Director Reporting & Analytics

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Director of Reporting & Analytics to shape how data and reporting tools are leveraged across the Strategy Sourcing & Procurement capability. In this role you will drive better decisionmaking, optimize spend, and create longterm value through a cadence-based approach. You will operate as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders across GP, shaping how performance is measured, communicated, and leveraged while building scalable analytics and insights capabilities for the future.

A successful candidate will be a proven leader that is highly collaborative, has strategic business acumen, is intellectually curious and hypothesis-driven, has excellent communication skills, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. The Director will manage and develop a team of five and will report to the VP of Strategy & Insights.

Location: You will work onsite, from our Corporate HQ in Downtown Atlanta, GA. This is a visible role where fostering relationships and collaborating with teams across the company will be key to your success. We are seeking local applicants, or internal candidates that are willing to relocate to the area.

Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for sourcing and delivering the raw materials, energy, equipment, parts, finished goods and services our businesses require - on time, at the right total cost and value, aligned to company financial objectives. SS&P directly supports our manufacturing teams by executing prioritized, facility and business level strategies that capture the full value of what we buy.

Within SS&P, the Strategy and Insights team plays a critical role in identifying and capturing value. This dynamic team is comprised of Reporting & Analytics, Data Governance, Finance, Market Insights, Pricing, and RFx teams that support data-driven decisions that enable lasting competitive advantage. While not within the IT organization, the Reporting & Analytics team partners with IT and leverages their capabilities in maintaining and optimizing data and technology platforms.

• Work with a broad set of stakeholders to develop and implement a reporting and analytics roadmap
• Lead a team of analysts to design, develop, maintain and improve a suite of reports and analytical tools
• Foster a team culture of curiosity, rapid experimentation and continuous improvement over perfection
• Bring clarity of action to ambiguity by developing hypotheses and proactively talking with stakeholders
• Utilize agile principles to stand up new data products
• Establish strong feedback loops with a broad array of stakeholders to maintain and continuously improve existing data products
• Advance the Principle-Based Management (PBM) culture by applying and reinforcing the company's values

• 8+ years of experience in analytics, strategy, and/or quantitative roles
• A strategic leader who connects data/analytics, business strategy, and enterprise outcomes
• Comfortable leading in complexity and ambiguity, with the confidence to challenge legacy approaches
• A people leader committed to developing talent and building sustainable capabilities
• Skilled at distilling complex information into compelling narratives for executive audiences
• Demonstrated success working across BI platforms (e.g. Qlik Sense, Power BI, Tableau), data transformation tools (e.g. Alteryx) and utilizing programming tools such as SQL, Python, etc.

• Proven leadership experience building executive dashboards, performance frameworks, and analytics capabilities within complex enterprise environments
• Well versed and intellectually curious about the latest developments in AI, data architecture, and modern cloud data platforms
• Experience with data governance practices and tools (e.g. Alation, Qualytics)

(This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship)