TJX Companies
At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you're working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores-TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer.
Job Description:The Opportunity: Contribute To The Growth Of Your Career.The Senior Packaging Specialist is an integral member of a cross-functional team who delivers trend forward brand packaging solutions, enabling the businesses and brands to evolve across our global divisions. As the creative force responsible for driving the development of all packaging and branding across selected categories, you will oversee supplier relationships to ensure the packaging quality and deadlines are met. Partners in collaboration with Product Development and Buyers in identifying and creating successful brand packaging. You will direct team members, freelancers, and contractors in the design, content and execution of trend-right branding solutions.
Responsibilities:- Oversee the creation of trend forward brand packaging across various apparel categories.
- Partners with product development and merchandising to fill lifestyle needs by product category. Influences the organization on design decisions.
- Partners with the Product Development Teams and Trend Teams to create compelling brand packaging
- Ensures the quality of the vendor's packaging through an established approval process and ensures all deadlines are met.
- Creates and directs brand packaging for a wide variety of products (boxes, hangtags, labels, etc).
- Prioritizes and directs designers, freelancers, interns and/or contractors in design and content creation.
- Follow-through from conception to shelf - providing approvals and overseeing successful execution of all components before press and delivery. Communicate with product development and regulatory teams throughout the design process, including reviewing and proofing packaging.
- Maintains a strict adherence to T&A and deadlines. Establishes parameters of acceptable tolerances in print/color/construction while developing and implementing methods to improve efficiency.
- Manages the photography and photography requirements for packages. Directs styling, ensures photo quality, content, and that timeline requirements are met.
- Partners with legal and trademark administrator in researching new brand names and ensures all legal/trademark requirements are met.
- Performs special projects as assigned.
- Works closely with sourcing and sustainability teams in development of cost-efficient, trend forward, sustainable packaging.
Who We Are Looking For: You.- BFA or related degree in design preferred
- A minimum of 5-8 years' design-related experience
- Proven results managing multi-disciplinary design teams or designers
- Demonstrated experience guiding business stakeholders through the design process, delivering vision and adhering to brand integrity
- Ability to think across multiple platforms including product, merchandising and new forms of brand communication.
- Management experience to influence, drive change and drive vision is required
- In depth knowledge of design and cultural trends to develop cohesive design solutions
- Excellent sense of color, type and style
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication and presentation skills
- Ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects and work well under pressure
- Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) as well as supporting Microsoft Office programs
Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.
In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.
Address:770 Cochituate Rd
Location:USA Home Office Framingham MA 770 Cochituate Rd
This position has a starting salary range of USD $85,600.00 to $109,200.00 per year. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual incentive as well as long-term incentives.
