Team & Position Description:What you'll do day to day: - Create open packaging structures required by major brick-and-mortar retailers
- Design and develop POP and on-shelf solutions including PDQs, sidekicks, side caps, FDSUs, and clip strips
- Revamp existing product packaging to improve margin, execution, speed to market, or retail performance
- Create structural mockups and samples for retailer sell-ins, line reviews, and customer presentations
- Identify opportunities to reduce packaging material usage through efficient structural design
- Optimize unit cartons and master cartons for freight, container utilization, and warehouse efficiency
- Partner with Sourcing and Supply Chain during resourcing to adjust packaging dimensions and specifications
- Create structural dielines for retail and e-commerce packaging, including dual-route solutions
- Produce vendor-ready spec packets and manufacturable files
- Maintain expertise in retailer packaging requirements, constraints, and best practices
- Support tradeshow layouts and provide early packaging feasibility input during product concept development
What we're looking for (Key Performance Objectives): - Create open and retail packaging structures that meet major retailer requirements and in-store constraints (100% of assigned SKUs approved as retail-ready; minimal rework during line reviews)
for every assigned new and revised SKU, based on project mix - Design POP and on-shelf display solutions, including PDQs, sidekicks, side caps, and FDSUs
(sell-in-ready mockups and manufacturable structures supporting priority retail programs) for key line reviews and seasonal sales moments each year, where applicable - Optimize packaging materials, unit cartons, and master cartons to improve cost, freight, and warehouse efficiency
(targeting ~3-8% material or cube reduction opportunities where feasible) on an annual basis, dependent on SKU mix and retailer constraints - Develop manufacturable dielines, specifications, and vendor-ready packaging packets
(on-time delivery for ~95% of launches; files meeting cost, compliance, and durability standards) for every new product launch, excluding retailer-mandated or legacy-locked structures
Requirements/Ideal Attributes:- Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Packaging Design, Industrial Design (with packaging focus), or a related field
- Demonstrated experience designing open toy or game packaging that meets retailer requirements, safety standards, and in-store execution constraints
- 3-5 years of experience in packaging engineering or structural packaging design
- Experience with open packaging, retail POP, and dual-route (retail + e-commerce) solutions
- Demonstrated experience designing with cost, manufacturability, and logistics in mind
- Experience collaborating directly with overseas manufacturing vendors
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel
Please note: This role will be filled by our internal recruitment team, so no assistance is needed from any outside staffing agency at this time.
Compensation Range: $80,000 - $90,000 annual salary - Actual compensation may vary due to other factors such as: years of experience, skill set and location. Total compensation includes profit sharing bonus potential, 401k matching, and a variety of other benefits (details can be found here).
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