New 
Innovation Project Manager- Research & Development
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Georgia, Decatur | |
| 133 Peachtree Street Northeast (Show on map) | |
 Mar 10, 2025 | |
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The Research and Development team at Georgia-Pacific for Gypsum and Wood Products is seeking an Innovation Project Manager. This role is pivotal in transforming innovative ideas into reality! You will collaborate with key stakeholders, and drive product improvement, new product offerings, operational changes, and line extensions. The Innovation Project Manager will manage multiple projects in various phases, ensuring timely and safe execution while anticipating and overcoming challenges. Collaboration with multiple groups is essential to align efforts and meet project deadlines. This position requires exceptional project management skills and the ability to facilitate effective communication among team members and stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
What You Will Do Key Responsibilities: Project Management: * Lead key innovation initiatives through the pipeline stages. * Ensure engagement of appropriate capabilities at each project phase, clearly understanding and delivering on project milestones. * Organize gate reviews and maintain team accountability for milestone achievements. * Proactively raise awareness of timeline, resourcing, or technical challenges, managing mitigation plans effectively. * Facilitate project scope development and change management. * Facilitate project execution including strategic planning, decision facilitation, progress oversight, risk management, and continuous improvement. Innovation Metrics & Best Practices: * Track and report on innovation metrics to monitor project progress. * Implement project management best practices tailored to Building Products innovation at Georgia-Pacific. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: * Engage with Georgia-Pacific corporate capability groups, including legal, product management, product safety, engineering, sales, etc., to ensure comprehensive project support. Competencies: * Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. * Excellent communication skills, both technical and non-technical. * Ability to communicate and lead effectively in a cross-functional team environment. * Proven ability to lead through influence and drive team alignment. * Highly curious and a strong challenge partner with a proactive problem-solving mindset. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Basic understanding of project management and familiarity with project management tools. * At least 3+ years of experience in managing project work * Demonstrated experience in coordinating projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams. * Willing and able to travel What Will Put You Ahead * Experience in the Building Products industry or knowledge of Building Products. * Experience in a manufacturing setting. * Over 5 years of full-cycle project management experience. * PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. LI_TW1 Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdf 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |