Manager, Legislative Packaging

ABOUT US
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
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WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
The Manager, Legislative Packaging will sit within our Local Market Activity (LMA) team.
This team manages legislative impacts to McDonald's packaging. This includes translating legislation into restaurant impacts, developing packaging solutions that meet the requirements, managing the supply chain execution of these items and fully communicating with a range of external and internal stakeholders.
This role will report into the Sr. Manager of Legislative Packaging and be responsible for consolidating information from the cross-functional team and creating client communications targeted to the restaurants, Field Offices, Supply Chain and Legal Stakeholders. You will translate legislative requirements into restaurant impacts, and work closely with our Development, Sustainability and Supply Planning partners to manage legislative projects, ensuring legislative requirements are met.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION

• A degree in Business, Communications, or related field
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in Packaging, Legislation Management, or Restaurant Operations
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical requirements and craft messages geared to different intended audiences including restaurant crew, legal stakeholders, etc.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and navigate complexity
• An interest in legislation, packaging, and/or recycling

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Experience writing technical communications
• Project Management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience using PowerPoint and Word

And we'd love you to...

• Have experience with Excel or creating quotes
• An interest in process improvement

Any of the following would be a plus

• Knowledge of Packaging Certification like BPI, TUV, etc.
• An understanding of packaging manufacturing processes
• An understanding of supply chain

Salary Range: $115,000-$125,000
TOTAL REWARDS
Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly and hold one another accountable for our customers'-and our company's-success

There's more ...
Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits
Paid parental and medical leave programs
401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
15 days of paid time off plus company holidays
Hybrid work model
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
Inclusive employee resource groups
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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