Packaging Program Manager — Creative Beauty

Benefit Cosmetics; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Employee discount

Retirement plan

Summer Fridays

Work from anywhere (2 weeks)

Wellness shutdown week

Job summary

Kendo, a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer, seeks an Associate Program Manager, Packaging to lead the creative development and on-time delivery of packaging artwork for two brands, guiding projects from concept to final execution.

You will manage timelines, approvals, and cross-functional partners; ensure dielines, ingredient lists, and translations are accurate; and work in a hybrid Downtown SF office (Tue–Thu in office, Mon/ Fri remote).

Qualifications

• BA degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 2+ years of project management experience in retail or agency.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Asana, Workfront, ProofHQ/SmartSheets.
• Retail or beauty experience preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage packaging creation and delivery process (70%), overseeing timelines and approvals.
• Upload and monitor project timelines, ensure dielines, ingredient lists, copy, translations, UPCs, and fill weight are accurate.
• Coordinate with Regulatory & Compliance on EU artwork approvals.
• Collaborate with Production Artists to confirm artwork releases and sample approvals.
• Participate in weekly Product Development and Operations meetings.
• Manage artwork routing in ProofHQ and review submissions from artists.

Skills

Exceptional communication

Strong organizational skills

Time management

Relationship-building

Ability to work in fast-paced env

Education

BA degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Asana

Workfront

ProofHQ

SmartSheets

Job description

Kendo, a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer, seeks an Associate Program Manager, Packaging to lead the creative development and on-time delivery of packaging artwork for two brands, guiding projects from concept to final execution.

You will manage timelines, approvals, and cross-functional partners; ensure dielines, ingredient lists, and translations are accurate; and work in a hybrid Downtown SF office (Tue–Thu in office, Mon/ Fri remote).