Group Colour Manager

  • Prospex Recruitment
  • City, Leeds
  • Mar 13, 2026
Full time Advert / Media / Entertainment

Job Description

Group Colour Manager

Location: Leeds (Hybrid working - 3 days office, 2 home)

Salary: DOE

Company: A full-service packaging and branding agency.

Role: As the Group Colour Manager, you will be a primary colour contact, providing expert guidance, troubleshooting complex technical challenges and implementing industry leading best practices. You will be responsible for all colour management strategies across our partners, quantifying results back to the business on a frequent basis.

As the leader of this department, you are responsible for maintaining quality and efficiency by optimising ways of working and collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Utilising inhouse MIS system, ensuring the roadmap aligns with both technical print requirements and client business needs
  • Lead the strategic push of colour technology to brand owners, reaching growth targets and operational KPIs
  • Drive technical excellence, implementing best practices and troubleshooting high level technical challenges to ensure flawless execution
  • Lead the technical onboarding and enrollment of clients into the process, ensuring they adopt optimised, best practice workflows from design to digital shelf
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to optimise ways of working
  • Be the team manager for all colour management specialists
  • Ensure current documentation is updated and constantly refreshed in line with company vision
  • Ensure seamless "Design to Digital Shelf" execution

Requirements:

  • Strong background in colour management and GMG / Xrite software
  • Experience working within a packaging and print agency / manufacturer
  • Proven experience working directly with print vendors to resolve quality issues and standardise outputs
  • Experience managing technical print standards for consumer goods companies across multiple regions
  • Proven track record managing one or more client accounts or contracts within an agency or service-led environment
  • Demonstrated success in delivering projects requiring strategic foresight and planning
  • People management experience, including coaching and developing teams
  • Confident presenting across multiple channels, including Packaging, POS and eCommerce
  • Financially literate, with experience managing budgets and commercial targets
  • Background in leadership and operational management within a fast-paced FMCG or service environment
  • An understanding of database systems and technology

Apply:

Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent.

Key words; Colour Manager / Group Colour Manager / GMG / Xrite / Print / Packaging / Colour Software / Inks / FMCG / POS / Ink Technician