Category Group Director

Your Job

The Category Group Director is accountable for leading and advancing the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) Field portfolio, including Services, MRO (maintenance, repair and operations), Outage Services, and Track Implementation, representing approximately $3B in annual spend.

This role provides direct leadership to the SS&P Field Category team (Mill Services and MRO), Outage Services, and Track Implementation teams, with responsibility for driving value creation, talent development, and PBM® advancement.

This leader plays a critical role in accelerating value capture through strategic category management while fostering a unifying, high-performance culture grounded in Principled Based Management® (PBM®).

Location: This role is based in Atlanta at GP Center, and will enjoy a hybrid schedule.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities.

The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.

What You Will Do

Develop and maximize team contribution


* Lead, coach, and develop leaders and team members to maximize their contribution, capability growth, and self-actualization.


* Model PBM® and coach teams to apply economic thinking, disciplined decision-making, and profitable challenge to maximize contribution.


* Connect individuals to SS&P and Operations strategies, priorities, and long-term vision.


* Provide regular, actionable performance feedback and close capability gaps to improve performance and talent readiness.


* Support the growth, development, and movement of talent across GP and KII.

Accelerate value capture through category, outage, and track capabilities


* Work through leaders and teams to execute sourcing and category strategies that maximize value across managed categories.


* Ensure strong integration and prioritization of work across category management, outage services, and track implementation.


* Incorporate market headwinds and tailwinds into category visions and value bets to optimize outcomes for GP and KII.


* Remove barriers and enable teams to leverage adjacent capabilities (Data, Market Insights, A&I, IFC) to strengthen competitive advantage.


* Build and sustain trusted partnerships with key leaders inside and outside SS&P, with a strong focus on Operations strategies and priorities, including major productivity and investment initiatives.


* Align resources to priority categories while remaining alert to value creation opportunities in base categories.


* Promote a healthy sense of urgency while applying Koch's risk philosophy to deliver results.


* Help teams prioritize and deprioritize initiatives ...