Manoj Palan B

Creative & Development

• Concept, design, and development for new product packaging as per requirements
• Proposing new options for existing products
• Work closely with Head of Product to set strategic direction and guide the team on creating the seasonal concept.
• To ensure commercial viability/fashion sensibility and reinstatement of the consumer value proposition and brand promise
• Understanding the product and creating the layout (size, folding patterns, board gsm, colors, finishing operations, packaging technical parameters, and testing
• Facilitate timely uploads on the PLM.
• Quality Parameters
• Trials to assess and monitor suitability.
• Set testing parameters for Operations team to follow in bulk.
• Co-Ordination with the Purchasing Team for vendor assignation according to capacity, capability, and in-house procurement strategy
• Signoffs for digital proof/ online proof/ shade bands to be completed before production handover.
• To ensure timely approvals as per T&A
• Stay up to date with the regulations for packaging from government bodies and environmentalists and ensure the internal teams are aware and aligned.

Production Liaison

• Coordination with QC and Production Team to ensure approved standards are maintained through receiving frequent reports on bulk lots and random online checking.
• Education of QC team regarding color standard requirements

Vendor Liaison

• Provide knowledge, advice, and support to the Vendors to ensure standards are met and maintained through continuous communication and regular visits.
• Drive innovation for the future and build design database – Work closely with material suppliers to drive innovation for future
• Continuously procure newest accessories/samples/catalogues from the suppliers to build the design database.

Team Development

• Educate team for business process calendar and set portfolio & individual targets.
• To guide the team on working with cross-departments and to resolve conflicts.
• Develop team capabilities, coach & mentor team for superior performance; ensure continuous learning & development for all individuals in the team.
• To guide the Team members to utilize their maximum potential.

Time and action Planning/Calendar

• To assist with the development and sign-off of all products within the given calendar, ensuring best quality is maintained.

Market Research and Feedback

• Competition Product Tracking/Movement support to the Head of Product - A continuous effort must be made to monitor all the competitor’s products in the marketplace.

• Business development
• Responsible for the Business development of the packaging division from Karnataka
• Reporting to the Executive Director of the company and giving the inputs on the markets and clients and taking timely advice.
• Targeting the new client base and generating enquires, Negotiating and finalizing on business
• Ensuring speedy resolution of queries, maintaining excellent relation with clients (New/Existing) to generate avenues for additional business.
• Interaction with the production and merchandizing team and following up on the process of the job
• Attending the problems/quality issues of clients and rectifying from the concerned department.
• Communicating product feedback with focus on modifications and improving the product and service.

• Managing Production and confidentiality of job
• Reporting to the Business unit head/ Vice president on the status of the complete production and to discuss on the future job projections.
• Planning
• Having a complete control over the planning department team, to properly plan raw materials and Job planning
• Ensuring accuracy of planning for job execution without delay in delivery.
• Managing the Pre-press, Press, post press
• Getting timely input from all the department supervisors and stream lining the process
• Checking job in time intervals
• Making sure all machine maintenance are carried out in regular intervals, and looking after the maintenance contract.
• Managing the multiple production lines
• Ensuring efficiency in all production lines, taking timely reports from Line managers and guiding them to get favorable production without delay
• Educating them more on process improvement and problem rectification.
• Managing Manpower and Logistics
• Along with HR team, managing the requirements of the staff for production
• Timely meeting with the contract Manpower suppliers and discussing about our requirements and finalizing on the terms and conditions
• Making sure the logistics used are secure and reliable.

• Commercial/Creative/Variable Data Projects
• From the point JDF is collected from the salesperson, checking the job requirements thoroughly and planning it economically, considering quality & next processes of the job
• Supervising/Checking the job on regular intervals on press and post-press & following up through the jobs till the point of delivery.
• In-flight menu management and airlines printing requirements
• In-charge for the planning, production, and quality check for In-flight menus.
• Coordinating with client for up gradation and changes
• Along with Menus also taking looking after other Print requirements for airlines.
• Focusing on Process improvements
• Involving with the team and inputting new ideas to improve the process in the press and project handling along with making changes in the in the required stages for regular jobs so they can be turn around much faster, easier and economical way
• Management Information System
• Working together as a team to implement the MIS in the company system.