Westrock (nyse: wrk) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplaceWestrock’s team members support customers around the world from locations spanning north america, south america, europe, asia and australiaLearn more at www.westrock.com .
Area vice president (remote)
2021 s 5th st
Rogers, arkansas, 72758
United states
The opportunity:
The area vice president is responsible for managing the entire operation of assigned area, which includes sales, production, customer service, transportation and logistics, safety, human resources, financial, environmental, quality, maintenance, engineering and community relationsResponsible for creating plan that outlines how area will meet objective of achieving overall budget or betterDirectly responsible for providing leadership, mentoring, coaching and direction to direct reports, including establishing goals and being accountable for achieving those goals.
Reports to: senior vice president – central region
Direct reports: business unit general managers
How you will impact westrock:
Serve as the area vice president, reporting to the senior vice president (regional), with profit and loss responsibility for the entire area.
Review and understand annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial summaries for area
Work with regional finance manager and regional business analytics manager to analyze sales and manufacturing problems/issues in plants and provide creative solutions
Accountable for directing the sales and production of a multi-plant division to meet short- and long-range divisional objectives with optimum efficiency
Assist in recruiting, hiring, training and managing: production managers, sales manager, customer service, logistics, and planning manager, finance manager, hr & safety manager, and quality manager within assigned area
Establish working relationship and consistent communication with business unit management team and other general managers within area
Build effective alliances with other areas and business units to better serve customers that cross multiple business units
Committed to meeting current and future expectations and requirements of customers, and resolving customer issues that arise
Ensure that all business unit customer service, logistics, and planning teams within region are meeting overall service objectives
Ensure production successfully meets customer requirements at lowest total cost and ensure effective delivery of services to internal and external customers with lowest total cost fulfillment
Lead safe process and achieve division and corporate goals through enforcement of employee accountability with regard to a safe work environment, and quality and operating efficiencies
Ensure all safety and environmental requirements are in compliance with corporate, state, and federal regulations
Ensure sales team is developing and implementing sales excellence program
Work with corporate sales managers on strategic business unit growth opportunities
Build effective partnerships with union and union stewards, intervene with union issues and negotiations when necessary
Monitor and report results against established key performance indicators including clear weekly reporting metrics
Maintain assets, including building, land, equipment vehicles and other company assets
Competencies:
Decision making abilities: make appropriate decisions to satisfy customer needs, take appropriate steps to implement decisions.
Vision and strategy: create and deliver an effective vision of the future to maximize company performance; communicate that vision in a way that effectively inspires others; successfully translate vision into concrete strategic action.
Customer orientation: ability to operate with customer’s best interest in mind.
Planning and organizing: establishing a course of action for self or others to accomplish a specific goal; planning proper assignments of personnel and appropriate allocation of resources.
Coaching: facilitate the development of others’ knowledge and skills; provide timely support, feedback, and guidance to help them reach goals.
Teamwork and collaboration: work effectively with others in support of area, region and company initiatives and goals; cooperate and demonstrate positive attitude toward others.
Ethics & integrity: behave in accordance with westrock’s culture and operating principles at all times, and rewards the same behavior in otherTake action based upon the best interest of the company rather than how it affects him/her personally.
Adaptability to change: respond quickly to changing demands, processes and updated information.
Communication skills: communicate routinely with other regional vice president and business unit leadership team and complete written reports as required on a timely basis.
Creativity: bring improvement ideas to customers, plants and packaging design ideas to corporate, develop and present innovative ideas and solutions.
Initiative: take action, initiate projects in pursuit of greater profitability, anticipate potential problems and address them early.
What you need to succeed:
Bachelor’s degree (business or related field preferred)
Minimum 15 years of related professional experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
10 years in leadership role within manufacturing industry with multiple plant responsibility
Analytical and computer skills
