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Packaging Development Manager
Posted: 07/28/2026
Employment Type:
Contract
Category: Business Professional
Job Number: 29777
Pay Rate: $45.11 - $60.15/hr
Work Setting: Onsite
Job Description
Title: Packaging Development Manager
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Job Type: Contract (6 Months)
Compensation: $45.11 - $60.15/hr
Industry: Retail
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About the Role
Our client, a leading national retail organization, is seeking a Packaging Development Manager to lead the planning, development, and execution of packaging initiatives across a diverse portfolio of consumer products. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams including product development, branding, creative, sourcing, and supplier partners to deliver innovative packaging solutions that support business goals, enhance the customer experience, maintain quality standards, and advance sustainability objectives.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized project leader who can manage multiple packaging programs simultaneously while coordinating stakeholders, driving timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring successful product launches.
Job Description
As a Packaging Development Manager, you will oversee packaging development projects from concept through launch and post-launch evaluation. You will serve as the central point of coordination among cross-functional teams, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you
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Location: Minneapolis, MN
Job Type: Contract (6 Months)
Compensation: $45.11 - $60.15/hr
Industry: Retail
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About the Role
Our client, a leading national retail organization, is seeking a Packaging Development Manager to lead the planning, development, and execution of packaging initiatives across a diverse portfolio of consumer products. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams including product development, branding, creative, sourcing, and supplier partners to deliver innovative packaging solutions that support business goals, enhance the customer experience, maintain quality standards, and advance sustainability objectives.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized project leader who can manage multiple packaging programs simultaneously while coordinating stakeholders, driving timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring successful product launches.
Job Description
As a Packaging Development Manager, you will oversee packaging development projects from concept through launch and post-launch evaluation. You will serve as the central point of coordination among cross-functional teams, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with organizational priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables for packaging initiatives.
- Define project scope, requirements, success metrics, and expectations in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Coordinate packaging projects from initiation through launch and post-launch review.
- Align project activities with business priorities, product launch schedules, and organizational objectives.
- Maintain project roadmaps that clearly identify ownership, dependencies, and deadlines.
- Monitor project progress, manage changes, and communicate updates to key stakeholders.
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize business impact.
- Lead cross-functional meetings and facilitate collaboration across product development, branding, creative, sourcing, and supplier teams.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for packaging development activities and project coordination.
- Escalate critical issues when necessary and drive timely resolution.
- Partner with functional leaders to allocate resources and balance workloads across projects.
- Monitor resource capacity and proactively address constraints that could affect timelines or deliverables.
- Guide teams through shifting priorities while maintaining project momentum and meeting key objectives.
- Conduct post-launch reviews to evaluate outcomes and identify lessons learned.
- Analyze project metrics and stakeholder feedback to improve project planning, execution, and overall packaging development processes.
- Promote best practices in project management, collaboration, and packaging innovation.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Experience managing cross-functional projects from planning through execution.
- Strong organizational, planning, and project management skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience influencing and collaborating with stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
- Experience in packaging development, packaging engineering, or consumer product packaging.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, or other project management certification or training.
- Familiarity with project management software and collaboration platforms.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams through organizational, operational, or process changes.
- Knowledge of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, or supply chain operations.
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you
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