Job Description
RDP - Creative Project Manager (manufacturing consumer products experience)
Role Overview
RDP is a market leader in the design and manufacturing of promotional and retail
products for globally market-leading entertainment brands and IP rights holders.
The Project Manager acts as the operational heartbeat of RDP and is responsible for
overseeing the end-to-end management of projects, ensuring timely execution and
delivery in line with client requirements. Acting as the operational backbone of each
project, this role involves coordinating internal teams, managing timelines, escalating
risks, and ensuring seamless project flow from ideation to completion.
A great PM doesn’t just follow a plan - they constantly anticipate issues, protect timelines, and
make decisions that balance speed, cost, and quality. The Project Manager will work
closely with Account Managers, Design, Buyers, Compliance and Logistics, to ensure
all client projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with the client’s
expectations. While the design team pushes creativity and the commercial team
pushes client expectations, PMs keep the process realistic and executable.
When urgency hits - and it will - PMs are the ones clearing blockers and keeping
production on track.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Project Management (60%)
• Responsible for sourcing, freight costs and testing cost requests based on client
requirements, ensuring adherence to project budgets. Responsible for creating
Gross Margin Sheets (GMS) gathering all costing elements to be approved by
Account Manager/Account Director.
• Ensure proper documentation is recorded and maintained at the start of all
projects.
• Generate initial ideas based on client briefs, and create internal costing and
timeline presentation, to be sent to the client. To be approved by Project
Manager/Account Manager/Account Director.
• Partner with internal departments (design, buying, compliance, logistics) to
ensure that all project stages meet internal and client deadlines, conducting
regular review meetings to track progress and resolve any bottlenecks.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate project timelines, proactively monitoring
progress and flagging delays, risks, or issues as they arise to the Account
Director.
• Prepare and present project updates and reports to stakeholders, maintaining
transparency throughout the project. To be approved by Project
Manager/Account Manager/Account Director.
• Oversee and maintain accuracy and completeness of information across all
assigned projects in Monday.com, ensuring client briefs are complete before
taking the project to the appropriate delivery teams.
Client Services & Risk Management: (30%)
• Develop and implement risk management strategies to proactively address
potential project delays, issues, or client dissatisfaction.
• Ensure that any issues or risks affecting the project timeline or quality are
escalated immediately to the correct channels (internal stakeholders, Account
Manager, or external vendors) for timely resolution.
• Track and report on project risks, working with teams to mitigate potential
problems before they impact the overall timeline or deliverables.
• Act as main POC for clients throughout the project delivery process, ensuring
timely/professional comms.
• Respond to all client enquiries in a timely manner, ensuring all responses are
within 24 hours.
Finance: (10%)
• Keep SAP up to date with latest information as it pertains to projects, raising
issues with the Manager immediately.
About You:
• Minimum 6 months experience with manufacturing consumer products.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager, or in a similar role managing projects
with licensing, manufacturing, or promotional products industries, from start to
finish (essential).
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks
and projects simultaneously.
• Sold critical thinking and problem solving skills , with the ability to foresee
potential challenges and develop solutions proactively.
• Proficiency in project management tools, such as Monday.com and financial
software (SAP is a plus).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate
effectively across teams and functions. Sitting at the intersection of design,
sourcing, finance, logistics, and client communication.
• Attention to detail, with a consistently proactive approach to ensuring projects
stay on track, identify areas for improvement, and ensure best practices are
followed.
• General understanding of Quality Control (QC).
• Some understanding of Far East / EU vendors and what is required in the product
manufacturing.
What we can offer:
• 23 days annual leave.
• £28K - £31K annual salary + non-sales staff bonus scheme.
• Generous Private Medical Insurance (Single or Family options available)
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Pension contribution matching.
• Professional development, Workplace training and Mentoring.
Location:
• We operate an on-premises working model where employees are expected to be
in the London office Mon to Fri.