Packaging Analyst, Production (Full-Time Contract)

Loblaw Agency is our newly minted, in-house creative agency within our Marketing team and we are hiring many new exciting roles! At Loblaw Agency, weexpertly translate our customers’ needs into real, engaging work that speaks to Canadians and drives brand love.

Join our growing team and come dream up original creative for some of Canada’s most loved and trusted brands!

Loblaw is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, and the nation's largest retailer. Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services and wireless mobile products and services.

With more than 2,400 corporate, franchised and Associate-owned locations, Loblaw, its franchisees and Associate-owners employ approximately 200,000 employees, making it one of Canada's largest private sector employers.

Loblaw's purpose Live Life Well puts first the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion transactions annually in the company's stores.

• Loblaw is positioned to meet and exceed those needs in many ways : convenient locations; more than 1,050 grocery stores that span the value spectrum from discount to specialty;
• full-service pharmacies at nearly 1,400 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix locations and close to 500 Loblaw locations; PC Financial services;

affordable Joe Fresh fashion and family apparel; and a couple of Canada's top brands in President’s Choice and no name.

The Production team is accountable for the delivery of best-in-class Loblaw Brands packaging and is currently looking for an experienced Packaging Analyst to join our team.

This position is responsible for managing accurate control brand portfolio print and packaging specification databases.

The Packaging Analyst will report to the Sr. Manager, Production and will support both our retail and control brands initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Manage thetimelycompletion of print specifications and the collection ofaccuratedielinesby control brand vendors using the online web portal for all control brand packaging projects,approximately 300-600sku’sare with the packaging team at any given time.
• Carefully reviewprint specifications anddielinessubmitted by vendors to ensure they meet LBL requirements and suggest any corrections orrevisionsas necessary.
• Carefully review material packaging specificationsfor accuracy against materialguidancedocuments
• Manage andfacilitatethe confirmation and updates of print specifications anddielinesas required by the vendors for existing products.
• Responsible for prioritizing projects based on communication with LBL teamsestablishedon deadlines and product launch dates.
• Timely completion of specifications anddielines- critical as itimpactsthe launch of new control brand products to the marketplace.
• Assistproduct teams and business units with packaging related inquiries and project timeline issues
• Participate in systems and technology testing whenrequired.
• Follow up with vendors and printers to complete and verify information and resolve issuesin order tokeep projects moving and avoid delays to market.
• Assistvendors and printers with questions and issues relating to the Vendor Web portal

Role Requirements

• Post-Secondary Education or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of different packaging structures, materials and how theyimpactrecyclabilityin Canada.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (Verbal & Written)
• Superior knowledge of all MS Applications
• Experience with all types of packaging and print types
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Team player, one who is both collaborative with peers and management, and easily displays initiative to ensure projects stay on track
• Highly organized, able to prioritize effectively and work independently in afast pacedenvironment
• Strong work ethic and detail oriented
• Efficient and able tomulti taskingwell

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At Loblaw Agency, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

Come and join a winning team who demonstrates innovation, energy, creativity and vision.We recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and we therefor encourage applications from Aboriginal Peoples, women, members of a visible minority and persons with a disability.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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