General Manager

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.

Join our team as a General Manager (GM) and lead our Corrugated Packaging business in Circleville, OH. As the GM, you will have overall responsibility for the success and profitability of the plant. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and execute business strategies while directly leading our operations, commercial sales and customer service teams. 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 is a hybrid position based in our Circleville, OH facility. Frequent travel (40%+ approximately) for customer / field sales travel, or team collaboration is typical in this position. Relocation is offered within the United States for this position.

Commercial Leadership :

• Oversee day-to-day operations & commercial activities, including financial budgets, commercial processes, and direct client interaction.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, including the Manufacturing Leadership team, Customer Service Manager, Sales Manager, and their respective teams for Kansas City.
• Foster a customer-centric culture focused on performance excellence.
• Prioritize actions to drive customer satisfaction in both quality and service.
• Implement new and fast-growing technologies to upgrade manufacturing processes.
• Develop advanced manufacturing capabilities aligned with business priorities.
• Define ops / commercial vision, strategy, and organizational direction.
• Experience in manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.
• Proven experience in B2B commercial sales, with a strong track record of building and maintaining client relationships.
• Proven track record in talent development and team growth.
• Proficiency in managing profit and loss (P&L) statements.
• Experience in management within the corrugated or related packaging industry.
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline and / or Master's of Business Administration (MBA) or a related advanced degree, a plus.

Georgia-Pacific LLC is 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 business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.