Project Manager

Position Title:

Project Manager

Pay Rate:

$75,800 - $101,000 (USCORE)

Multiple factors, including individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job may be eligible to participate in IP’s annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

St. Joseph, MO

The Job You Will Perform:

• Increase IP’s profitability, market share, speed to market, competitive advantage and most importantly to enhance our Think the Customer reputation in the marketplace.
• Mobilize resources from both the customer and IP to focus on profitability, innovation, cost savings, design enhancement, quality systems, packaging equipment, and other areas that support the customer’s success in the marketplace.
• Interact with a wide variety of International Paper teams and indirectly teams within the customer’s structure to aid the customer’s growth in many different markets.
• Solid understanding of products sold to our customer, business portfolio, current products, go-to-market strategy, manufacturing strategy, and supply chain and how those relate to corrugated products sold.
• Knowledge of internal processes to smoothly execute new business transitions from onboarding, coordination of trials, and ongoing future orders.
• Achieve results on challenging projects in an aggressive time frame with aggressive cost savings goals while protecting and improving IP margins.
• Customer facing—this position requires local travel to both customer & IP facilities as needed.
• Develop innovative service offering with the customer to set us apart from our competition.
• Audit IP facilities to prepare for customer visits, audits, and expectations.
• Assist in the management of new technologies to support both our volume growth and our knowledge growth.
• Position will report to the complex sales manager and require timely project updates, project meetings/calls, and communication and action items with SCP sellers, NAMs and project teams.

The Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge You Will Bring:

• 4+ years’ experience in corrugated industry- business and product knowledge
• 3 years’ experience business and market knowledge of consumer products or industrial packaging
• BS degree or equivalent business experience
• Thorough understanding of NAC’s products, services and manufacturing capabilities and quality processes
• Creative thinker with strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Quick turn-around ability; very responsive
• Flexible team player with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Highly personable with ability to interact at all levels of an organization
• Ability to work directly with the customer without allowing themselves to work for the customer
• Must be willing and able to work in an extremely fast paced environment
• Must be willing to travel
• Requires a combination of analytical, technical, and commercial skill
• Understand how to lead without authority and how to influence to success
• Strong computer skills including being proficient in Microsoft office—excel, power point presentations
• Competencies: Customer Focus; Action Oriented; Manages Complexity ; Plans and Aligns; Decision Quality; Communicates Effectively ; Organizational Savvy

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets.

The Career You Will Build:

Sales and Leadership training, promotional opportunities within a global company

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global producer of sustainable packaging, pulp and other fiber-based products, and one of the world’s largest recyclers. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., we employ approximately 39,000 colleagues globally who are committed to creating what’s next. We serve customers worldwide, with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, North Africa and Europe. Net sales for 2023 were $18.9 billion. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.