Packaging Development Manager

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Fourth Floor is seeking a packaging development engineer in New York to oversee the packaging process from concept through production. You will liaise with senior leadership and overseas factories to align scope, timeline, and budget while ensuring quality.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in packaging or related fields and 1+ year of packaging experience. Strong communication, organization, and cost-management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in packaging design, marketing, or project management.
• Knowledge of Home Furnishing & Textile Industry is a plus.
• 1+ year of packaging development or engineering experience.
• Expert on packaging materials and specs; able to negotiate and manage cost.
• Able to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design practices for packaging.

Responsibilities

• Oversee packaging process and communicate with senior team throughout development.
• Own project to ensure it meets scope, timeline, budget and quality goals.
• Collaborate with overseas factories to ensure timelines stay on track.
• Prepare paperwork to begin package development, production, and follow progress.
• Contact suppliers, customers, and agents/factories to collect packaging specifications.
• Keep abreast of pending information from suppliers.
• Attend development meetings with internal and external teams.
• Create and maintain packaging technical specification sheets.
• Communicate project status in a timely manner.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Packaging development

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in packaging/design

Marketing or project management background

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Oversee packaging process and communicates with senior team throughout the development.
• Own project to ensure it meets scope, timeline, budget and quality goals.
• Collaborate with overseas factories to ensure timelines are staying on track.
• Prepares paperwork to begin package development, production, and follow progress.
• Contact suppliers, customer, and agents/factories to collect and gather all necessary package and product specifications, printing information, limitations, etc.
• Keep abreast on pending information from suppliers.
• Attending development meetings with both internal and external teams.
• Handles the creation and maintenance of packaging technical specification sheets.
• Communicate in a timely manner the status of project.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a packaging design, marketing, project management.
• Knowledge of Home Furnishing & Textile Industry a plus.
• 1+ year of packaging development or engineering experience.
• Expert on packaging material and spec, and able to negotiate and manage cost.
• Able to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design practices and processes, preferably for packaging.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and, PowerPoint. Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop