KIRK RD – Interested in joining a fast-growth, high velocity organization? We are looking to add talent to our growing team. In this position you will be responsible for overall program management of your assigned customers, be a key point of contact for sales and plant operations, while providing ownership and oversight for the entire production of printed materials and print related services with a focus on in-store marketing projects for retail customers. Provide excellent customer service and communication as the primary contact through all stages of the manufacturing process, including kitting, shipping, and warehousing. Monitor, measure and report on progress of jobs throughout production, adeptly manage concurrent projects, confer with manufacturing operations on best practices and ongoing production as well as ensure the final project meets customer requirements and company standards.

RR Donnelley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The company's policy is to select, place and deal with all its employees without discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, perceived disability, sexual orientation, protected Veteran status, genetic information or on the basis of any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Work assignments are typically both a mix of routine and non-routine work that often requires deviation from accepted practice and procedures to complete given wide variety of circumstances encountered in the job. Work is reviewed primarily for end results and is performed under general guidelines or procedures which include administrative directives in the form of rules, policies, and established precedents pertinent to the assignment. Ability to establish own priorities.

• Engage customers to gather job requirements and translate customer requirements into detailed manufacturing/kitting instructions and shipping/postal instructions for disposition of the customers’ products. May make suggestions to customers regarding workflow/process improvements to proposed jobs to maximize the benefits to both the customer and the company. Provide quality review for other Print Production Specialists and Project Managers to ensure all information is accounted for and accurate before commencement of production.
• Lead recurring project status meetings with customers and/or internal company contacts.
• Ensure job instructions are entered and verified in the various manufacturing systems and queued in to the production schedule.
• Confer with customers throughout production to keep them informed of the status of jobs, solicit additional information needed for current jobs and coordinate changes to jobs. Ensure proofs are forwarded and/or reviewed with customer;, obtain approval of materials, such as artwork, color separations, or ink samples.
• Coordinate production of components with other internal plants and/or external vendors as required.
• Coordinate the resolution of customer or manufacturing issues with customer jobs. Engage appropriate departments to verify the issue and determine the root case. May make recommendations to management on appropriate response to issues that are in the best interest of the customer and the company. Communicate with customers regarding the resolution of issues.
• Coordinates all shipping requirements including kit package design, kit pack fulfillment and procedures.
• Provide pre-sales support with customers and discuss the manufacturing capabilities, prototyping and sampling, as well as requirements needed to produce a successful job.
• Monitor progress of jobs throughout production, confer with manufacturing operations on counts and final runs and ensure the final product meets customer requirements and company standards.
• Tally the final production runs and work performed to assemble paperwork for billing purposes.
• May mentor junior level Print Production/Project Management staff or work on special projects.

Business Unit/Platform Specific duties:

• May have responsibility for determining the supplies and paper needed for jobs including the use of vendors to supply component of the customer product.
• May assist sales in the RFP process supplying estimates and determining how to efficiently process a complete job.
• May have responsibility for the composition and/or copy prep of the customers’ products.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

HS diploma or equivalent with 5-6 years of relevant operational support in the printing industry. Ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of offset and digital printing (including large format), bindery services and kit building / product fulfillment

Commercial print experience required

Minimum 5 years Point of Purchase/ Point of Sale experience with a multiple retail customer base preferred.

Requires excellent knowledge of functional area(s) related to the job or good knowledge related to a professional field of work. Able to consistently apply applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and program objectives when carrying out the duties of the job. May provide oversight of work conducted by junior level staff and/or review/audit work for accuracy. Must have advanced knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office Suite or other programs specific to the job in order to complete job duties successfully. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively across departments when completing assignments. Must have strong organizational skills with ability to manage deadlines and prioritize workload and make adjustment to meet business needs.

May require overtime and weekend work.

Additional job knowledge, skills, and/or abilities specific to a department may be listed on the staffing requisition.

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.