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Lead Packaging ManagerJohn Lewis & Partners
16 days ago
  • LevelSenior
  • ProfessionsPackaging Designer, Product Designer, Administrator
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationBracknell, United Kingdom

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Description

Closing Date: 11-Nov-2024

Our Purpose
Working in Partnership for a happier world – our shared Purpose that guides us in everything we do and inspires 3 important principles; happier people, happier business, happier world. The John Lewis Partnership is a truly unique business, one that seeks to make a positive difference to the lives of everyone.
At a glance
Waitrose & Partners prides itself on being different. Our intention is to combine the convenience of a supermarket with the expertise and service of a specialist food shop. Add this to our unswerving dedication to our customers and the highest respect for our suppliers (the provenance and traceability of our food is vital) and, of course, the environment and you can start to see we’re a bit more than ‘just’ a supermarket.
We have an exciting opportunity with a brand new role to join Waitrose as a Lead Packaging Manager, reporting into our Head of Packaging Design & Delivery.
We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. There will also be an expectation to visit other locations/suppliers as the need arises.
Salary: £57,000 - £81,100
Contract type: Permanent
Interviews: virtually w/c 18th November
About the role
In this role, you will lead a team of Packaging Managers. You will be focused on harnessing and managing, product, technical and packaging research, development and innovation capability to develop a best in class product plan.
You will extend our differentiated market position and ensure this is aligned to our overall customer proposition. Designing and delivering innovative, safe, sustainable and differentiated packaging and delivers efficient and cost effective artwork for Own Brand products.
You will also:
  • Define and enable delivery against ambitious packaging targets
  • Lead packaging team to identify, develop and implement own label packaging and material opportunities that add value and deliver effective and innovative packaging, meeting the packaging targets and delivering our environmental commitments to support the Ethics and Sustainability strategy
  • Ensure conformance with Partnership and regulatory policies and procedures at all times and deliver safe and sustainable packaging solutions
Essential skills you’ll need
  • Strong technical/commercial experience and proven ability in delivering strong results
  • Packaging expertise
  • People management experience
  • Experience of working collaboratively
Benefits of the Partnership and the role
  • 💻 - Hybrid Working
  • 🏖️ - Full time working holiday entitlement 25 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays (this is prorated for part time hours)
  • ⚖ - Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy
  • 🐷 - Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not
  • 🤑 - You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply). You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount
  • 🚴 -  Simple cycle to work support scheme
  • 🩺- Private Healthcare scheme, run by Bupa, is offered to Partners at levels 1-6 . It provides Partners who need medical attention, the ability to obtain it with minimum interference to their work
  • 🏰 - We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them
  • 🌱 -  Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, visit - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/

Skills Required

  • Packaging
  • Product
  • Collaborative

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