Job Opportunities at PZ Cussons

The role:

• We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Packaging Development Technologist to join our R&D team. Based at our R&D centre and factory site at Agecroft in north Manchester where you will spend most of your time, the roles’ primary function is to develop packaging to deliver against the busy NPD programme.
• During the training period, the role will be across all brands, with a view to eventually being allocated to a brand or brands to focus on once the required experience level has been attained.
• Oher key elements of the role will include exploring packaging innovation and fostering new technologies into the business, developing understanding of packaging regulations and how they impact our activities and continuously improving knowledge of packaging sustainability and adopting best practices to reduce environmental impact wherever possible.

Key Duties and Responsibilities  

• Deliver packaging solutions that meet brand, consumer, cost, quality, and sustainability requirements
• Support artwork creation, review, and approval, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and alignment to specifications
• Perform artwork conformance checks, managing multiple iterations and approvals using artwork management systems
• Develop and support 3D packaging changes where required, including packs, components, and material changes

Cross‑Functional & External Collaboration

• Work closely with Marketing and Brand teams to translate packaging concepts into executable solutions, supporting the most appropriate manufacturing route (internal or third party)
• Collaborate with Global Brand Building teams and external suppliers to support packaging innovation and continuous improvement
• Partner with Product Development, Supply Chain, Quality, and Regulatory teams to ensure robust pack delivery and launch readiness

Testing, Compliance & Delivery

• Plan, conduct, or oversee feasibility studies, risk assessments, and packaging testing, including third‑party testing where applicable
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, including component specifications, artwork files, and test reports
• Support packaging projects from early concept through to commercialisation, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and quality standards
• Provide troubleshooting support for packaging‑related production or in‑market issues
• Work closely with the Regulatory team to ensure compliance with relevant packaging legislation and standards

Equal Opportunities:

At PZ Cussons, we value diversity and make sure everyone feels included. We want our team to reflect society and our global customers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and your unique perspective helps us develop brands and create new products for our consumers.

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The Role

We are looking for a motivated and tenacious National Account Executive with great relationship building qualities, who is solutions driven and pragmatic, and is incredibly motivated with excellent communication skills. You will be reporting to the Senior National Account Manager and you will be supporting and working with the rest of the Commercial Sales team.

Duties/Accountabilities

• Responsible for ensuring the promotion plan is executed to maximum effect and is implemented in-store as per the brief
• Complete all NPD / product documentation as directed by the SNAM (internally & externally)
• Working with the demand manager to optimise all available inputs to deliver and communicate to the business a clear and accurate forecast
• Develop customer relationships across all functions (supply chain, marketing, merchandising and prom management)
• Deliver insights from the data sources (IRI.TNS & Kantar) and work with the SNAM to optimise these ideas across the customer
• Demonstrate with colleagues, clients, and suppliers’ habitual behaviour with winning team principles
• Ensure you and your team comply with legal, regulatory, and other standards as directed by the company

Key Attributes/Skills:

• Graduate with a degree in business or marketing, ideally with experience in account management or field sales in FMCG
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel demonstrating the use of analysis to develop plans
• Experience of working with external partners (Retail or Distributor) ideally in a business development role
• Understanding of the retail, media & digital landscape

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Job Purpose:

The Logistics Manager is responsible for the day to day operations and leads a small team who are experts in import and export activities and best practices within the UK Business. Ensuring all outbound and inbound logistics are cost effective, timely and meet the customer and business needs. Facilitating, communicating and providing transparency of the movement of product to support PZUK and other BUs sales opportunities across multiple teams.

Accountabilities:

• Lead a small team who are responsible for delivering cost effective and timely and import and export.
• Developing the team to be industry experts.
• Responsible for Customer Service level
• Leading day to day operations with our 3PL UK Warehouse
• Identify opportunities and implement margin improvement initiatives by reviewing load optimisation, freight costs, other logistics opps
• Responsible for verifying and challenging where necessary invoices and costs with 3PLs, other logistic related costs
• Assist other areas of the business on VAT, Legal and customs paperwork queries relating to the movement of product
• Manage the 3PL relationship
• Key Supply Chain business partner for the IGM business unit. Develop positive working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders to assist in achieving objectives. 
• Communicate effectively across the business any necessary updates on logistics timings/new set up of works in EU/legislation/paperwork requirements so expectations can be managed.
• Support and cover for Senior Logistics Manager
• Forwards looking. Typically planning from weeks to a few months ahead, ensuring delivery of agreed objectives in line with commercial requirements. 
• May manage or assist with small projects under guidance ensuring delivery of project outputs in line with specified objectives. 
• Ensure own compliance with appropriate standards, policies and regulations, and the identification and management of risks in own area, escalating where appropriate. 
• Identify opportunities to deliver continuous improvement in own area to enhance the supply chain. 
• Ensure knowledge of regulations, policies and procedures in own area is up to date and be able to apply these quickly to different situations. 
•  Keep abreast of any changes and ensure PZ are compliant.

Indicative Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Technical or vocational qualification relevant to the role, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Ability to support others by sharing technical knowledge and providing advice. 
• Consumer and market awareness relevant to own specific area of business. 
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and colleagues 
• Strategic thinking: Ability to identify and mitigate risks and take advantage of any opportunities. 
• Ability to manage and plan own workload to deadlines, including handling conflicting and changing priorities.