Packaging Support Specialist: Hppc

7 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Woolworths Full time

Advert reference: woolw_000659
Advert status: Online
- **Position Summary**

**Industry**:FMCG & Supply Management

**Job category**:Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

**Location**:Cape Town

**Contract**:Permanent

**Remuneration**:Market Related

**Introduction**

To support and enable the delivery of the packaging component of Product and ranges through driving and managing adherence to milestone delivery with all members across the matrix. In doing so, driving and inputting into the Foods Business strategy to ensure we deliver sustainable profit growth.

**Job description**
- Input and plan packaging design & roll out needs of category area as per 12 - 18 month operating plan
- Opal & FPI champion, driving the new system and assisting matrix with milestones
- Track & drive adherence to the timelines with all key stakeholders for all scoped projects as set in the FPI Innovation system
- Internal stakeholders: matrix teams (Incl. technologist, buyer, buyer assistant and PD), packaging & print specialists, marketing account Managers, system support specialists, legal team (i.e. trademarks, naming conventions.)
- External stakeholders : suppliers, printers, external design studio, external DTP teams, courier company
- Inputs and responsibilities within the packaging and design process:

- Participate in concept and supplier blue sky meetings where packaging is front of mind with product. GBJ consideration etc.
- Ensure packaging complies to the legislation of various countries outside of RSA
- Packaging specification to be captured in the FPI Innovation system
- Ensure SKU & Range Overview & FOP Briefs have been submitted
- Input the cost centre owner for design and ensure that the cost estimate gets approved (incl. Photographer, stylist etc.)
- Co-ordinate required pre-prods with all key stakeholders timeously incl. print production meetings and manage any requirements in support of; e.g. mock-up's, product samples.
- Confirm and supply Dielines for Design Finalisation
- Track & drive adherence to the timelines escalating non adherence / slippage to appropriate Matrix team heads
- Assist the Product developer with Legal trade mark search: e.g. google searches
- Co-ordinate the sign off of travel tests with key stakeholders (PD, tech & supplier) to ensure workable packaging specification. Submit sample to space planning team for layout pre-work, once approved.
- Co-ordinate the approvals of red and black seal of packaging (if required e.g. tins, printed glass, prepress)
- Collate information for RO and obtaining sign off from supplier and PD
- Input and responsibilities for artwork & pack copy roll-out / DTP:

- Optimise relationships with the matrix team; take part in team meetings, status on each new or upgraded product. Weekly management meeting attendance.
- Obtaining Printer specifications and ensure that the Print pre production occurs and that specs are supplied to Print Technologist
- Assign the cost centre owner for artwork and ensure that the cost estimate gets approved
- Ensure that the DTP cost are signed off by buyer and ensure agency has receipt
- Before external agency brief artwork/pack copy roll-out request oracle PO and ensure agency have receipt before job commences
- Manage invoices against signed off quote
- Ensure accuracy and usability with packaging printer and Account manager of worksmaps / die-line before roll-out
- Ensure that the packaging specialist has confirmed packaging recyclable claims
- Ensuring that that the relevant trademark searches have been completed and communicate outcome to Matrix team
- Check AWB is completed to best practice and aligns to design sign off layout within 48 hours to allow for amends before AWB submit deadline. Off-line with matrix team.
- Ensure OPRL and other packaging requirement listed are correct on 1st pass including dieline and print specs
- Organise 'team sign off sessions' as required. - with Key stakeholders on urgent projects
- Record keeping and time management of key stakeholders input at each stage, incl. supplier reverts ('tracker') against agreed timelines at on-set of project.
- Tracking & Drive adherence to the timelines escalating non adherence to timeline to appropriate Matrix team heads
- Input required at printer stage:

- Agree on expected date for chromalin / print proof sign off with supplier / printers and manage key stakeholders signoff.
- Co-ordinate On press approval with print supplier and Print technologist.
- Ensure barcodes scans and is approved Buyer/ buyer assistant.
- Confirm receipt of press approval / print approval (ideally filed under the hard drive packaging folder) for future record keeping.
- Complete SKU on Opal
- Circulate the DF sessions agenda to ensure key stakeholders are kept informed at all times, and escalate any issues with sufficient time to stakeholders
- Outside of process other responsibilities include:

- Reviewing current processes and make proposals with a view to improving t

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