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Vice President, Beverage Packaging SystemsWestRock • Smyrna, GA, United States
Vice President, Beverage Packaging Systems

Vice President, Beverage Packaging Systems

WestRock • Smyrna, GA, United States
21 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Vice President, Beverage Packaging Systems

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

The Opportunity:

The Vice President, Beverage Packaging Systems will serve as the strategic leader responsible for transforming Smurfit Westrock's packaging machinery and automation capabilities into a competitive advantage for customers and the business. This leader will define the 3-5 year machinery and automation strategy, align investments to key growth platforms, drive technology leadership, improve installed fleet performance, and ensure world-class service capabilities across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, commercially minded engineering leader with a proven track record of leading industrial automation, packaging machinery, capital equipment, or manufacturing technology organizations. This leader combines strong technical expertise with business acumen, leveraging deep customer insights to develop innovative solutions, drive operational excellence, and deliver scalable, profitable growth. This successful candidate will have experience building and expanding businesses in both domestic and international markets, positioning Smurfit Westrock for sustained growth and competitive advantage. In this role, this customer centric leader must effectively unlock the balance between fully delivering on our customers' needs and ensuring a sustainable and profitable machinery business.

This role requires a unique combination of:

  • Strategic leadership
  • Commercial partnership
  • Engineering and automation expertise
  • Domestic and global business acumen
  • Operational excellence

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

Strategic Portfolio Leadership:

  • Develop a 3-5 year machinery and automation roadmap.
  • Align machinery offerings with customer, market, and end-market requirements.
  • Assess competitive positioning and identify portfolio gaps.
  • Recommend investments, acquisitions, partnerships, or capability development initiatives.

Commercial Enablement:

  • Partner closely with commercial leadership to support growth strategies.
  • Translate customer needs into machinery and automation solution
  • Drive differentiation through technology, performance, and innovation

Service Organization Development:

  • Evaluate current service organization capabilities.
  • Create workforce development and training strategies.
  • Ensure technical capabilities support future business requirements.

What you need to succeed:

  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, leading both domestic and global teams
  • Packaging machinery, automation, manufacturing systems, industrial equipment, or related industries.
  • Experience leading cross-functional organizations.
  • Track record of developing and executing business strategy.
  • Experience driving growth through technology-enabled solutions.

Preferred Additional Experience:

  • General Management
  • Business Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Operations/Supply Chain
  • S&OP / Demand Planning
  • Finance or P&L responsibility

Critical Leadership Competencies:

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Executive Presence
  • Results Orientation
  • Collaboration & Influence

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or business; MBA preferred

Work Environment/Travel:

  • Based on-site at our Beverage Packaging Systems plant in Smyrna, Georgia
  • Up to 25% domestic travel; international travel is minimal but may occur.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

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