Sourcing & Procurement Risk Director
About the role
The Sourcing Risk Director will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of risk, controls, and compliance within Georgia-Pacific's $7 billion procurement organization. Reporting to the Vice President of Continuous Improvement & Transformation, this role will focus on strengthening internal controls, reducing enterprise risk, and driving continuous improvement across the sourcing lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Own the development of the annual plan based on risk and value, working with and through designated compliance system owners (CSOs) against compliance standards and internal controls.
Lead the annual risk assessments to identify potential compliance and internal control risks, and develop mitigation strategies with compliance system owners and capability leaders.
Work with the Process & Training team to embed compliance and internal controls into standard processes, standard work, and leader standard work.
Serve as the Purchasing Policy owner, collaborating with capability teams and Finance to make meaningful updates based on benchmarking, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.
Stay updated on regulatory requirements and industry best practices by working with GP and Koch compliance teams and sharing knowledge through the capability.
Partner with IT, Finance, and the Corporate Security Center (CSC) to develop and deploy anomaly detection tools to identify potential high-risk situations.
Own the methodology to assign tier levels to anomalies and deploy investigative resources against tier 1 anomalies, while exploring other ways to leverage data in other tiers.
Requirements
7+ years of experience in areas such as Sourcing & Procurement, Operations, Finance, process improvement, internal financial controls, legal compliance, and/or risk management.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels and create an inclusive, challenge-driven environment.
Ability to prioritize work in a dynamic environment.
Willingness to travel up to 25% depending on location and business needs.
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering or related field.
Experience in complex manufacturing and/or Pulp & Paper Industry.
Experience working with multiple business segments within a company.
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in areas such as Sourcing & Procurement, Operations, Finance, process improvement, internal financial controls, legal compliance, and/or risk management.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels and create an inclusive, challenge-driven environment.
Ability to prioritize work in a dynamic environment.
Willingness to travel up to 25% depending on location and business needs.
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering or related field.
Experience in complex manufacturing and/or Pulp & Paper Industry.
Experience working with multiple business segments within a company.
Skills
Strong understanding of risk management principles and internal controls.
Experience in developing and implementing compliance systems.
Excellent project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Proficiency in using data analytics and reporting tools.
Benefits
Georgia-Pacific offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Pay
Compensation details are confidential and will be shared with candidates after an offer is extended.
Schedule
This role is based at the GP Center in Downtown Atlanta with a hybrid schedule, with the expectation of being onsite at the GP Center more often than not.