FMCG Display Packaging Account Lead

DS Smith Europe; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

DS Smith PLC seeks an Account Manager for FMCG Prefilled Packaging Displays to manage client relationships across UK sites and act as the liaison between client and internal teams. You will lead end-to-end Display Packaging projects, drive improvements in supply chain, quality, and sustainability, and ensure profitability targets are met.

Based in the UK, this hybrid role requires strong project management, a hands-on approach, and regular client site presence with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within the print and packaging industry with a working knowledge of the temporary POS display industry across retail markets, together with 2D POSM execution.
• Expertise in managing print management strategies, planning, budget, and cost management.
• Comprehensive understanding of design to enable implementation of creative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Control the project management of Display Packaging from client brief to delivery.
• Maintain an up-to-date dashboard monthly, identifying key opportunities or issues.
• Define appropriate action plan in alignment with each client.
• Sales administration.
• Ensure monthly reporting to the line manager and Regional Account Manager.
• Ensure regular presence on client sites and meet regularly with relevant stakeholders in person.
• Understand and leverage the clients’ contractual principles and pillars of the strategic account plan.
• Be responsible for delivering the overall targeted business results for the managed Client’s sites - Own profitability commitment and drive actions to improve profit level - undertaking joint responsibility for financial delivery.
• Identify potential opportunities through various lenses, gather and address comprehensive insight of every value-related opportunity.
• Drive the Value Delivery projects pipeline end-to-end across all relevant TMS functions, selected strategic suppliers and client sites.

Skills

Print & packaging experience

2D POSM execution

Print management strategies

Budget & cost management

Design understanding

Account management

Multi-campaign project management

Strategic thinking

Job description

DS Smith PLC seeks an Account Manager for FMCG Prefilled Packaging Displays to manage client relationships across UK sites and act as the liaison between client and internal teams. You will lead end-to-end Display Packaging projects, drive improvements in supply chain, quality, and sustainability, and ensure profitability targets are met.

Based in the UK, this hybrid role requires strong project management, a hands-on approach, and regular client site presence with occasional travel.