ZURU
Food & Beverage
SeniorDesignProjectManagerNPD
“Senior Design Project Manager - NPD at ZURU. Skills: Project management, Design coordination, Stakeholder management. Act as first point of contact. Build relationships across verticals”
What You'll Achieve.
Lift on-time delivery; Reduce rework; Ensure project success; Enable faster speed-to-shelf; Sharper execution
Industry & Context.
Solutions-focused approach
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years project management experience, Project managing brand and packaging design workstreams
Nice to Have
FMCG, brand, or packaging design experience, HIVE experience
What You'll Do.
Act as first point of contact
Build relationships across verticals
Manage project timings
Communicate project status updates
Organize vertical team meetings
Attend master plan meetings
Serve as key liaison with China
Champion best-practice processes
Ensure project timelines are updated
Run work-in-progress meetings
Own weekly WIP process
Facilitate structured check-ins
Track progress across projects
Plan resource allocation
Manage team resource allocation
Maintain project tracking tools
Receive incoming briefs
Evaluate briefs for completeness
Police brief quality rigorously
Gather missing information
Establish briefing process
Champion clear briefing process
Act as first point of triage
Prioritize day-to-day requests
Route day-to-day requests
Protect design team focus
Maintain responsive communication
Maintain professional communication
Manage expectations clearly
Track ad hoc requests
Close out ad hoc requests
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Global teams; Cross-functional partners; Senior stakeholders; Creative teams; China production team
Communication Scope
Stakeholder communication; Team communication
Process & Methodology
Project management, Resource planning, Progress monitoring, Brief management, Quality control, Stakeholder management
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