Project Manager – Corrugated Packaging & POP Displays

The Central Group; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Collaborative workplace

Supportive family culture

Job summary

A leading marketing-at-retail solutions company in Mississauga is seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager specializing in corrugated packaging and point-of-purchase displays. The role involves overseeing projects from concept to delivery, managing client communication, and ensuring quality standards. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, experience in retail packaging, and proficiency in project management. This position offers a collaborative workplace and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in corrugated displays, retail packaging, or POP display manufacturing.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with purchasing, inventory tracking, and production scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects from concept through delivery.
• Coordinate purchasing and sourcing for manufacturing.
• Communicate customer expectations with internal departments.

Skills

Strong communication and relationship management skills

Organized and detail-oriented

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

College or University diploma or 3+ years’ experience in a similar role

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

The Central Group of Companies is an industry leader in performance-driven marketing-at-retail solutions, specializing in both packaging and point-of-purchase (POP) display with clients across North America. Our dynamic company offers employees a collaborative, client-focused and business casual workplace with excellent benefits, and a unique supportive family culture.

If you embody integrity, teamwork, passionate excellence, and you enjoy working in a high-performing and high-energy environment, we are currently recruiting a highly motivated individual for the role of Project Manager – Corrugated Packaging & POP Displays!

JOB SUMMARY:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Manager – Corrugated Packaging & POP Displays to oversee custom display and packaging projects from concept through delivery. This role involves full-cycle project coordination, including estimating, quoting, order entry, materials sourcing, vendor coordination, and client communication.

You will manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and serve as the key liaison between internal departments, suppliers, and customers. Your ability to stay organized, communicate clearly, and maintain strong attention to detail will drive project success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Works as a team to cover other correspondents in their absence. Is responsible to prepare information required for another Project Manager to cover when absent and to advise backup with as much notice as possible prior to any booked time off.
• Ensures Quality Procedures are followed.
• Assists in the training of junior and new team members.
• Constantly monitors and reports on the progress of a project to all stakeholders.
• Intimately understands the requirements of the project.
• Efficiently and competently manage problems – when things go off plan the Project Manager will bring them back on plan or will create a new plan with the assistance of key stakeholders.
• Ensure client expectations are met and exceeded in terms of quality of product and service delivered.
• Provide soft sales (up selling opportunities) or articulate these opportunities to the appropriate channels.
• Attend meetings with clients.
• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Communicate customer expectations with manufacturing
• Maintains and manages customer inventory, alerting customer of low levels and monitoring old inventory if required.
• Has a strong understanding of the Retail Market.
• Provides all quotes.
• Processes all orders and follows through.
• Coordinates the purchasing of any tooling required to manufacture at The Central Group, by ordering from the Prepress department.
• Coordinates the purchasing of any corrugates not manufactured at The Central Group, through Logistics Coordinator.
• Coordinates the purchasing of stock components from the co packing operation.
• Estimates, orders and follows through orders for all non corrugated parts.
• Calls new item meetings and leads.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• College or University diploma, or 3+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Strong background in corrugated displays, retail packaging, or POP display manufacturing
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and project management tools (Visual knowledge is a plus)
• Strong communication and relationship management skills
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Familiarity with purchasing, inventory tracking, and production scheduling

Working Conditions

• Office-based environment with occasional travel between local facilities or to client locations
• Regular use of standard office equipment (photocopiers, printers, etc.)
• Minimal travel to visit customers and between locations.

About The Central Group of Companies

Central is an industry leader in performance-driven marketing-at-retail solutions, specializing in both packaging and point-of-purchase (POP) display with clients across North America. Our dynamic company offers employees a collaborative, client-focused and business casual workplace with excellent benefits, and a unique supportive family culture.

Central Group is committed to equal opportunity employment. This position is for a current vacancy, and accommodations are available upon request from people with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. We also use AI-assisted tools provided through our recruitment platforms to support the review and ranking of applications. These tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making, and final hiring decisions are made by our team.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.