Packaging Planner

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

Role Title: Packaging Planner

Business Area: Operations

Location: San Mateo / London

Role overview:
• Reporting into the Packaging Manager, this role is responsible for coordinating packaging projects, including standard software, hardware, Special Editions, Collector's Editions, and any Hardware Bundles on a global scale.
• Liaise with both internal and external teams throughout projects, such as Marketing, Creative, Legal, PS&C, Localisation, repro agencies, print vendors and warehouses to ensure we deliver comprehensive and quality packaging solutions on time, and to spec.

What you'll be doing:
• Responsible for managing allocated Packaging projects from start to finish. This entails ensuring the correct brief is received from all departments, collating all required information in a timely manner, and sharing this with the repro agency at the agreed time.
• Accountable for ensuring all allocated projects meet their deadlines, ensuring these are kept on track by keeping in close contact with other departments throughout
• Coordinate closely with other branches of the Packaging team, to ensure parity and alignment on team goals, priorities, and progress
• Throughout the artwork approval process, be the POC for all project specific packaging queries, and ensure all stakeholders carry out their review of artworks within the given time frame. Support stakeholders when necessary to help them reach an agreement.
• Liaise with Supply Chain team to plan Operational timings, ensuring this information is fed up to the wider team in timely manner
• Accountable for adhering to artwork sign off dates (as agreed with Senior Manager, Global Packaging) and timely escalation of any concerns or obstacles, as appropriate
• Responsible for carrying out a thorough quality check of all packaging artworks when created.
• Fortnightly/weekly alignment with packaging counterparts to share any common issues/findings

What we're looking for:
• 4+ years of experience in packaging development and print management, including experience with manufacturing and procurement
• 4+ years of experience in project management, with proven track record of hitting deadlines
• 4+ years of experience working with international packaging partners and suppliers
• Proven experience of working with complex SKU set ups, local age rating bodies and country specific legal requirements
• Knowledge of working with glossaries and naming conventions, and ensuring that our products adhere to these at all times
• Highly effective communication, sourcing, consulting and collaboration skills
• End to end supply chain experience desirable

Preferred Qualities:
• The ability act as a motivated, reliable, self-starter who uses initiative to work proactively
• Intellectual bandwidth to manage multiple stakeholders across geographies and functional specialisms.
• An ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with a keen eye for detail – precision, accuracy, and very good attention to detail essential
• Relationship builder, who can communicate at different levels of the organisation effectively.
• Effective communication skills – being an influencing and occasionally persuasive person
• A natural aptitude for learning and understanding multiple systems and tools
• Able to identify and develop opportunities to improve, innovate and/or pioneer new ways of working through continuous process improvement practices
• IT literate
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Detail orientated
• Knowledge of JIRA beneficial
• Foreign language knowledge a strong plus
• InDesign and Illustrator knowledge advantageous

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwvw9n-18-119-131-178-42 in your application.