About this opportunity
WestRock Company lists this Regional General Manager opportunity in anderson, South Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Career Opportunity
We are now seeking a Regional General Manager Bag-in-Box North America (Complex GM) to lead and develop our regional manufacturing footprint, comprising three strategic sites: Anderson (USA), Mississauga (Canada), and Tijuana (Mexico).
The successful candidate will operate as a regional business leader, responsible for driving performance, alignment, and growth across multiple sites and markets, while building a strong, scalable organization for the future. This includes:
Leading a multi-site manufacturing network
Managing regional P&L performance
Building organizational capability across locations
Driving standardization, efficiency, and growth
The role requires strong balance between local execution excellence with regional strategic coherence in a dynamic and competitive environment.
The role reports directly to the CEO and is a member of the Divisional Executive Committee of the Bag-in-Box Cluster.
How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock
Regional Leadership: Lead and develop a multi-site manufacturing network across three plants in USA, Canada and Mexico. Coach and align Plant Managers to deliver consistent performance, strong culture and clear accountability across the region.
P&L and Performance: Own the regional P&L, driving EBITDA growth through disciplined cost management, productivity, and performance optimization. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and ensure transparency on performance across sites.
Strategy and Growth: Define and execute the North America strategy for Bag-in-Box, driving market growth and new business opportunities in close collaboration with Sales and New Markets teams.
Operational Excellence: Drive operational excellence across all sites, ensuring best-in-class performance in safety, quality, service, and cost. Leverage scale by standardizing processes and sharing best practices across the network.
Talent and Culture: Build a high-performing, values-driven organization. Attract, develop, and retain top talent, while strengthening leadership capability and succession across the region.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with key functions and represent the region internally and externally, contributing to divisional strategy and decision-making.
What You Need to Succeed
Has significant experience (over 10 years) in general management with full P&L ownership
Demonstrates proven success in leading multiple manufacturing sites or business units (packaging or related sectors preferred)
Has a track record in driving operational excellence and transformation
Is comfortable managing cross-border multi-cultural teams and complex stakeholder environments
Combines strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities
Is an inspiring leader, able to build alignment and engagement across diverse teams
Is highly analytical, with strong understanding of KPIs and business levers
Is a strong communicator, able to operate effectively at all levels, internally and externally Is decisive, resilient, and comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast-changing environments
What We Offer
Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
A generous benefits package starting on your first day of employment, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k match, paid time off
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
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Worksite address
anderson, SC, 29622, US
Who can apply
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