Print Implementation Manager (m/f/d)

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Job description

Who are we?

JTI is a leading international tobacco company with locations in more than 130 countries and world-famous brands such as Winston, Camel and American Spirit. With our brands Nordic Spirit, Logic and Ploom, we also focus on growth through innovations in the field of reduced risk products. In Germany, we are the largest employer in our industry with over 2,000 employees.

As a multiple award-winning top employer, we offer an open and inclusive working environment with exciting tasks in a challenging environment. Flexible working concepts, diverse development opportunities and international career paths are part of our everyday life.

Visit us at to find out more about JTI and what it's like to work for us.

Print Implementation Manager (m/f/d)
Job ID: 97178 / Location: Trier / Start: 1st January 2025 / Contract type: permanent

To strengthen our team in the area of R&D Packaging at the Trier plant, we are looking for a Print Implementation Manager (m/f/d) in permanent employment.

Your job mission:

Become a key player in our team as a Print Implementation Manager, where your creativity and expertise will bring our packaging visions to life. We are passionate about developing and implementing consumer-centric, high-quality printed materials for the full JTI portfolio that exceed expectations, making a lasting impact on our brand and our customers.

Your tasks:

• Responsible for project realization for all printed materials from tipping to shipping case from the project outset, covering the advisor / expert role in discussions with all internal and external partners (Marketing & Sales, R&D Packaging, other JTI functions and external suppliers) .
• Monitor and control usage of only qualified materials for JTI products. On-site supervision of respective suppliers to ensure JTI quality standards. Coordinate qualification process with suppliers, NTM team, SRA and GSC for material tests
• Preparation and maintenance of One Time Cost estimates for cross-regional / local packaging development initiatives. Request and check respective OTC quotations
• Make sure that all internal systems will be used as required (CAPA, TPA, PLM) and support in developing new processes and systems as needed. Initiate and complete projects targeting process improvements and business efficiency enhancement in alignment with other P&DI partners as well as the wider Packaging community

Your profile:

• Relevant educational background: University or technical degree in packaging technology
• Practical experience: Packaging experience within the FMCG industry (preferably cigarette packaging)
• Valuable knowledge: Excellent knowledge of prepress as well as the main printing and converting technologies / excellent technical skills in printing and converting of packaging materials, cigarette manufacturing experience preferred / strong packaging material knowledge and quality assurance experience
• Special strengths: Comprehensive project management experience: planning to realization / Global and corss-functional experience preferred
• Suitable personality: Flexible and willing to travel
• Language and systems: Excellent English knowledge both written and spoken. Additional foreign language knowledge is advantageous, preferably German / computer literacy, especially MS Office and PLM Systems. Adobe Acrobat / Illustrator knowledge is considered an asset
• Practiced working time model: Flextime

Your benefits:

• Your team: You will work in an open and international working environment with approximately 60 nations at the Trier site
• Your remuneration: Above-average pay including 13th and 14th monthly salary as well as a bonus payment. Individual company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits
• Your meals: Our subsidized company canteen and numerous snack and coffee vending machines ensure your physical well-being
• Your appreciation: You will receive regular feedback from us and, as your personal safety is important to us, we also protect you in your private life with our JTI accident insurance
• Your work-life balance: You should enjoy your work! That's why we offer you 30 days of vacation for personal relaxation
• Your mobility offer: With our BusinessBike program, we offer you the opportunity to lease the bike of your choice at attractive conditions as part of a permanent position. This is an uncomplicated and flexible way to promote your health.
• Your development: We focus on your personal development. We support you with a wide range of internal training courses as well as external training and development opportunities that are tailored specifically to you

Have we aroused your interest?

Apply directly with your complete application documents (CV, cover letter and references), stating your earliest possible starting date via our online system (Job ID 97178).

Diversity and inclusion:
We want everyone at JTI to be themselves and develop their full potential, because each and every one of us makes a valuable contribution to the success of the company and the location in Germany. We live and promote diversity, equality and inclusion accordingly. We have local employee groups and networks, such as the PRIDE Chapter Germany or the togetHER network for female employees, in which committed colleagues are involved, and we support a wide range of projects in our local area. For this and many other activities in the area of diversity and inclusion, we have already been awarded the Global Equality Standard by Ernst & Young.

JT International Germany GmbH
Diedenhofener Straße Trier

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