Area General Manager

Koch Industries is one of the largest privately owned companies in the world, with a presence in diverse markets.

Georgia-Pacific (GP) Packaging , a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is a leader in providing innovative packaging solutions.

Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and sustainability drives our business forward.

Your Job

Join our team as an Area General Manager (AGM) and lead our Corrugated Packaging facilities in Augusta, Georgia and Spartanburg, South Carolina.

As a key leader, you will have overall responsibility for the success and profitability of the plants you support.

This is an exciting opportunity to align team efforts with our vision to deliver high-quality packaging solutions on time while directly leading our commercial sales and customer service teams across multiple facilities.

Reporting to the VP of Packaging, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive growth, customer value, and operational excellence.

Location : This position will be based near either Spartanburg, SC or Augusta, GA and involves significant responsibilities at our box plants in those two facilities.

The role requires frequent travel (50%+) to effectively support your team, build customer relationships, address operational needs, and ensure quality and timeliness.

Our Team

As a dynamic and experienced leader, you will oversee both the commercial and operations teams as the P&L owner of the two corrugated packaging plants.

This role offers a significant opportunity to impact and lead a team that values winning together.

If you are a talented leader eager to drive success and growth in a customer-focused environment, we invite you to apply!

What You Will Do

Leadership:

• Champion a people-first and customer-first culture, ensuring team and customer priorities are at the forefront.

• Oversee commercial activities, including financial budgets, commercial processes, and direct client interactions.

• Lead and develop a high-performing team, including the Sales Managers, Customer Service Manager and their teams.

• Foster a culture focused on performance excellence and customer satisfaction in both quality and service.

• Implement new technologies to enhance manufacturing processes and quality control.

• Define the commercial vision, strategy, and organizational direction.

Business Strategy and Growth:

• Lead strategic initiatives aligned with a market-focused vision to foster innovation and sustainable growth.

• Identify and capitalize on opportunities for profitable growth.

• Partner with operations and other capabilities to achieve business goals.

Relationship Building and Collaboration:

• Strengthen existing customer relationships and pursue new, profitable opportunities.

• Enhance collaboration by building internal relationships, key to success in this position.

• Cultivate a high-performance culture centered on teamwork, accountability, and shared success.

Financial Management:

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