NDC Designer

Saica Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Saica Group seeks a packaging development specialist to manage major customer packaging projects. You will liaise with regional teams, develop briefs, and create concepts using Saica's design network. Travel to regional sites and customers is required.

You will build relationships, showcase technical knowledge, and guide projects from concept to delivery, ensuring high standards and timely execution. This role offers growth within a global packaging leader.

Qualifications

• Care about quality and service; inclusive workplace values diversity.
• Self-motivated to improve and achieve.

Responsibilities

• Develop project briefs through close interaction with the NDC team and Saica account management team.
• Build customer relationships by demonstrating technical knowledge and creative flair.
• Create new concepts to meet packaging briefs using the Saica Design Network.
• Fully utilise presentation tools and systems to maximise impact of concepts.
• Harmonise structural design and graphics through development.
• Consider pack performance; conduct necessary laboratory tests or SperT calculations.
• Visualise and sketch initial ideas in a workshop environment.
• Gain knowledge of Saica’s manufacturing capabilities during development.
• Gain insight into design trends across markets for proactive customer approaches.
• Prepare and deliver presentation material to customers/colleagues.
• Support and train new NDC team members.
• Produce reports and documentation for customers and KPI purposes.
• Give confidence to Saica colleagues and customers in project management.

Skills

Packaging development

Customer relationships

Presentation skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Tools

Saica Design Tools

Presentation software

Job description

Company Description

Saica Group offers sustainable paper solutions for the manufacture of corrugated board and flexible packaging, promoting circularity in waste management. With more than 12,000 employees and a presence in 11 countries (Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United States), Saica Group has four business lines: the production of recycled paper for corrugated cardboard (Saica Paper), waste management and environmental services (Saica Natur), the production of corrugated board packaging (Saica Pack), and flexible packaging (Saica Flex).

Job Description

To take responsibility of packaging development projects for major customers. This will include liaison with various Regional Saica teams to ensure all projects are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner. This will include proactive projects in line with the business objectives. Support will be provided by other members of the NDC team. Travel to both Saica Regional sites & customers will be required.

• Develop project briefs through close interaction with the NDC team and Saica account management team
• Help build customer relationships by demonstrating technical knowledge & creative flair
• Create new concepts to meet packaging briefs by utilising the full capability of the Saica Design Network
• Fully utilise the presentation tools and systems available to maximise the positive impact the new concepts will make with customers
• Harmonise both structural design and graphics images through the development process
• Consider the required pack performance characteristic and conduct the necessary laboratory tests or SperT calculations to validate
• Be able to visualise and sketch initial ideas in a workshop environment
• Through the ongoing development process gain a better knowledge of Saica’s manufacturing capabilities
• Ability to gain an insight into design trends across different market segments to allow proactive approaches to customers
• Prepare presentation material and deliver to customer/colleagues (with support if required)
• Support and help train new members of the NDC team
• Produce reports & documentations required by both customers and internally for KPI proposes
• Give confidence to Saica colleagues & customers in the professional management of projects
• Gain full understanding of all Saica Design Tools and presentation software
• Any other duties as reasonable assigned

Job Requirements

You will enjoy working at Saica if you: Care: Are a team-player, support your colleagues and share your ideas It’s important that you want an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity Value: Have high standards, want to achieve good quality and great service Challenge: You are self-motivated to improve and achieve. You are open and transparent, tell it as it is. Specific skills or experience requirements will be shown in the job description.