Description

I’m a packaging development and project management professional with over 25 years of experience helping beauty and luxury brands create sustainable, high-performing packaging. I’m passionate about finding the balance between creativity, functionality, and environmental impact, and I love collaborating with teams to make sure every project supports both brand goals and sustainability targets. With a strong background in global manufacturing and end-to-end project delivery, I enjoy turning complex challenges into smooth, successful launches.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Dutch
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Infinity Global B.V.,
Sr. Packaging Project Manager
July 2022 - March 2026 (3 years and 8 months)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
• ▪ Development and project management of packaging for customers in Europe and the United States, with a focus on beauty and luxury brands. Liasing daily with colleagues in our Paris and US offices, and traveling on a regular basis to Paris.
• ▪ Work closely with customer designers and marketing to create innovative solutions that address their marketing plans, sustainability goals, functionality and aesthetics. Providing mockups and illustrations to communicate ideas for customers be able to easily understand and evaluate.
• ▪ Evaluate customer current packaging and advise on manufacturing and material changes and im provements for potential cost savings, global carbon footprint and sustainability.
• ▪ Work with global suppliers on all packaging items; primary, secondary, promotional/gwp's, acces sories, and have good understanding of the different manufacturing processes.
• ▪ Oversee and review all sampling during the development and manufacturing phases.
• ▪ As a senior manager, naturally take the lead on many roles in the office including the relocation and complete buildout of a brand new office, organize annual events, making sure the office is running smoothly, and in general helping colleagues with any issues or problems.
Kiehl's New York (L'Oreal USA)
Packaging Project Manager
April 2021 - July 2022 (1 year and 3 months)
New York, NY, USA
• ▪ Manage all packaging projects with the Packaging Design team; including product primary, sec ondary, GWP's, promotional and collateral
• ▪ Intake and distribute all projects from cross-functional partners via Wrike; creative timelines, kick-off projects and track.
• ▪ Oversee all comps; work with packaging designers and comp house to ensure comps are created to spec and delivered on time for photoshoots and design presentations; create in-house comps
• ▪ Work closely with Creative Operations, Design and various Project Managers; meet daily to ensure a smooth workflow with open and clear communication.
• ▪ Liase with Packaging Development, Design, Copy and Marketing on all sets; including digital routing to marketing, product development, copy and legal. Release artwork to the vendors; route vendor proofs.
• ▪ Attend press OK's; color management
• ▪ Upload all packaging artwork to the DAM for global partners/affiliates.
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Bumble and bumble. (Estee Lauder)
Director, Production & Creative Operations
June 2013 - September 2019 (6 years and 3 months)
New York, United States
• ▪ Work closely with package development, designers, product development and marketing on devel opment of all product primary, secondary and set packaging, collateral and premium goods, based on marketing brief and COG objectives; review designs, write specs and create design turn-overs (DTO).
• ▪ Oversee production and review art releases of all printed pieces including product packaging, collat eral, premium goods and visual merchandising.
• ▪ Attended frequent vendor innovation presentations and factory visits to learn about new products, printing and manufacturing processes.
• ▪ Managed all color and proof approvals; attended press OK's and line trials.
• ▪ Liaise between the brand design, marketing and indirect procurement; create specs and work closely with the suppliers.
• ▪ Review costs, lead times, release artwork and ensure on-time deliveries.
• ▪ Work with cross-functional teams to keep New Product Launch timelines on track and problem solve any issues that may jeopardize launch timing.
• ▪ Set up creative and copy briefs w/marketing; route all copy for approvals with brand, PD and legal
• ▪ Oversee all translations and creative department hardware and software upgrades.
• ▪ Lead weekly Creative Marketing Review meeting w/Creative Ops manager attending all packaging, marketing and supply chain discussions.
• ▪ Manage all campaign and product assets.
• ▪ Produce photo and video shoots; work with in-house media team and stylists, freelancers and outside casting director. Managed production of all comps and photo retouching. Manage Photoshoot budgets.