Business area: Nestle Canada Inc

Job Title: Design to Delivery (D2D) Packaging Partner (12-months contract)

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8

Hybrid

Compensation Range: 80-105k per annum

At Nestlé Canada, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation and job posting practices. This position offers a competitive salary within the range specified above, aligned with our commitment to equitable pay practices.

A little bit about us

 While Nestlé is known for Kit Kat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Maggie, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

Position Summary:

Drive the end-to-end execution of packaging visual communications for innovation, renovation, and design updates across multiple Nestlé brands. Collaborate with brand leads and cross-functional teams to ensure flawless delivery from concept to shelf, aligned with Nestlé standards.

A day in the life of an D2D Packaging Partner:

Act as the marketing liaison for agency selection, briefing, and artwork timeline management.

Lead the Design-to-Delivery (D2D) workflow, ensuring timely and accurate inputs from all stakeholders.

Manage relationships with internal and external design, artwork, and pre-press partners.

Develop and maintain D2D timelines, & Inputs, facilitate meetings, and manage /resolve project risks.

Oversee label copy accuracy via Copy Deck (Label D) and coordinate UPC/SCC creation.

Oversight and Management of Content Hub facilitating functional inputs, ensure final artwork and digital assets are archived following standardized procedures

Ensure accuracy and on-time delivery for artwork files

Deliver print-ready files to pre-press and printers, including UPC scan testing.

Support excellence in operational packaging execution, determining optimization efficiencies across intersection points between cross functional teams and categories

Provide print guidance and support to marketing on packaging innovation.

Role Requirements

3+ years experience in project management, design, commercialization or consumer marketing at Nestlé with training or knowledge in print production for packaging, or 2+ years design agency experience in account management and/or project management/commercialization. Ideally experience in both.

Experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams, managing agency relationships, and deep experience managing packaging artwork projects from brief development through to print execution.

Completion of a University degree or diploma

Strong project management and communication skills.

Passion for packaging design and print innovation.

Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in fast pace environment

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements

• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company

• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)

• Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships.

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer. The principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are vital to how we operate. We strive to foster a respectful and supportive environment where individuals feel valued and empowered to contribute and succeed.

If you are invited to participate in the recruitment process and require an accommodation, please inform Human Resources. Nestlé will work with you to ensure full participation.