Project Executive

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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Why join our team ?

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Commercialisation Team!! As a core member of the Team, you will work closely with your Commercialisation colleagues on joint projects as well as being the sole lead on others. The role holder will work cross functionally across pladis sites and regions. Right first time and World Class execution is a core objective and deliverable.

What will this role achieve?

Commercialisation covers 4 key areas:

• process enablement
• cross-functional integration
• risk mitigation
• project portfolio consolidation

This role is responsible for the management and delivery of pack changes, low complexity projects, in addition to ad hoc reporting, raising PO’s, budget and admin support and market benchmarking

Projects are varied across both the Brand and Own Label portfolios within pladis.

The initiatives, over the breadth of project sources which come into the team for implementation. E.g. Innovation, marketing, procurement, supply chain, productivity, Own Label.

Externally, collaboration with agencies, printers, Customers and pladis chosen artwork and originations provider.

Responsible for ensuring that all key partners, are engaged and are aware of project status, progress, risks and issues in a timely manner.

What will be your key deliverables ?

• Accountable for the end-to-end artwork process from briefing to packaging delivery
• Ensure artwork delivery timelines are clearly defined and adhered to by all relevant stakeholders
• Accurate tracking across all live artwork projects and appropriate risk escalation when required
• Ensure accurate system set up and maintenance of key project data to support project launches
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of artwork data
• Work in partnership with Marketing, Regulatory, Packaging R&D, repro agency and suppliers to ensure artwork and packaging delivered within quality and time KPIs
• Work cross-functionally to manage transition from old > new packaging, mitigating write-off cost
• Maintain, update and improve briefing and tracking documentation to ensure best-in-class artwork
• Lead cross functional meetings as required to ensure project deliverables on track

What do you need for this role?

 Essential

• Proven Project Management experience
• Knowledge of print design and packaging processes
• Strong communication skills and team working
• Excellent prioritisation & planning skills is important
• Attention to detail.
• Issue resolution and building recommendations.

 Desirable

• Good understanding of packaging technical development processes
• Previous experience of managing artwork change process
• Project management qualification

Our winning traits and behaviours

• Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
• Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success
• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
• Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our outstanding strength.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.