Head of Graphics and Packaging

Industry Category	Admin / Human Resources	Position	Top Management
Recruitment Department		Number Of Recruits	several
Work Location	All Cities	Nature Of Work	Full Time
Gender Requirements	Male	Marriage Requirement	No marital status restrictions
Education Level	Open to all levels	Work Experience	No work experience restrictions
Age Requirement	Above 18 years old	Salary Package	Negotiable
Updated Date	2022-09-23	Valid Until	Long-term validity

about us

As part of a matrix Research Design Development (RDD) organisation, and within the Design Engineering function, the Head of Graphics & Packaging runs a large-scale team focused on the design and development of product colour, graphics, literature and packaging. 

based in Dyson's Malaysia Development Centre (MDC) and our Philippines Development Centre (PDC), this international team provides the capability to pick up graphics and packing concepts from their UK-based counterparts and develop these into designs that can be efficiently manufactured at scale.  The Head of G&P runs the MDC- & PDC-based teams but collaborates regularly with our UK-based team to ensure a seamless transition as the work moves from UK to SEA. This means establishing shared goals and expectations, tools and processes - throughout the development cycle from the first milestone to the last. 

about the role

The Head of Graphics & Packaging is a people leader. They develop our capability in line with long term business needs: recruiting, coaching and developing our people and building the supporting infrastructure in our processes and our facilities. They set and explain the long-term vision, including annual goals and objectives. As the figurehead of a multidisciplinary department, they take accountability for the quality and timeliness of their team’s work, ensuring its productivity and cost effectiveness.

Working together with the Heads of Department across RDD, Operations, Commercial and Quality, they are influential in delivering a continuous portfolio of products across all of Dyson’s product categories. 

As a trusted RDD leader, the Head of G&P role models the Dyson values and fosters a high-performance culture. 

Key responsibilities include:

Design, organise and develop the team for sustainable long-term success.Workforce planning. Attract, recruit and retain talent. Manage performance and develop our people.Provide world class tools & develop effective processes. Set expectations for good practice.Take responsibility for the rigour, quality and timeliness of the department's work.Manage, review and authorise Engineering Change and Concessions.Manage and prioritise our design and engineering resources to deliver maximum value.Support the operational strategy of Design Engineering. Lead budget planning, manage spend and eliminate waste.Support our manufacturing and procurement diversification strategy.Identify and manage the team’s organisational interfaces, including teams in UK and SEA RDD, Operations, Commercial and Quality.

about you

As a people leader running a large RDD function, our Head of Graphics & Packaging plays a key role in the RDD leadership community, encouraging collaboration between functions and leading with a Dyson mindset. This requires our Head of G&P to hold broad competencies including technical, managerial, commercial and behavioural.

Key competency areas include:

Product development methodology, including the development of artwork, print and packaging.Core design and engineering processes e.g. Requirements Management, Engineering Change Management, Risk & Issue Management.Programme and project management.Product lifecycle and content management tools, such as Teamcentre and Censhare.Coaching, mentoring and developing people.Managing performance and managing conflict.Executing and implementing organisation and process change.Managing operating expenses and maximising business impact.

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

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At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds.Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education.Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world.The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.