Kim Ackerman Email & Phone Number

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Has the responsibility of managing the downstream documental process at Category level ensuring it is organized and conducted correctly, respecting timing and priorities, with the objective of delivering the right product on time for the assigned Categories.Executes all process activities related to the documental flow, as per centrally defined timings and priorities, ensuring a timely and accurate completion of each step and item, providing dedicated and proactive tracking of the projects and escalating criticalities. Drives Market Units Marketing teams to give timely and complete inputs on the planned projects and guides them with regard to deadlines and needed actions. Based on project screening activities and following direct marketing input, manages and executes the development flow of Product request ( RdP ) and Artwork ensuring data quality/completeness. Manages the team providing guidance, motivation, supporting it in identifying priorities and critical areas, working on the professional growth of the resources, training the team members. Manages the team providing guidance, motivation, supporting it in identifying priorities and critical areas, working on the professional growth of the resources, training the team members

Parsippany, New Jersey

Has the responsibility to execute the downstream documental process for chosen Brands at Category level, ensuring accuracy, respecting timing and priorities, with the objective of delivering the right product on time for all projects, within the assigned Brands.Executes all process activities related to the documental flow, as per centrally defined timings and priorities, ensuring a timely and accurate completion of each step and item, providing dedicated and proactive tracking of the projects and escalating criticalities. Works with MU Marketing teams to receive timely and complete inputs on the planned projects and supports them with regard to deadlines and needed actions.

Oversee the Change Control and Artwork Creation and Artwork Review processes Manage the inter-dependencies of the Change Control process to the Graphic Design, Artwork Creation, and Artwork Review processes identify, develop, and implement best practice initiatives of the Change Management and Graphics Management functions as appropriate to enhance integrity or improve efficiency and integrate process changes with PLM system owners / administrators (Agile, Synaps, BASICS, etc.) to ensure continuity of processes and integrity of data between local and global processes. Manage the Change Management and Graphics Management processes including the development and maintenance of the supporting SOPs.

Whippany, Nj

Manage the graphic artwork development process from concept to commercialization for Brands such as One A day, Alka-Seltzer Plus and Berocca. Accountable for managing key relationships with outside design agencies and ensuring that projects are executed in line with the overall strategic plan and are on time and on budget. Interface with key stakeholders including Brand, Sales, Regulatory, Legal, Product Supply, and QA. Review and approve all final proofs and deliverables. As team lead for the overall graphics process, responsible for maintaining and implementing corporate documents (SOP's, forms, guidelines and policies).

Morristown, Nj

Manage Graphics and Pkg. Engineering the activities. Responsibilities include budgets, resource allocation, evaluating and implementing new technology, decision making as well as identifying process improvments.

Morristown, Nj

Managed the graphic design and technology from concept to commercialization for Brands such as One A Day, Flintstones, Citracal Campho Phenique, RID and Berocca. Direct graphic design for packaging and creative services. Interfaced with Marketing, Package Engineering, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Legal at all stages of project.

Morristown, Nj

Managed the activities associated with labeling changes. Led weekly change control committee meetings for the review an approval of new or resubmitteed change requests. Executed the release of approved documents in accordance to company process. Interfaced with Regulatory, Legal, Brand, Project Management and QA. Implemented a tracking tool and owned and reported on RTFT KPI metrics.

Mba, Business

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business