- Location
- Roanoke, VA
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Director
- Source
- PCRecruiter
Description
Vice President, Production Planning
Our client is a premier luxury packaging manufacturer and seeking an experienced Vice President, Design & Production Planning to lead a team of approximately 35 professionals and oversee the design-to-production process. This executive will align design, engineering, estimating, procurement, planning, sales, and manufacturing to deliver innovative, cost-effective, production-ready packaging.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop design and production planning teams
- Optimize workflows, processes, KPIs, and project execution
- Ensure packaging concepts are manufacturing-ready, cost-effective, and delivered on schedule.
- Partner with sales, customers, engineering, estimating, procurement, and manufacturing.
- Drive innovation, continuous improvement, quality, and operational efficiency
- Build strong customer relationships and participate in key client presentations
- Provide strategic leadership and recommendations to the CEO and ownership
Qualifications
- 7+ years of leadership experience specifically within folding cartons or packaging
- Strong knowledge of folding carton design, materials, printing, converting, and manufacturing
- Proven success leading teams and improving operational performance
- Experience managing the design-to-production process and cross-functional teams
- Strong customer-facing, communication, and business skills
- Ability to balance creativity, quality, cost, and manufacturability
- Strategic, hands-on leader with a track record of building high-performing teams
Reach out to Susan today to learn more about this dynamic role.
[email protected] | 847-550-1300 ext 47.
Skills
Procurement