Global Packaging Program Manager

Veritiv Corporation; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritiv Corporation is seeking a Program Manager to coordinate cross‑functional teams across Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Procurement and Supply Chain. You will define program scopes and lead projects from RFQ through implementation, ensuring on‑time execution of customer requirements.

You will drive new packaging development for sustainable, user‑friendly, and cost‑competitive packaging, with expertise across packaging disciplines and strong collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in program management.
• 3+ years of experience in NPI project planning, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• International business experience in China / Southeast Asia / Mexico preferred.
• Experienced program management practitioner able to work unsupervised.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work under pressure, and adapt to sudden changes in the work environment.
• Excellent organizational skills in a multi‑disciplined and multi‑project environment.
• Ability to present to a wide audience range of corporate customer contacts.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Conflict resolution and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• SOW development, project planning, scheduling, progress tracking/monitoring, resource assignment, risk management, scope management, driving the teams, carrying out the projects against committed goals, managing project members and dependencies, and presenting to internal teams and where needed, external partners.
• Complete program level documentation and reports such as KPIs, KAIs, and Milestones.
• Negotiate terms/price/conditions in accordance with management objectives, understanding trade‑offs between scope, quality, time, and cost.
• Proactive identification of program risks and development of risk mitigation plans as required.
• Liaise with customers, establishing and maintaining a single point of contact to ascertain satisfaction with progress and performance.
• Monitor the project status, establish and update plans with actual and forecasted details, coordinate corrective actions to mitigate risk items and prevent deviations from the plan of record.
• Work closely with adjacent functional groups such as Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Marketing to coordinate interdepartmental activities, ensuring the completion of the project on schedule and within customer parameters.
• Execute new material innovation and sustainability projects to meet customer timeline and requirements.
• Attend and schedule project meetings, and manage the production of agendas and meeting minutes.
• Initiate and support continuous improvements to processes and workflows.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Risk management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

College degree in related field

PMP

CAPM

PMI-ACP

Tools

Salesforce.com

ERP systems

CRM systems

Job description

Veritiv Corporation is seeking a Program Manager to coordinate cross‑functional teams across Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Procurement and Supply Chain. You will define program scopes and lead projects from RFQ through implementation, ensuring on‑time execution of customer requirements.

You will drive new packaging development for sustainable, user‑friendly, and cost‑competitive packaging, with expertise across packaging disciplines and strong collaboration skills.