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Job Title: Design Planner (Foods) - Marketing - Head Office

REF: PM/MS/Design Planner (Foods) - Marketing - Head Office/Western Cape/310512

Recruiter: Woolworths (Pty) Ltd Updated on: 2012-06-04 16:24:45
Start Date: 2012-05-31 End Date: 2012-06-08
AA/EE: Applicable Contract Permanent
Location: Western Cape Available: ASAP
Category: Sales And Marketing Offer: Market Related
Reporting To: N/A Job Grade: DL
Division: Planning and Marketing Positions: 1
Introduction

To provide excellent ‘client service’ to the Foods business unit and manage the end-to-end design and rollout of Foods packaging design that delivers exceptional creative product, on time and budget, that exceeds our client’s expectations.
Minimum Requirements

Technical Skills / Experience:
Relevant advanced diploma or degree (preferably Retail Management or Marketing)
Good understanding and experience of packaging design (including printing processes)
Understanding of design trends
Appropriate taste levels in keeping with the Woolworth’s Brand
Computer and internet literacy, proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Familiarity with computer design packages including CS3/4, Adobe
Good planning and organisational skills
Good project management skills
Able to deliver within a critical path
Good written and verbal communications
Good communication, teamwork and relationship building skills
Proactive approach
Persuasiveness / Influencing ability
Good listening skills
Attention to detail with good levels of responsibility and accountability
Proven ability in evaluating creative work and ability to contribute effectively to creative development

In accordance with Woolworths Employment Equity approach, preference will be given to candidates from designated groups

Job Specification

Project Management
Partner with the studio’s creative team to manage internal and external creative resources to deliver creative solutions to the brief on time and on budget
Ensure adherence to design process critical path and provide weekly status updates on packaging design to the Design Manager and Foods stakeholders
Manage the quality of briefings to facilitate the delivery of exceptional creative and strategic response, minimize re-work and deliver cost savings to the business
Ensure scoping meeting is held following client briefing, attended by all key stakeholders and critical path for the project is agreed
Develop and deliver creative and design briefs, ensuring involvement of key studio stakeholders at the commencement of projects
Ensure that packaging requirements (packaging format and commercial parameters) are briefed as part of the design brief
Ensure all action points from client briefings and presentations are captured accurately and distributed timeously
Ensure scheduling of work through Studio Traffic Manager is according to agreed process with agreement of timing expectation and resource allocation (as agreed with the Design Director) to the estimate approved by client
Ensure all creative work is reviewed according to the creative review process before presentation to client and any changes requested to the design following sign-off re-enter the review process
Attend the Packaging Design Forum to present creative work and progress updates to our Foods clients
Brief and manage accurate copy development as required and drive the importance of tone of voice and copy content though all projects
Ensure the timeous finalisation of design across a representative selection of products as on-shelf mock-ups to drive on-shelf impact and shoppability
Ensure pre-production meetings are held for all projects and manage design requirements
Co-ordinate photography shoots timeously
Brief artwork based on the approved design, ensuring that the artwork brief is complete, approved by all stakeholders and is accompanied by agreed print specifications
Manage the flow of artwork ensuring that all artwork is delivered according to the critical path, is accurate according to Woolworths corporate and packaging guidelines and is approved by print/ production before release to print
Timeously sign off artwork ensuring brand consistency
Deliver brand blueprint documentation for major launches/sub-brands/ranges
Ensure accuracy and recording of all project documentation including cost estimates, cost updates, contact reports, timing plans, status updates
Client Service

Develop sound, enduring relationships with the Foods team and deliver exceptional client service
Build partnerships with VM, Packaging Technology & Sourcing, Customer, Online and Brand Management to ensure images and graphics are effectively communicated to deliver one Woolworths brand look and feel
Act as the central point of contact for the client relationship across multiple projects – be the client’s continuous point of contact
Ensure Design Manager and Group Design Manager  are kept updated re progress against project plans
Maintain awareness of marketing and industry trends and an up-to-date knowledge of the communications mix
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Financial Management

Accurately and effectively estimate work based on the requirements of the brief and the resources required
Ensure Design Director timeous approval of all estimates in terms of design resources required
Deliver accurate and comprehensive cost estimates to client, ensuring approval before work commences
Schedule and plan work into the studio and monitor hours spent vs. budget
Negotiate financial issues with clients, advising clients of likely budget overruns as early as possible in the process (variations/ scope changes etc.) and providing additional cost estimates for additional work
Manage cost control to deliver savings to the business both internally and with external creative partners
Ensure projects are completed within budget, on time and achieve margin targets
Ensure accurate and timely billing of work in keeping with the Studio monthly billing cycle
Efficient use of job bag management software
Negotiate financial issues with clients, advising clients of likely budget overruns as early as possible in the process (variations/ scope changes etc.)
Manage author’s corrections and providing clients with daily updates on project status where author’s are charged at additional rates
Maintaining accurate expenses/disbursements records against jobs


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