable long-term solution strategy
• Experience working with multi-functional teams to formulate objectives and action plans
• Analytical approach to problem solving and decision making
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• High level of collaboration and teamwork
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Packaging Technology or equivalent
• 30-40% Travel

Competencies:

• Leadership
• Dynamism / high level of energy
• Problem solving
• Autonomy : able to manage his/her own self
• Proactivity
• Sociability : easily feels comfortable in a group, readily integrates a new environment
• Commercial Acumen
• Communication / Presentation Skills
• Influencing Skills
• Conflict Management
• Integrity and Trust
• Good facilitator
• Assertiveness
• Growth mindset / Positive attitude
• Excellent organizational & Project management skills
• Detail-oriented

Benefits
TOTAL REWARDS
Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• our commitment to rewarding results
• opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers'-and our company's-success

There's more ...

• inclusive employee resource groups
• generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits
• paid parental and medical leave programs
• 401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
• 19 days of paid time off plus 10 company holidays
• flexibility - remote work and summer Fridays
• work-from-home stipend
• tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance

Contact Information
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