NPD Project Manager Bellshill, Scotland
Job description
Job Introduction
We currently have a great opportunity for an NPD Packaging Project Manager to join our team based in our Bellshill site to project manage, through leadership of cross-functional teams, the end to end delivery of New Product introductions, ensuring the final product is developed in accordance with the defined Global Gate Process and delivered to the correct standards of quality, on-time and within budget.
Main Responsibility
- Leading cross-functional project teams through the Global Gate Process to ensure successful delivery of development projects to the agreed shipping dates, specified Brand Quality Standards and financial targets (Project budget & Cost of Goods).
- Developing technical readiness test plans to ensure all packaging components meet required substrate, structure and functionality standards, concluding in the creation of accurate material/component specifications. Have aligned trialing and qualification plans to ensure all new products are qualified within manufacturing and are fit for handover to operations
- Leading the core team through identification and resolution of overall project risks to ensure successful project execution. Ensuring the risk status is clearly communicated to all key stakeholders via the Global Gate Process.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external supply partners to ensure successful project delivery.
- Leading new packaging developments using established structural parameters.
- Collaborating with design agencies and brand teams to guide project development outcomes and leading multidisciplinary communications across core teams.
- Contributing to areas of continuous improvement for the NPD team. Be it systems, networks, technical, training or team performance / culture.
- Demonstrate behaviours in line with our diversity and inclusion aim, which is to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture at WG&S where ideas, differences and views are respected and where all employees are encouraged to create their own personal legacy.
Our Ideal Candidate
- A strong communication with exemplary organisational skills.
- Technically inquisitive with a problem solving mindset.
- Previous experience of packaging commodities and/or project management is desirable.
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
William Grant & Sons
