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Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC is seeking a highly motivated, dedicated and experienced Director of Product Development for our Dixie Business. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic team in the Research & Development department, driving innovation, product strategy, roadmaps and growth through new product development for our food service and retail product lines. This role is pivotal in driving our teams towards achieving our business goals and maintaining our market leading positions while enhancing our Principle Based Management culture. This position will report into the Technical Center located in Neenah, WI.
At Georgia-Pacific, we believe in recognizing and rewarding our employees in a way that aligns with our Principle Based Management culture. Our compensation philosophy encompasses an employee’s contribution to the team, business results, and the overall company culture, going beyond evaluating work product alone. We strive to align total compensation, including base pay, variable pay, and benefits, with each employee’s total contribution. By embracing this approach, we encourage calculated risk-taking consistent with our risk philosophy, empowering every employee to achieve their greatest potential. Come join our team and immerse yourself in a rewarding work environment where your contributions are valued and rewarded, driving the long-term success of our company and your personal growth.
Our Team
The Georgia-Pacific Dixie Product Development Team participates in the strategic long-term product and technology innovation road mapping across the entire Dixie® business including both Retail and Away from Home outlets. We do so in collaboration with our business, market insights, operations partners and with a focus on connecting consumer perception to technical and measurable attributes of our products. We are a capable and diverse team of individuals that leverage our complimentary skills and experience to build strong innovation pipelines to meet our future business needs. This position reports to the Vice President of Dixie R&D and will fill an important leadership role on the team. Our approach is to enable alignment of high value opportunities with your capabilities and career development goals so you can succeed and help achieve our goals as a team and business. We are stronger together and are looking for you to help us grow!
What You Will Do
• Improve our R&D organizational performance by continually developing subject matter expertise in others, coaching/educating our technical community while enhancing our Principled Based Management culture.
• Lead and manage a team of product developers what work on both near term and long-term complex projects that require an experimental mindset and technology advancement to realize long term value.
• Drive the development of new products and improvements to existing products. Oversee the execution of product development projects from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product development aligns with business strategies and goals. Provide clear and concise technical point of view on innovation pathways to our business leaders, operations, manufacturing, sales, and marketing teams.
• Collaborate on the development of long-term product roadmaps based on understanding of technical capabilities, consumer/customer unmet needs and market trends with internal business partners.
• Collaborate on and enhance Intellectual Property strategies that include landscape investigation, IP renewal strategies, the creation of invention disclosures and patent applications by partnering with the Legal team.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and company standards in product development. Ensure a strong team aligned with our guiding principles.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
• Experience in Research & Development within the product development lifecycle.
• Experience supervising a product development team overseeing near-term and long-term projects.
• Experience in driving development of new products and improving existing products.
• Experience analyzing market dynamics and customer needs to guide research initiatives and product development strategies
• Experience managing budgets, timeline, resources to ensure successful project completion.
What Will Put You Ahead
• Experience building product strategy and innovation pipelines.
• IP development/strategy experience
• Competitive intelligence experience
• Paper science, Food Service products or consumer product development experience
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.
