Packaging Project Manager

Prospex Recruitment; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospex Recruitment is seeking a Packaging Project Manager in Welwyn Garden City. The role supports a mostly home-based setup with a weekly office visit, coordinating end-to-end packaging projects and ensuring on-time delivery per client requirements.

You will manage documentation, invoicing cycles, and cross-functional collaboration, maintaining stakeholder alignment and handling project risks with proactive reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management, with ability to manage external stakeholders.
• Packaging agency experience, preferably FMCG/retail accounts.
• Experience in artwork and reprographic services; understanding of artwork/print tech is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Enthusiasm and composure under pressure.
• Professional and presentable.
• Reliable team player.
• Computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all assigned projects end to end.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation including financial tasks.
• Ensure accurate monthly invoicing and monitor costs/aged debt.
• Lead stakeholders through all process steps and ensure SLAs are met.
• Collaborate with internal teams and build client relationships.
• Act as liaison between stakeholders and client throughout project.
• Provide daily reporting on risks and challenges.
• Attend project-related meetings as required.
• Create and manage micro-paths aligned to client launch schedule.
• Provide workload projections and support artwork/pre-press queries.
• Escalate issues to Business Unit Director/Head of Operations.

Skills

Project management

Packaging experience

Artwork reprographics

Communication

Organization

Under pressure

Professional appearance

Team player

Computer literacy

Job description

Packaging Project Manager

Location: Welwyn Garden City (1 day in the office a week)

Salary: DOE

Role: We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our well-established client, performing a key role within one of their UK-based teams. The role will be predominately working from home with a once a week visit to client's offices in Welwyn Garden City.

This role is responsible for managing projects from initial project brief through to file release ensuring the critical path is followed to meet all client expectations. Full in-house training will be given in reference to working processes and specific client/brand guidelines.

• Oversee all assigned projects from end to end.
• Keep key documentation up to date at all times including the management of financial tasks.
• Ensure that accurate and timely invoicing (monthly cycle) is processed through agreed client processes and that any cost issues and aged debt is monitored and escalated to resolution quickly.
• Understand and follow all agreed process steps at all stages whilst leading other stakeholders through the process.
• Ensure SLA's are met and briefs are accurate and communicated clearly.
• Work closely with internal teams to build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships.
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with the client by working as a liaison between all stakeholders.
• Ensure all stakeholders are kept up to date with project risks and challenges through daily reporting.
• Attend all project related meetings where relevant.
• Create and manage micro critical paths according to client launch schedule.
• Ensure accurate workload activity projections which are updated and reported on every week. Be a consultant for the client on all aspects of artwork and pre-press and support internal teams with query resolution.
• Escalate any issues to the Business Unit Director and/or the Head of Operations.

Requirements:

• Experience within project management - able to demonstrate management at a project level of external stakeholders
• Worked within a packaging agency, ideally working on FMCG branded and retail accounts
• Relevant experience of artwork and reprographic services with a solid understanding of the technical aspects of artwork and print would be advantageous
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• Enthusiasm and composure under pressure
• Professional and presentable
• Reliable team player
• Computer literate