Packaging Designer

Title: Packaging DesignerLocation: St. Louis,MODuration: 12 monthsSummary:Our Merchandising Specialists leverage their industrial design backgrounds and ability to conceptualize in 3D and develop innovative temporary pre-packed consumer product displays that force shoppers to stop and engage. These experts have the talents and the expertise of engineers, creative elites, and marketers to turn a concept into an impactful experience for the consumer.Our Merchandising Specialist develops concepts and design specs, provides advice on artwork based on printing methods, generates promotional packaging specifications, tests for structural integrity, manages supplier and co-packer relationships, and interfaces with various internal and external groups to take each project to market.Primary Responsibilities:Deliver temporary promotional packaging materials and temporary, pre-packed retail merchandise vehicles that can withstand supply chain handling and assure visual impact through product presentation that adheres to each customer's guidelines and exceeds the expectations of marketing, factories, purchasing, quality assurance, co-packers, customers, and shoppers.Develop and maintain strong working relationships with co-workers, vendors, and factories while leading structural design as part of a multidisciplinary teamDevelop and provide innovative, structurally sound, cost-effective prepacked merchandise vehicles that convey our product's features and benefits to the shopper, increasing trial, sales, and brand awareness.Manage formal ship testing to ensure product, packaging material, structural integrity, and assembly are compatible with the retail supply chainProvide and propose continuous improvement of existing POP vehicles through material/labor reductions and structural improvementSupport the MDO Merchandising Specialists (liaisons between Sales & Marketing) through all activities associated with the display development process from concept through successful manufacturing, co-packing, and deployment.Responsibilities will include ideation, project development, generation of specifications, vendor management, ship testing, traveling to co-packers for start-ups, etc...Work closely with a wide array of cross-functional teams such as Brand, Sales, Project Managers, external Structural Designers, Graphic Designers, Internal Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Vendor Partners.This is a hands-on position, with strong multi-tasking capabilities, and the ability to shift gears easily.Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.Willing and available to travel, sometimes on short notice.Experience:MUST HAVE:

2-3 years of structural corrugated experience (Corrugated material, Secondary packaging)Technology:Fluent with:

MS Office Suite, Teams, SharePoint, and Excel, savvy with Web-based tools