Your Job
As the Division Procurement Director, you will serve as a strategic business partner and value creator, leading procurement, inventory, supplier performance, and storeroom strategies across a multi-site manufacturing network. Working at the intersection of Operations and Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P), you will drive profitability, reliability, working capital optimization, and return on capital through effective sourcing, supplier partnerships, inventory management, and capability development.
Guided by Koch's Principle Based Management® (PBM®) philosophy, you will lead procurement and storeroom transformation efforts, oversee end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) execution and Internal Financial Controls (IFCs), and collaborate closely with operations, maintenance, and finance leaders to create sustainable value. This role offers the opportunity to shape division procurement capabilities, influence enterprise sourcing strategies, and lead teams supporting multiple Packaging and Cellulose manufacturing facilities, ensuring procurement delivers meaningful business impact across the organization.
Location: This position is located at GP Center in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a hybrid role with regular in-office presence expected to support collaboration, business partnership, and team leadership.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for strategically sourcing and procuring the materials, goods, and services that support more than 100 operations across the United States.
SS&P is undergoing an exciting transformation focused on strengthening capabilities, improving decision quality, leveraging technology, and creating long-term value through strategic partnerships. This effort is a critical component of Georgia-Pacific's ongoing transformation and provides an opportunity to help shape the future of procurement across the enterprise.
What You Will Do
Develop and Maximize Team Contribution
Drive Strategy and Value Creation
Lead Procurement, Controls, and Storeroom Performance
Integrate Stakeholders and Lead Transformation
Foster a Winning PBM® Culture
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Experience leading teams supporting multi-site manufacturing operations, including leadership of managers and indirect teams.Experience owning Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes and Internal Financial Controls within a manufacturing, industrial, or asset-intensive environment.Experience applying economic thinking and total-value decision making across sourcing, inventory, supplier, or operational decisions.Experience partnering and influencing across operations, maintenance, reliability, finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders.Experience leading organizational change, transformation initiatives, or process improvement efforts.What Will Put You Ahead
Experience leading MRO, outage, and services sourcing within asset-intensive manufacturing environments.Experience supporting containerboard, corrugated, pulp, cellulose, paper, chemical, or similar industrial manufacturing operations.Experience optimizing storeroom operations, inventory management, reserve reduction, and working capital performance.Demonstrated success leading ERP, digital procurement, analytics, or process transformation initiatives with sustained adoption and measurable value realization.Experience developing supplier performance management programs and long-term strategic supplier partnerships.Experience establishing KPI frameworks, governance processes, and standard work that improve consistency across multiple operations.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 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 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 here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
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With a presence in more than 50 countries, Koch companies employ about 120,000 people worldwide, with nearly half of those in the United States. Koch offers abundant opportunities to improve life’s most necessary things – like food, clothing, water, transportation and technology.
