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Director, Packaging Development
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Georgia, Atlanta | |
| 133 Peachtree Street Northeast (Show on map) | |
 Feb 20, 2025 | |
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Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products is seeking a highly motivated, dedicated, and experienced Director of Packaging Development. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, supervise, and grow a dynamic team in driving innovation, packaging strategy, packaging operations, go-to-market activities, print production, quality improvements, sustainability, efficiency, and cross-functional relationships. This role is pivotal in driving end-to-end packaging ownership and accountability to drive the highest possible value, achieve business goals, and build market-leading positions for our Brands. This position reports to the VP of Consumer Products Packaging. Location: This is a hybrid role based out of our headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Our Team The Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Packaging Team is a growing capability within the company that works collaboratively across the business, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and external suppliers. We are a driven and capable team that leverages our collective skills, experiences, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive value for the company, customers, and consumers. The Director of Packaging will lead a team responsible for overseeing all packaging-related activities for Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products. This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong background in supervision, leadership, collaboration, and technical skills. What You Will Do * Lead and manage a team of packaging engineers that work on near and long-term projects that require an experimental mindset, consumer insights, technical knowledge, and operational experience to realize long term value. * Drive the development of new packaging and improvements to existing. Oversee the execution of packaging development projects from concept to launch. * Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure packaging development aligns with business strategies and goals. Provide clear and concise technical point of view on innovation pathways to our business leaders, operations, manufacturing, sales, and marketing teams. * Collaborate on the development of long-term packaging roadmaps based on understanding of technical capabilities, consumer/customer unmet needs and market trends with internal business partners. Key Responsibilities: * Leadership: Provide strong leadership to the packaging team, setting clear goals and expectations, and driving a high-performance culture. * Supervision: Oversee and manage the packaging team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure high performance and professional growth. * Strategy: Develop and implement packaging strategies that align with the company's overall business objectives and drive competitive advantage. * Collaboration: Work closely with various business categories and cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of packaging projects and initiatives. * Operational and Equipment Knowledge: Utilize in-depth knowledge of packaging operations and equipment to optimize processes and improve efficiency. * Sustainability: Lead sustainability initiatives in packaging, focusing on reducing environmental impact and promoting eco-friendly practices. * Innovation and Design: Drive packaging innovation activities, encouraging the development of new packaging materials, designs, and processes that enhance product quality and customer satisfaction. * Corrugated and Flexible Packaging: Oversee the design and implementation of corrugated and flexible packaging solutions. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster strong collaboration with other departments, including marketing, IT, and customer service, to achieve packaging goals. * Packaging Industry Knowledge: Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and competitiveness. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelors Degree in Packaging Engineering or related Engineering field * 10+ years of related experience in a leadership position * Experience in driving new development and improvement strategies * Experience with different types of packaging materials, equipment, and systems What Will Put You Ahead * Experience supervising a team overseeing various types of packaging projects * Experience with flexible packaging and corrugated materials * Experience in the household paper products industry * Experience in building packaging strategy and innovation pipelines * Desire to be a life-long learner, drive improvement and transformation * Proven cross-functional collaboration and leadership in a matrix organization At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). #LI-LRT References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |