General Manager - Corrugated

Join our team as a leader of our Corrugated Packaging business in San Leandro, California. This role offers the opportunity to develop and execute business strategies while directly leading commercial sales and customer service teams across multiple facilities. Relocation is offered for the right candidate, and approximately 20% travel is required to build customer relationships and pursue new business opportunities.

About the role

As the General Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the success and profitability of the plant, serving as the P&L owner. Reporting to the Area General Manager, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive growth, deliver customer value, and achieve operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety throughout the organization.
• Ensure compliance with governmental regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction, product quality, and operational efficiency.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, including the Director of Operations.
• Champion a people-first and customer-centric culture, ensuring customer priorities remain at the forefront.
• Define the commercial vision, strategy, and organizational direction.
• Oversee commercial activities, including financial budgets, processes, and direct client interactions.
• Ensure site operations are led with a focus on safety, reliability, and quality.
• Foster a culture of performance excellence and customer satisfaction in both quality and service.
• Implement new technologies to enhance manufacturing processes and quality control.
• Lead strategic initiatives aligned with a market-focused vision to foster innovation and sustainable growth.
• Strengthen existing customer relationships and pursue new, profitable opportunities.
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities for profitable growth.
• Enhance collaboration by building internal relationships critical to success.
• Cultivate a high-performance culture centered on teamwork and shared success.
• Manage financial budgets across the site and improve business profitability.
• Analyze market trends, pricing, forecasting, and budgeting using financial acumen.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a managerial leadership role in sales or operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading, developing, and coaching teams.
• Proven track record in talent development and team growth.
• Proficiency in managing profit and loss (P&L) statements.

Qualifications

Experience in a leadership role within the Corrugated industry and a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field will put you ahead.

Pay

We anticipate paying $200,000 - $250,000 per year for this role, which is eligible for variable pay issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (ADD), and disability coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid vacation and time off.
• Educational assistance.
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply).

Our goal is to support employees and their families in building and maintaining physical, financial, and emotional well-being.