Packaging Project manager/ Labelling coordinator/Graphics manager/ Design to Print manager

With more than 150 years of industry-leading experience, the businesses of SGS & Co and SGK are uniting to form SGX—a powerful force in innovative packaging production. Building on the legacy of trusted service since 1947 and 1953, SGX will deliver the full suite of packaging graphics, plate and cylinder production, and metal deco services to brand owners, retailers, and printers—all with a focus on reducing complexity, delivering flawless in-market execution, and leveraging global reach to drive consistency and impact at scale.

Position Summary

Are you a highly organised and highly personable Project Manager who wants to work on some of the biggest brands out there?

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a passion for FMCG packaging. You’ll be working on world famous brands within a dedicated client servicing team.

This is a remote role with travel to the clients office. You’ll be responsible for the delivery of specific client projects, planning projects, managing artwork to agreed timeframes and delivering work within client budget. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that projects remain within the agreed parameters of the brief and any agreed SLA. As a key contact for our clients, you will be managing all aspects of their Design to Print process ensuring client service excellence is met, providing regular status updates and ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely manner, monitoring timelines from a project and individual artwork level. We use a large amount of systems, you’ll be working across two different systems (ours and our clients) to manage projects of work coming through our studio to print and making sure all internal documentation is update and accurate.

You’ll ideally come from a production/packaging background due to the nature of the work, but if not then you’ll have a creative design background with good project management skills, and you can pick up the systems and processes when you’re with us - so you’ll either be an Account Manager, Senior Project Manager or Senior Project Coordinator.

Great communication skills are essential as you’ll be building and maintaining the relationships across all areas that are essential to your success in this role such as liaising with the Production Teams on a daily basis to get answers to solve any problems you’re facing.

Experience and understanding of adaptive design, artwork and prepress is essential, particularly in the retail and printer sector, as well as someone with leadership skills to help manage and motivate the team.

You must be Client Facing and be confident within this environment. You will also be expected to pacify Marketeers and Brand Managers whilst working to the constraints of the Printing Process. You will also be responsible for writing minutes and fully documenting the key outputs from PPM meetings, whilst being the liaison between project managers and production studios elsewhere in the UK. You will manage projects from key markets from start to finish including invoicing so a hands on approach, can do attitude with the ability to multi task is essential.

Location

The position is Remote with some travel requirements, however, the candidate need to be based in Sweden.

Essential Responsibilities

• To ensure designs and imagery are print feasible and Brand Managed effectively to meet the client’s expectations on cost, quality and timings
• Own the relationship with external Printers and the Clients’ Design Agencies
• Communicate effectively with external Design Agencies to align on final colours
• Attend and lead various meetings for new design initiatives, to fully understand the scope and requirements of the projects themselves. This will involve travel, so a degree of flexibility will be required
• To promote a ‘can-do attitude’ in order to meet client’s expectations by partnering and challenging the printers to deliver outstanding printed results
• Provide excellent customer service with a ‘Client First’ mindset
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all key decision makers within the clients’s organisation
• To provide client support within the Artwork Supply chain on issues concerning printability and print quality
• Source new printer specifications & Profiles and arrange set up internally.
• Committed, resilient and prepared to work extra hours as and when required

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements

• Print management background
• Excellent print and production knowledge
• Proven Client Facing ability
• In this role you must be fluid in Swedish and English languages.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including communicating where English is not the first language
• Team worker, with a positive outlook, who will support other members of the team

Advantageous:

• Managing external suppliers
• Working with multiple supply chain stakeholders
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• A understanding of all print processes including Offset, Flexo (both Wide Web and Narrow Web) Gravure and Digital
• Understanding of Pre-Press requirements, including Artwork Builds, Separation, Colour and Repro-Graphical requirements

Travel Requirements & Timeline

Although you will be mainly based in Sweden regular travel will be expected to Norway and Denmark.

Ideal starting date ASAP and initial 12 months contract.

Propelis, is a go-to-market ecosystem that enables marketers to move their brands forward with greater speed, clarity, and confidence. Our broad range of integrated solutions include brand creative, packaging, print solutions, branded environments, and content production. Services are delivered through our family of brands: SGX, Marks, Equator, Collide, and 5Flow. With a combined legacy spanning more than 150 years, Propelis commences operations with 10,000 employees in 30+ countries, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, and a diverse client base of over 2,000 leading companies.