Area General Manager

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Join our team as an Area General Manager (AGM) and lead our Corrugated Packaging operations in Cleveland, TN and Huntsville, AL. 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 operations, sales, and customer service teams across two facilities.

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

For this position you must live within 45 minutes of Cleveland, TN or Huntsville, AL. The role requires frequent travel (50%+) to effectively build customer relationships, address operational needs, and ensure quality and timeliness.

As a dynamic and experienced leader, you will oversee the overall commercialization and operations as the P&L owner of our corrugated packaging team. 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!

• Champion a people‑first and customer‑first culture, ensuring team and customer priorities are at the forefront.
• Ensure site operations are being led with a relentless focus on safety, reliability, and quality.
• Oversee commercial activities, including financial budgets, commercial processes, and direct client interactions.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing team, including the Director of Operations, Sales Manager, 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 and operational vision, strategy, and organizational direction.

• Lead strategic initiatives aligned with a market‑focused vision to foster innovation and sustainable growth.
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities for profitable growth.
• Coordinate with operations and other departments to achieve business goals.

• 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 and shared success.

• Manage financial budgets (P&L) across the two sites and improve business profitability.
• Analyze market trends, pricing, forecasting, and budgeting using financial acumen.

• Ensure compliance with governmental regulations, industry standards, and GP best practices.
• Promote a culture of safety throughout the organization.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Experience in manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a managerial role in sales or operations.
• Proven track record in talent development and team growth.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.

• Proficiency in managing profit and loss (P&L) statements.
• Experience with in the corrugated or related packaging industry.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities with a strategic mindset and success in driving organizational change.

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.

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