General Manager

Description As theGeneral Manager, Omaha at Liberty Packaging, you will lead and manage our Liberty Packaging Omaha location while working collaboratively across business to provide vision, leadership, and day-to-day management. This role is responsible for setting commercial and operational strategies, aligning business objectives to strategies and customer requirements, and driving a focus on product and process excellence. This role will lead and manage the business in a manner that produces desired profitable growth for the business. This position reports directly to our Senior Vice President - Packaging and is located at the Liberty Packaging facility in Omaha, Nebraska. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the senior leader for Liberty Packaging Omaha; provide leadership to teams including Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Pricing, Design, EHS, and Human Resources and Finance in partnership with functional leaders. Plan, develop, organize, and execute the Liberty Packaging Omaha profitable growth strategy to deliver company financial growth objectives. Responsible for the overall P&L results, including identifying and executing growth, improvement, and cost-saving opportunities. Work collaboratively across the organization and specifically with functional leaders. Manage resources to effectively balance strategic objectives with financial return and the efficient use of assets. Ensures manufacturing schedule attainment is meeting customer service expectations, cost and quality considerations. Lead sales team to secure new opportunities that fulfills commercial profitable growth strategy. Partner with Enterprise Solutions EHS function to develop and implement of all safety policies and programs to promote a culture of safety and improve safety performance. Maintain customer and other related business relationships; participate in key customer and supplier visits and calls. Manage employee performance by establishing clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against goals, ensuring timely feedback, and addressing performance challenges in a prompt and professional manner. Represent Liberty Packaging Central in the community in accordance with core values of Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence. Other duties, as assigned. REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Bachelor's degree in management, operations or related field required 10+ years of senior leadership experience in general management, plant management or senior level functional experience (working in multiple functional areas including sales, marketing, distribution, and finance) within a manufacturing environment required Previous experience building and executing commercial growth strategies Previous experience developing capital strategies to improve operational effectiveness, customer fulfillment and cost improvements Strong management/leadership skills and ability/willingness to sponsor change Effective communication skills and ability to work with all levels of Liberty Packaging's organization Strong customer focus and demonstrated ability to build lasting customer relationships High personal standards with a proven track record of integrity, business ethics, and professionalism Action orientation with initiative to achieve results Travel up to 50% PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Corrugated packaging experience or closely related industry experience strongly preferred Significant operational and continuous improvement experience Previous experience with mergers and acquisitions COMPENSATION & BENEFITS The starting base salary range for this position is $192,576 - $240,720 per year plus eligibility in annual bonus program. The compensation posted is the anticipated pay for the position at the time of the posting. We may pay above or below posted amount based on several factors, including, but not limited to education and/or certifications, skills, experience, or work location. Some positions may qualify for additional compensation in the form of bonuses or deferred compensation options. health/dental/vision insurance options paid time off 10 paid holidays 401(k) plus company matching and annual discretionary profit sharing flexible spending and health savings account options life and disability insurance tuition assistance wellness and mental health resources financial advising services Eligibility in benefit programs is based on hours worked per week. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; able to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception and able to adjust focus Hearing and speaking Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping. ABOUT OUR COMPANY Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota, Liberty Diversified International (LDI) is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, Virginia, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products. Since 1918, our values - Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence - have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior service and solutions for our customers. The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco. Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr