Our Company:

SGS & Co is a global brand impact group delivering speed and quality through innovation and insights to drive impact for our world class clients. We combine deep expertise in design, graphic services, production, technology, and process optimization with unmatched marketplace understanding, dynamic ideas, and client first customer service. We bring the world’s best brands to life and set them up for success in a modern world.

SGS & Co shifts brands to impact through the strength of our people. Our team of nearly 5,000 employees across 30+ countries works collaboratively to exceed client expectations today and anticipate how we’ll need to pivot together to win tomorrow. We take pride in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion along with our ambition to lead the industry to a more sustainable future to drive positive impact for our clients, our people, and our planet.

Your mission:
You will be the first point of contact for Client’s Marketing teams in the coordination of packaging / e-commerce development projects.

• Ensure the daily coordination of the production: manage workflows, summarize information received from the customer, follow-up of the quality of the production, ensure deadlines are met.
• Point of contact for technical aspects: participation in technical meetings (launch of range, contact with the printers, etc.), press passing, technical point of contact for proof management.

You will be accountable for:
• Detecting anomalies within the files and alerting the team,
• Coordinating the artwork production between our team and clients,
• Ensuring the deadlines are met,
• Providing the client and production team with clear visibility on the timing and the global roadmap
• Responsible for the development and execution of packaging ranges,
• Ensuring compliance with the company's internal process as well as the client's process
• Driving continuous improvement pipeline for artwork process and ensure alignment with global artwork process
• Maintaining and developing SGSco’s relationship with the Client.

Requirements :
• Good technical skills, excellent knowledge of the graphic chain and packaging (artwork and reprography/prepress), printing processes (offset, flexo, rotogravure), proofing and colour management.
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Knowledge of Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop preferred
• At least 3-4 years of experience in a similar position
• You like working on a team and have good interpersonal skills.
• You are organized, rigorous and proactive.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Pack


Location and length of contract:
Permanent position to be filled as soon as possible
Position based in Barcelona (Espluges de Llobregat)
Hybrid work arrangement

SGS & Co is a global brand impact group delivering speed and quality through innovation and insights to drive impact for our world class clients. We combine deep expertise in design, graphic services, production, technology, and process optimization with unmatched marketplace understanding, dynamic ideas, and client first customer service. At SGS & Co, we bring the world’s best brands to life and set them up for success in a modern world.

We are currently seeking an Onsite Packaging Project Manager to join us and manage our packaging design, artwork and pre-press projects, for one of our highest profile, Barcelona based clients.
The purpose of this position is to facilitate jobs in the execution phase of our Client’s artwork process for packaging production.
As a key facilitator within the supply chain for packaging artwork issues, you will communicate with the client, design firms and SGS&CO production to ensure proper printability for packaging.
As a key figure within the process, you will help maintain and improve SGS&CO´s relationship with the Client. Your primary concern will be to coordinate packaging change projects. The Onsite Project Manager is the primary resource to the Client and the key point of contact to the studio at SGS&CO.

Essential Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Results:
Client Interaction
· Consult with Client during the artwork (exe) and pre-press(repro) development
· Be a brand guardian by supporting client in terms of brand development and consistency
· Communicate key milestones and critical path timelines to key stakeholders.
· Collate accurate client briefings
· Attend any pre-production meetings (or other meetings), per request of the Client
· Respond in a timely manner to Clients
· Establish a good and professional working relationship with our client and design firm(s)
· Communicate artwork issues with the Client/Studio
· Communicate minor issues direct with design firms. If timing is impacted, contact Client
· Document all critical and pertinent information that may impact quality
· Participate in process improvement efforts and various production meetings to foster a positive creative impact on the business

Project Coordination
· Gather, coordinate and communicate job-related information to production to ensure highest level of service delivery
· Coordinate pre artwork calls with production and print technical management
· Verify technical supplied data is correct to supplied art
· Schedule and see that deadlines are being met on all aspects of the project
· Review PDFs for questions/comments
· Understand the Client’s process (deliverables, rework)
· Order entry (ensure orders are complete and concise when delivered to production)

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements
This position requires the following knowledge and skills:
· High School Diploma or GED equivalent. Some College/associate’s degree preferred in Marketing, Design production, Food packaging or similar.
· 2-4 years’ experience preferred
· Experience in the design, print or production art industry.
· English & Spanish Proficient
· Ability to work independently after initial training
Company values/benefits
. Health and wellbeing - Employee assistance program
. Project managers community around the globe
. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
. Trainings support
. Employee Enrichment Programs: ME Day, Flexible Summer Hours, No Meeting Fridays

Timeline & other info:
. Starting ideally: ASAP
. Permanent position
. Work arrangement Hybrid: working from home + 3 days per week attendance to SGS&co office (Laureà Miró, 153 Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona))

https://www.sgsco.com/
SGS & Co is a global brand impact group delivering speed and quality through innovation and insights to drive impact for our world-class clients. We combine deep expertise in design, graphic services, production, technology, and process optimization with unmatched marketplace understanding, dynamic ideas, and client-first customer service. We bring the world’s best brands to life and set them up for success in the modern world.

SGS & Co shifts brands to impact through the strength of our people. Our team of nearly 5,000 employees across 30+ countries works collaboratively to exceed client expectations today and anticipates how we’ll need to pivot together to win tomorrow. We take pride in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion along with our ambition to lead the industry to a more sustainable future to drive positive impact for our clients, our people, and our planet.

SGS & Co is a global brand impact group delivering speed and quality through innovation and insights to drive impact for our world class clients. We combine deep expertise in design, graphic services, production, technology, and process optimization with unmatched marketplace understanding, dynamic ideas, and client first customer service. At SGS & Co, we bring the world’s best brands to life and set them up for success in a modern world.
We are currently seeking an Onsite Design to Delivery Brand Manager to join our team on an initial contract basis.
In this role, you will lead on the development of all packaging and digital content, from conception right through to delivery, managing all aspects of the flow of packaging related visual communications for all brand innovation and renovation projects.

This role would suit an individual with experience touching all stages of the graphics chain looking to take their next step into a role that will offer the autonomy to shape how we work with the client both now and in the future. You will interact with stakeholders globally, as well as external agencies, and take full responsibility for the successful project management and delivery of projects in scope.
This role represents an outstanding opportunity for a packaging/print project management professional to step into an autonomous role working with a household name client, and for a business that is entering into an exciting phase of growth.

Please be advised that this role is a hybrid role , with occasional travel to the client site required based in Paris.
Initial CDD 12 months
Hybrid
Starting ASAP

What you'll do:
· Coordinate the artwork production between agencies, printers and client
· Ensure the deadlines are met, checking the progress with production, and managing and coordinating the project on-time and on-quality
· Provide the client and production team with clear visibility on the timing and the global roadmap
· Develop and execute packaging ranges, and lead on all packaging development stages
· Ensure validation process of key elements on pack
· Input all key packaging elements in internal digital interfaces, managing market translations and validations requiring high precision
· Brief pre-press/repro partner providing the required technical printing and supply chain details required
· Manage relationship with in-house and/or external adaptation partners
· Deliver all required files to printers and ensures proof printing control with the related suppliers
· Support digital archiving of packaging and design assets on internal platform, and manage photography and illustration rights
· Support marketing in making appropriate current and future choices to ensure the best ultimate execution
· Ensure solid financial control of budgets

What you'll have:
· 4+ years design/pre-press agency experience in account management and/or project management
· Experience in working in cross-functional teams, managing agency relationships, and experience managing packaging artwork projects from brief development through to print execution
· Excellent knowledge of the graphic chain and packaging (artwork and reprography), printing processes (offset, flexo, rotogravure), proofing and colour management
· Business professional fluent English (orally and written) with either Spanish and/or French ability preferred in addition

With more than 150 years of industry-leading experience, the businesses of SGS & Co and SGK are uniting to form SGX—a powerful force in innovative packaging production. Building on the legacy of trusted service since 1947 and 1953, SGX will deliver the full suite of packaging graphics, plate and cylinder production, and metal deco services to brand owners, retailers, and printers—all with a focus on reducing complexity, delivering flawless in-market execution, and leveraging global reach to drive consistency and impact at scale.

Position Summary
Are you a highly organised and highly personable Project Manager who wants to work on some of the biggest brands out there?

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with a passion for FMCG packaging. You’ll be working on world famous brands within a dedicated client servicing team.

This is a remote role with travel to the clients office. You’ll be responsible for the delivery of specific client projects, planning projects, managing artwork to agreed timeframes and delivering work within client budget. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that projects remain within the agreed parameters of the brief and any agreed SLA. As a key contact for our clients, you will be managing all aspects of their Design to Print process ensuring client service excellence is met, providing regular status updates and ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely manner, monitoring timelines from a project and individual artwork level. We use a large amount of systems, you’ll be working across two different systems (ours and our clients) to manage projects of work coming through our studio to print and making sure all internal documentation is update and accurate.

You’ll ideally come from a production/packaging background due to the nature of the work, but if not then you’ll have a creative design background with good project management skills, and you can pick up the systems and processes when you’re with us - so you’ll either be an Account Manager, Senior Project Manager or Senior Project Coordinator.

Great communication skills are essential as you’ll be building and maintaining the relationships across all areas that are essential to your success in this role such as liaising with the Production Teams on a daily basis to get answers to solve any problems you’re facing.

Experience and understanding of adaptive design, artwork and prepress is essential, particularly in the retail and printer sector, as well as someone with leadership skills to help manage and motivate the team.

You must be Client Facing and be confident within this environment. You will also be expected to pacify Marketeers and Brand Managers whilst working to the constraints of the Printing Process. You will also be responsible for writing minutes and fully documenting the key outputs from PPM meetings, whilst being the liaison between project managers and production studios elsewhere in the UK. You will manage projects from key markets from start to finish including invoicing so a hands on approach, can do attitude with the ability to multi task is essential.

Location
The position is Remote with some travel requirements, however, the candidate need to be based in Sweden.

Essential Responsibilities
To ensure designs and imagery are print feasible and Brand Managed effectively to meet the client’s expectations on cost, quality and timings
Own the relationship with external Printers and the Clients’ Design Agencies
Communicate effectively with external Design Agencies to align on final colours
Attend and lead various meetings for new design initiatives, to fully understand the scope and requirements of the projects themselves. This will involve travel, so a degree of flexibility will be required
To promote a ‘can-do attitude’ in order to meet client’s expectations by partnering and challenging the printers to deliver outstanding printed results
Provide excellent customer service with a ‘Client First’ mindset
Build and maintain strong relationships with all key decision makers within the clients’s organisation
To provide client support within the Artwork Supply chain on issues concerning printability and print quality
Source new printer specifications & Profiles and arrange set up internally.
Committed, resilient and prepared to work extra hours as and when required

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements:
Print management background
Excellent print and production knowledge
Proven Client Facing ability
In this role you must be fluid in Swedish and English languages.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including communicating where English is not the first language
Team worker, with a positive outlook, who will support other members of the team

Advantageous:
Managing external suppliers
Working with multiple supply chain stakeholders
Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
A understanding of all print processes including Offset, Flexo (both Wide Web and Narrow Web) Gravure and Digital
Understanding of Pre-Press requirements, including Artwork Builds, Separation, Colour and Repro-Graphical requirements

Travel Requirements & Timeline
Although you will be mainly based in Sweden regular travel will be expected to Norway and Denmark.
Ideal starting date ASAP and permanent contract.

Propelis, is a go-to-market ecosystem that enables marketers to move their brands forward with greater speed, clarity, and confidence. Our broad range of integrated solutions include brand creative, packaging, print solutions, branded environments, and content production. Services are delivered through our family of brands: SGX, Marks, Equator, Collide, and 5Flow. With a combined legacy spanning more than 150 years, Propelis commences operations with 10,000 employees in 30+ countries, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, and a diverse client base of over 2,000 leading companies.

SGS, an sgsco company, is an industry leader in design-to-print branding opportunities partnering with global corporations to produce packaging with noteworthy brand recognition. With over 60 years’ experience serving the Print, Retail, Consumer Goods and Pharmaceutical Markets, the company’s operations are located across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia - Pacific.
Great salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday, Employer contribution pension scheme and Private Medical. Over periods of high volume, overtime may be requested.

The Role:
Based at ourBoulogne-Billancourt site, the successful applicant will work as part of a busy and thriving reprographics department. They will be an integral part of the Print Conversion Team that specialises in the Flexographic printing process and will be expected to have experience creating single image repro files using Esko Packedge and complex step & repeat files using Esko Plato. They will be responsible for ensuring that all files will print according to the printers specifications and brief supplied. Excellent communication skills and a positive and friendly attitude are essential. A knowledge of Artpro+ would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities:
• Creating high quality, print-ready files for Flexographic printers.
• Colour retouching specialist
• Maintaining brand/print consistency throughout all disciplines
• To use internal MIS in accordance with standardised work procedures to ensure an accurate permanent asset database is maintained.
• To follow all internal processes in place for repro
• To adhere to all reporting processes set up within the department
• Provide input into development of quality processes based on client needs.
• To communicate/advise directly with internal CSR team and client regarding possible risks -to-print.
• To actively participate in the Performance Development Program

Skills and Abilities:
• Experience working with digital packaging artwork files
• Excellent understanding of flexographic repro requirements
• Good understanding of Colour management
• Demonstrate ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced office setting.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrate ability to share skills and knowledge with others.
• Experience of working with Esko graphic editors and Esko AE.
• Ability to use Artpro+ and Adobe Creative Suite an advantage
• Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.

Timeline & location:
Onsite position at SGS&co Boulogne-Billancourt
CDD 6 months
Ideal starting date : ASAP