Associate Manager, Design Project Management

November 4, 2026

Office

Senior

London, United Kingdom

Indeed

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Office-only work

Description

An Associate Manager, Design Project Management role ensuring the successful planning, execution and completion of projects for the Design and Innovation Centre. The position covers programme management for the WE Foods design team across packaging redesign, brand guidelines and shopper toolkits, with accountability for budgets, timelines and stakeholder relationships. It also includes resource planning, contractor forecasting and cross-functional coordination with design, artwork and production teams. Projects and reporting are run on monday.com with freelance bookings managed through YunoJuno.

Responsibilities

Day to day project management and support for programmes of work for the WE Foods design team
Create Scope of Works and align with internal and external partners before project commencement
Plan and manage project timelines, track budgets and cross charges, schedule reviews and milestone meetings
Plan resourcing and manage the resource tracker for projects, freelancers and artwork/production
Generate monthly contractor forecast based on project priorities and track and report weekly
Flag overspend or additional budget requirements to Design Leads and marketing partners promptly
Attend monthly budget reconciliation meetings and manage project budgets, cross charges and reconciliations
Update monday.com AOP figures and rate card for quarterly reporting
Track YunoJuno invoices and spend and report monthly
Support Design Leads in building relationships with global and European commercial and marketing teams
Drive project management ways of working, tools and capabilities across the team
Support Production by creating clear production briefs including SKU lists and master artwork templates
Support and guide other Foods team project managers to grow PM expertise
Manage and deliver projects on monday.com and coordinate design share outs when required
Set up and train freelancers on monday.com for timekeeping
Create and oversee freelancer bookings on YunoJuno including IR35 assessments and approve timesheets

Requirements

In-depth understanding of the design process and brand design projects for FMCG clients
Minimum 6 years of working experience in design project management
Strong technical knowledge of the print production process for packaging and point of sale
Ability to manage multiple large-scale projects with agile and flexible thinking
Natural, empathetic and timely communicator managing information flow internally and to agencies
Ability to anticipate project challenges and propose solutions before issues become crises
Strong desire to control all aspects of project planning and financial forecasting
Meticulous attention to detail when writing briefs, meeting reports and presentations
Flexibility and multitasking to manage complexity in a fast-paced environment
Technical aptitude and experience with project management software such as monday.com

Conditions

Coordinate multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while staying self-motivated and organised
Manage your own workload and hit deadlines across concurrent projects