Business Unit General Manager - Murfreesboro, TN at WestRock

About WestRock
WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s 50,000 team members support customers around the world from more than 320 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

Business Unit General Manager - Murfreesboro, TN

370 South Rutherford Blvd
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37130
United States


Career Opportunity
The Business Unit General Manager is responsible for managing the entire operation of assigned plant(s), which includes sales, production, customer service, transportation and logistics, safety, human resources, financial, environmental, quality, maintenance, engineering and community relations.  Responsible for creating Business Unit plan that outlines how Business Unit will meet objective of achieving overall budget or better. Directly responsible for providing leadership, mentoring, coaching and development to direct reports, including establishing goals and being accountable for achieving those goals.

How you will impact WestRock
Serve as the Business Unit General Manager, reporting to the Region Vice President, with Profit and Loss responsibility for the entire Business Unit including facilities assigned to Business Units
Review and understand annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial summaries for Business Unit
Work with Finance Manager and Regional Business Analytics Manager to analyze sales and manufacturing problems/issues in plant 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 Manager, Quality Manager and other key positions within assigned Business Unit
Establish working relationship and consistent communication with Business Unit management team and other General Managers within Region
Build effective alliances with other 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 Business Unit is meeting overall service objectives
Ensure production successfully meets customer requirements at lowest total cost and ensure effective/on time delivery of services to internal and external customers with lowest total cost fulfillment
Ensure goal of exceeding regional safety, productivity, labor, waste, and quality measures
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
Hold monthly plant wide meeting for all employees/all shifts at each plant to communicate plant results, key initiatives, reinforce   Culture, Employee Engagement Improvement action plans, etc.
Maintain RKT assets, including building, land, equipment vehicles and other company assets