GPD Officer

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company employs approximately 30,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2018 were $7.2 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Job Description

SUMMARY: The GPD Site Officer will own the product deployment process for the Production site, working in close partnership with GPD Hub, Customer Front End Teams and Customer Program Leader to ensure timely and efficient product set up, costs estimating and pricelist management through first order readiness. GPD Site officer plays a key role in elevating our customer’s brands by leading the development of creative, innovative branding solutions for apparel brand owners and retailers. This position provides deep product expertise within a given product line by bringing insights, solutions, and options to the Commercial Team, Supply Chain and OPS Team.

REPRESENTATIVE ACTIVITIES:  Activities and duties will vary depending upon the functional area assigned.  Activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Act as the product development expert, demonstrating comprehensive technical knowledge for a given product line.

• Execute the local item set-up through global artwork/spec repository.

• Support re-engineer efforts in collaboration with Product Engineering.

• Ensure the local manufacturing team receives all elements to achieve quality and lean production process (specs, color standards, work instructions)

• Administer product sampling and test orders.

• Support production to drive troubleshooting on first orders.

• Perform profitability analysis based on manufacturing cost for new programs.

• Create local and global price proposals using global tools and guidelines.

• InterCompany Price Management within LATAM Sites.

• Price List Creation and maintenance according to Commercial Strategy.

• Support Pricing Escalation with Commercial Team.

• Quote Letter creation and maintenance.

• Liaise between Local GPD and Global Sampling & Product Deployment hub to deploy new items to production

• Remain current on industry trends and product innovations to effectively partner with GPD Hub in leveraging Avery Dennison solutions

Qualifications

We are looking for:

- English advanced, able to keep a business conversation.
- Degree in Industrial Designer, Industrial Engineer or related field
- Entry level position 0-2 years of experience in product development areas in manufacturing companies, management of world-wide customers in terms of product development, pricing and technical support. Apparel, Packaging or Graphic industries are desired.

Skills and Knowledge
Analytical mindset for roadmaps and numerical problems.
Detail oriented; good at organizing information piece by piece, comfortable in handling multi-functional issues.
Knowledge of Apparel Industry, products and applications preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Good customer service skills.
Strong technical aptitude.

Additional Information

We offer:

Competitive Salary + benefits Possibility to continue grow in a great place to work, flexible work arrangements

Based in Honduras