Pack Change Manager

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Location: Park House, Crawley (Hybrid working)

Salary up to £45,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

Position summary

Here at Nestlé Nutrition, we are recruiting a Pack Change Manager. Reporting into the Marketing Manager, and working collaboratively with related functions and Group Packaging, this role will ensure effective coordination and optimization of change management processes from new product introduction to minor adjustments, including compliance with UK and Export legislation. The role involves ensuring all packaging complies with corporate guidelines, providing expert support to the market, and liaising with local & global counterparts to ensure accuracy and timeliness. It also supports Nutrition UK&I in artwork changes and packaging projects to promote innovation, expansion, and operational excellence.

The Pack Change Manager will support the project management team in delivering I2L artwork projects and mandatory pack change projects aligned with the NPD agenda, serving as a liaison for other I2L projects requiring packaging updates.

A day in the life of a Pack Change Manager

This role involves delivering all new and changed packs to market 'right first time' by managing relevant legal, statutory, technical, and commercial data.

Key responsibilities include:

• Creating specifications for new packaging formats and coordinating artwork changes
• Liaising with third-party reproduction houses & print suppliers to ensure quality
• Ensuring packaging sustainability (OPRL) and compliance with Nestlé standards
• Ensuring DOCs compliance for new business acquisitions and product launches in UK&I
• Coordinating production of initial artwork with T&D teams and marketing
• Managing elements such as PCAS data, technical drawings, substrates, artwork, print processes, NHW, barcodes, and legislative data
• Providing technical advice from initial design to final approval
• Coordinating artwork approval with Nestlé sign-offs and stakeholders
• Managing sign-off of first print runs to ensure compliance and quality

What will make you successful?

Ideal candidates will have experience with packaging materials and processes, or a willingness to learn. The role requires a collaborative, hands-on approach, with a background in technical, engineering, or manufacturing fields. You should be comfortable working across teams, influencing at all levels, and managing multiple stakeholders. Knowledge of the I2L framework is a plus but can be provided through training.

As part of the project management team, you'll contribute to delivering the NPD pipeline and packaging updates, demonstrating passion, resilience, and results-oriented focus in a dynamic environment. Flexibility and strong communication skills are essential.

What you need to know

We offer support and coaching for career development, along with competitive benefits including salary, bonus scheme, flexible working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 12 days flex leave, pension scheme, and more.

Job posting date: 26th June 2025

Application closing date: 10th July 2025

We consider applications as they come and may close early if sufficient candidates are found, so apply promptly.

At Nestlé, we value diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including gender identities, ethnicities, disabilities, and the LGBT+ community. We are committed to providing accommodations during the application process. Learn more about our Colleague Networks and our commitment to diversity here .

We are an equal opportunity employer and may collect data for monitoring purposes during the application process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!