Manager Print Production

Category/Area of Expertise: Marketing
Job Requisition: 426507
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: Dir Brand Communication (2761376)

At Food Lion, Associates are the most important assets to our organization. We want associates to have meaningful careers full of variety and challenges. Each associate contributes to the overall success of Food Lion, and in return, we strive to provide all associates with a fulfilling work experience and reward performance and commitment. We are committed to the professional development of our associates through on-the-job learning opportunities and training.

Position Summary

Responsible for the development, production and distribution of Food Lion print advertising. Primary responsibilities include: management of the flyer production artists, production budget and development and execution of the ad process in conjunction with the SVP, VP, Marketing Directors, Category Management and Merchandising.

Principle duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the design, production and distribution of the Food Lion print flyer advertising. This includes over 13 million four color weekly inserts with over 100 versions.
• Manage the development and execution of over $20M budget in production costs.
• Supervise a department of 6 associates including graphic artists and vendor support managers.
• Responsible for production accuracy of all flyer materials.
• Manage the development of all flyer materials including working with the VP and Directors of Marketing, Category, and Merchandising to develop, implement and communicate print advertising schedules.
• Work directly with VP, and Marketing Directors, Category, Merchandising to plan content of weekly ads including themes, layouts, products and pricing.
• Work directly with management, Merchandising, Diversity, Consumer Affairs, and Operations to integrate all events, promotions, etc. into print advertising.
• Manage and maintain artwork library including logos, product shoots and designs. Oversee maintenance of third party library of products and designs.

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in management with direct experience in sales plan and/or print production.

Preferred Qualification

• Graphic arts or Desktop Publishing experience
• Background in Macintosh computers

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in management with direct experience in sales plan and/or print production.

Skills and abilities

• Able to work in a deadline driven environment, while not compromising quality.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven competency at cross-functional collaboration at all levels of the organization.
• Results oriented with strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Able to troubleshoot issues and make decisions.
• Excellent proofreading, spelling and typing skills.

Travel

Local for Photography shoots.

Food Lion provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions) national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please contact our Recruiting Department at recruiting@foodlion.com