Project Manager - Packaging - Keurig Dr Pepper : Job Details

Liquid Sunshine is the full-service, in-house creative marketing agency for Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and its 125 leading beverage brands, including Dr Pepper, Snapple, Keurig, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, 7UP, Bai, A&W, Core, Canada Dry, and Schweppes. Our mission is to help grow KDP's iconic and refreshing brands with equally iconic and refreshing creative communications and experiences.

We are seeking a proven Project Manager to be a part of our exciting new phase of growth in capabilities, brand assignments, and creative excellence. The Project Manager will shepherd the end-to-end creative development process through the agency beginning with kickoff and through asset completion.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Establish schedules/timelines and manage to milestones, project kickoffs, internal creative reviews, stakeholder reviews, and handoffs between internal and external partners.
• Assist with project scoping as needed; anticipate and respond to shifts in priorities, tasks, resources and/or requirements on an on-going basis.
• Manage packaging projects from kickoff, through design and production, to printer release.
• Utilize established agency tools for managing workflow and timetables.
• Collaborate with Creative Management and discipline leads to assign resources to new projects.
• Work closely with Creative and Production teams to ensure design intent is accurately translated to approved templates, die lines and supplier capabilities.
• Work with cross-functional internal stakeholders to collect needed information and secure alignment and approvals.
• Collaborate with pre-media agency and other external partners to ensure proper handoff of packaging files.
• Ensure risks are mitigated and properly communicated and escalated across the organization.
• Champion and contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, personal growth, winning, and fun.

Liquid Sunshine is the full-service, in-house creative marketing agency for Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and its 125 leading beverage brands, including Dr Pepper, Snapple, Keurig, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, 7UP, Bai, A&W, Core, Canada Dry, and Schweppes. Our mission is to help grow KDP's iconic and refreshing brands with equally iconic and refreshing creative communications and experiences.

We are seeking a proven Project Manager to be a part of our exciting new phase of growth in capabilities, brand assignments, and creative excellence. The Project Manager will shepherd the end-to-end creative development process through the agency beginning with kickoff and through asset completion.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Establish schedules/timelines and manage to milestones, project kickoffs, internal creative reviews, stakeholder reviews, and handoffs between internal and external partners.
• Assist with project scoping as needed; anticipate and respond to shifts in priorities, tasks, resources and/or requirements on an on-going basis.
• Manage packaging projects from kickoff, through design and production, to printer release.
• Utilize established agency tools for managing workflow and timetables.
• Collaborate with Creative Management and discipline leads to assign resources to new projects.
• Work closely with Creative and Production teams to ensure design intent is accurately translated to approved templates, die lines and supplier capabilities.
• Work with cross-functional internal stakeholders to collect needed information and secure alignment and approvals.
• Collaborate with pre-media agency and other external partners to ensure proper handoff of packaging files.
• Ensure risks are mitigated and properly communicated and escalated across the organization.
• Champion and contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, personal growth, winning, and fun.

• A minimum of 3 years of packaging project management experience in progressive roles, ideally with at least 1 year for a leading CPG brand.
• A deep understanding and working knowledge of end-to-end creative development and production processes across various media channels and asset types .
• The gravitas, emotional intelligence, and negotiating skills to ensure deadlines and budgets are met, without sacrificing the quality of the work.
• Determination, courage, and ingenuity in the face of obstacles, deadlines, ambiguity, and healthy conflict.
• The optimism to think bigger, the curiosity to dig deeper, and the passion to do better.
• An entrepreneurial spirit, a strong work ethic, and a bold approach to problem-solving.
• An infatuation with beverages, a love of brands, and a lifelong affair with all things creative.
• CPG and brand-side experience a plus.

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading coffee and beverage company in North America with dual headquarters in Burlington, MA and Frisco, TX, with annual revenue in excess of $11 billion. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. The Company maintains an unrivaled distribution system that enables its portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands to be available nearly everywhere people shop and consume beverages. With a wide range of hot and cold beverages that meet virtually any consumer need, KDP key brands include Keurig, Dr Pepper, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Canada Dry, Snapple, Bai, Mott's and The Original Donut Shop. The Company employs more than 25,000 employees and operates more than 120 offices, manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution centers across North America.

Benefits built for you: Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

With the merger of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple, we've brought together two iconic companies to create a unified business with a fresh approach to the beverage industry and the size and scale to achieve things not possible separately. We have a family of brands with the ability to satisfy every consumer need, anytime and anywhere – hot or cold, at home or on-the-go, at work or at play. And we employ a passionate, high-performing team that strives to seize opportunities for sustainable, long-term growth.

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