Brand Packaging Project Manager

Fort Wayne, IN (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own packaging branding execution and cross-functional project delivery for Do it Best Group private-label products.

  • Must-have: Strong cross-functional project management and brand management experience.
  • Standout: Hands-on proofing with tools like Ziflow and Monday.com across Legal, Merchandising, and Sourcing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brand Execution & Standards
  • Oversee brand implementation on private label products, ensuring consistent brand identity across products, packaging, and labels
  • Ensure all packaging adheres to established brand standards, visual identity, and messaging guidelines
  • Maintain and update brand and packaging documentation, templates, and guidelines as needed
  • Project Management & Workflow Ownership
  • Lead end-to-end project management for packaging initiatives, from initial specifications through final production
  • Utilize Monday.com to manage timelines, deliverables, dependencies, approvals, and stakeholder accountability
  • Ensure all project inputs are accurate, complete, and delivered on time for the Creative team
  • Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and scope changes; recommend and implement solutions
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner closely with Merchandising and Global Sourcing to align on product, packaging, and label specifications
  • Work directly with Legal to ensure all trademarks, licenses, regulatory requirements, and packaging specifications are met
  • Serve as the primary point of contact between Brand, Creative, Sourcing, Merchandising, Legal, and vendors throughout the packaging lifecycle
  • Creative, Artwork & Proofing Management
  • Own and manage the packaging proofing process from initial artwork through final approval
  • Utilize Ziflow to execute, track, and document all artwork proofing and approvals with internal and external stakeholders
  • Ensure all required reviewers (Brand, Legal, Merchandising, Global Sourcing, and vendors) are engaged at the appropriate stages of the proofing process
  • Enforce proofing timelines and approval deadlines to prevent project delays
  • Review and proof packaging artwork, labels, instruction sheets, and diagrams for accuracy, compliance, and adherence to brand standards
  • Ensure all feedback is consolidated, clearly communicated, and properly resolved prior to final approval
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Do it Best

Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., we are the only U.S.-based, member-owned, comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. With annual sales of nearly $5 billion, we are proudly serving thousands of member-owned locations throughout the United States and more than 50 other countries.In addition to our low up-front prices, we provide our members with consistently high year-end rebates—more than $1 billion in the last decade—which enables them to reinvest in their stores by expanding merchandise selection through additional locations and making capital improvements.We have a long-standing history of strength and stability, driven by our industry-leading lowest cost of operations—just 2.12% for the 2017 fiscal year. We continue to maintain the highest credit rating in our distribution channel.Interested in joining our team? With a variety of different disciplines and opportunities to explore new roles, you can find a career with us that brings out the best in you. Visit www.doitbestcareers.com to learn more.

Founded in 1945
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1.6K employees (174 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
14.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
25.9%
Direct
62.4%
Referral
8.5%
Social
1.4%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
147 (9% of company)

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