At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
Dare to make an impact? YOUR ROLE The Design Manager is responsible for strategically and tactically leading, managing, and supporting "best-in-class" brand identity and package design for assigned brands. This includes innovation/concepts, restage, line extension, display, comps, sales samples, and brand-world assets. The role requires active design leadership, project management and collaboration throughout the design process from objectives and brief through print and in-market results. The individual leads and supports design projects and interfaces with cross-functions, design resources and suppliers. Lead and direct the visual expression of branded packaging graphics. Work with internal and external partners to develop objectives-driven design solutions that connect with consumers, build brands, and drive positive business results. Present 'win-at-shelf' solutions using best practice design management and strategic design leadership skills. Scope includes primary and secondary packaging for new and existing products and promotional items for multiple channels. Balance, coordinate and optimize input from: Visual Branding, Marketing, functional groups, customers, consumers, agencies, and suppliers, while driving effective solutions. Maintain projects and assets in digital workflow, approval, and asset management tools. Manage assigned projects to meet deadlines. Understand and leverage internal and external manufacturing and print processes and limitations. Continually optimize and plan projects and artwork to maximize and achieve cost efficiencies and savings. YOUR SKILLS BS or BA in Graphic Design, Package Design, or Industrial Design. 5+ years related professional design and project management experience. Collaborative team member who wants to contribute, learn, and grow as part of an exciting department and organization. A passion for design, creative problem solving and connecting brands and packaging with consumers. Experience with the: laundry, cleaning, home and/or beauty categories and/or retail brands a plus. Strategic, analytic, and creative mindset and skills. Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. Broad marketing/business understanding. Ability to successfully lead and art direct multiple projects with outside resources and suppliers while managing costs and deadlines. Working/practical knowledge of packaging, manufacturing and print processes and limitations. Familiarity/proficiency with design and office software, artwork workflow and approval systems, and digital product images/DAM systems. Position located in Stamford, CT. The salary for this role is $94,500.00 - $141,500.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
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