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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Brand Team on a 15-month Fixed Term Contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for efficiently delivering the design-to-print process for our own label brands. You will work collaboratively with our internal Buying and Quality Teams, and with external stakeholders to effectively manage the process and optimise speed to shelf.
To join our exciting Brand team, you must have a strong track record of delivering projects on-time and to brief. You will deliver creativity, reduce speed to shelf and optimise costs across Aldi’s own label brands.
Your New Role
- Generate and manage the critical path for all projects within their retail categories
- Create cost estimates for projects
- Brief design and artwork for all packaging product roll-out
- Ensure packaging designs and artwork follow approved brand guidelines
- Manage packaging design approvals
- Resolve delays
- Manage timelines of all stakeholders, liaising with individuals as required to keep projects on track
- Upkeep the Aldi Product Portal daily
- Complete regular status reports
- Chair weekly stakeholder meetings with senior Buying colleagues
- Competitor analysis
- Monthly Agency KPI reviews
- Deliver Brand training to colleagues across National Buying
- Identify cost saving opportunities
- Identify and implement new systems and processes to improve speed to shelf
About You
Essential:
- Previous experience of working for a packaging agency specialising in packaging design to print
- Good understanding of the retail pack change process
- Project management skills
- Critical path management
- Strong communication skills
- Highly analytical
- Creative mindset
- Client facing, can do attitude
Desirable:
- Retail packaging experience
- Design and artwork agency experience
- Brand knowledge
- Print knowledge
- Experienced in writing design briefs and approving artworks
- Advanced Excel
What you’ll get in return
- Salary starting at £36,625 rising to £42,770
- 15-month Fixed Term ContractÂ
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with the opportunity of remote working up to 2 days per week
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- In office flexi-time
- Full training provided
- Pension scheme
- Private employee medical insurance after 4 years
- Company sick pay scheme
- Company maternity, paternity and adoption pay after 1 year
- Long service rewards
- Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs
- Access to a free,24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)
* You’ll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location
Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.
If you’re looking for a career that gives you more, apply today!
*Please be aware that this role does not fulfil the requirements for visa sponsorship
