Overview
Packaging Assistant – FTC 18 Months – Booker Group
Booker the UK’s leading wholesaler is recruiting for a Packaging Assistant to support our Brand and Product Proposition. . This role is for an 18 month fixed term contract.
In this role you will work in a small team to support the Brand and Product Managers to ensure that our Own Brand artwork is delivered on time and to the highest quality in line with our Brand guidelines and standards.
- Supporting the Own Brand Managers in the process of bringing new, redeveloped and redesigned products to market
- Project managing the artwork process for our Own Brand packaging from internal briefing to release to our suppliers
- Working with design.com to check and approve proofs for production, and ensure the relevant stakeholders have approved in line with agreed accountabilities
- Creating barcodes & liaise with Barcoding team for barcode approval
- Working in conjunction with Brandbank to ensure products are visible on the website
- Assisting my manager to find the best ways of working and make changes for improvement where required
- Championing diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone feels welcome at Booker
- Liaising with suppliers, colleagues and customers in a professional manner and provide the highest standard of customer service at all times
- Agreeing timescales timescales with suppliers on agreed implementation of improvements
- Building strong working relationships/networks with CAs, CMS, Design & artwork agencies
- Completing work to required deadlines without compromising on customer service
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Commercially focused
- IT literate in MS office
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proven ability to deliver accurate work to a high level
- Organised and able to prioritise
- Great communication skills
- Self motivated to work under your own initiative
- Be a problem solver, escalating issues appropriately and in a timely manner
- Proactively plan ahead for activity/projects with my Manager
- Ability to and maintain effective and professional relationships internally and externally
- To be curious to learn, add value and drive improvement
Shift Hours: 38 hrs per week (Monday to Friday)
Salary: Competitive
