Description
Great People Work Here
Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values people and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.
We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.
As Pack Change Technologist you will have an important part in Twinings lean, performance focused and innovative New Product Development team.
Responsible for delivery of the design and print initiatives related to Twinings New Product Development and brand redesign projects across our markets, you will be someone who strives for excellence in delivery, is avid about quality and with a commercial mindset, creates pieces of packaging that consumers love.
You will be a passionate expert about packaging, continually looking to drive core packaging and print inspiration to further competitive advantage and future brand growth. You will need to work across and manage a number of internal stakeholders, within markets, our Tea Supply Chain colleagues and with our New Product Development team. You will also induct and manage the relationship with design agencies, ensuring they are aligned to deliver alongside us.
Balancing the market wants against the commercial needs of the business you deliver brilliant customer service for the markets but will challenge where needed to get to the best solution for the business.
Key Responsibilities
* Take the lead for Design to Print within New Product Development projects. The scope of these projects will include new product launches, full brand redesigns, optimisation and sustainability projects, with the aim of ‘Right First Time’.
* Deliver multi-market packaging projects, to deliver the artwork process from initial design concepts and ideas to full packaging roll out ensuring that artwork requirements are fully evaluated and delivered.
* For agreed projects, take Workstream Lead role from packaging brief through to launch. Manage assigned workstreams to enable implementation and support business and personal growth.
* Identify and implement Continuous Process Improvement opportunities in Twinings print and Design to print process to raise the bar in all areas to achieve quality balanced with commercial needs.
* Identify and implement, where possible, harmonisation of materials to reduce complexity and cost within the supply chain.
* Scope and identify requirements for new Material Evaluation Request for all new specifications which require costing. Collaborate with Marketing, Procurement and Packaging Technologists to identify attributes for costing purposes. Ensure a full range of requirements are costed in order to provide best in class information for decision making.
* Build costing and origination budgets for agreed projects to ensure financial viability and transparency
* Lead the induction of new design agencies into the business to create positive working relationships and alignment in ways of working
* Support Tea Supply Chain teams with the delivery and implementation of optimisation projects, including Supplier transfer projects, that improve efficiency and reduce cost.
* Manage and lead all communications on artwork critical paths, actions and timelines, follow up approvals and escalate, where necessary.
* Identify risks to Design to Print delivery and work with stakeholders to mitigate these risks.
* Work closely with Packaging Technologists to agree trial parameters, CSFs and provide support in communicating decisions to the wider business.
* Lead all relevant packaging and artwork related meetings from design finalisation through to acceptance of files. This includes external pre-production meetings to ensure alignment is gained across all involved parties.
* Create technical repro briefs for all Design to Print projects.
* Conduct technical review and assessment of all repro files and ensure all actions associated with repro are completed in a timely manner to achieve print quality to the agreed standards.
* Work collaboratively with external stakeholders to provide the identification of print and finish opportunities and inspiration. Provide insight to Packaging Innovation Manager to influence market ideation and thinking.
* Ensure all technical queries relating to packaging are addressed in a timely fashion to enable effective delivery of projects.
* Assess design concepts and ideas to provide feedback on feasibility. Support marketing functions with technical advice for any queries related to design/ printing.
* Proactively seek out latest print technologies to become a technical expert and ensure that Twinings optimises approach and adopts best practice.
* Build a network of internal and external parties (e.g. – Repro agency, Design agencies, packaging suppliers, consultants, packaging agencies, internal Regulatory teams, brand Marketing teams, Packaging Engineers, procurement and wider Supply Chain) who can support to deliver Twinings business performance.
* Collaborate closely with the other packaging team members across the business as a holistic packaging team to educate and inform in areas of new packaging.
* Act as role model for Twinings’ Innovation Behaviours.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Experience within FMCG packaging development, usually within an NPD function
* Experience in structural and design packaging development process
* Extensive knowledge of artwork design and repro process including DAM and web based artwork management systems
* Experience in packaging design / development
* Commercial exposure to support delivery of successful NPD projects
* Project management experience with a proven history of consistently delivering printed packaging solutions
* Technical knowledge of packaging construction, artwork design and print development process
* Knowledge in material manufacturing and converting, product/packaging interaction, barrier properties
* Knowledge of all packaging print processes
* Good understanding of packaging line trials
* Computer literate in Microsoft packages
* Real focus on ‘Aim Higher’ in order to challenge and invigorate to get the best output
* Unquenchable ‘Look Outside’ curiosity about our markets, their business and categories as well as packaging
* Ability to build positive relationships across other functions to create a positive working ethos that moves the business agenda forward
* Creative thinker and flexible approach to problem solving.
* Collaborative approach with the ability to engage, influence and persuade
* Ability to seamlessly manage multiple projects
* Strong priority setting and time management skills
* Highly developed influencing skills, adept at managing different cultural styles & influencing at distance
Benefits
* Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
* Flexible working options
* 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
* Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
* Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
* Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
* Cycle to work scheme
* SimplyHealth Cash plan
* Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
* Electric Car Scheme
* Access to LinkedIn Learning
* Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group
Twinings has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.
More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we! We still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.
Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At TwiningsOvo, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences feel safe, valued, have a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive. Inclusion is more than a goal, it’s how we work together every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic background or any other status protected by law and are committed to promoting diversity across our workplace.
Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.
Please inform our Talent Acquisition or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.