Verso Paper

At Verso Paper Corp. our focus is simple: Do what is right, maintain a balance between environmental, financial and social responsibilities and ensure that we continually improve our ability to creatively solve customer problems with products and services that exceed expectations.

Verso specializes in freesheet and groundwood papers for publishers, catalogers, advertisers and commercial print producers. This focused market approach enhances our ability to serve by continually improving our products, processes and services to meet the specific needs of our customers and help them remain competitive. We can anticipate tomorrow's issues and provide flexibility, high performance and quality solutions.

Job Purpose

As Verso enters new markets with new products it is critical to have a central individual to manage a thorough understanding of the viability of the new markets and thus the development of the right product that meets an existing/new need.  The key responsibilities of this individual will be to participate in sales/new business exploration with different customers matching their paper needs to our product capabilities.  This individual will then have to manage all aspects of the product development from pipeline to commercialization interfacing with sales, marketing, new business development team, etc. to put together the right product offerings ensuring buy-in from Verso’s senior management.

Key Accountabilities:

·        Product Development – Lead the product development efforts on the specialty line of paper products;
·        Competitive Positioning – Responsible for constant renewal of the product line based on customer’s needs, 

          competitive moves and technological innovation;
·        Sales Support – provide analytical support for both day-to-day and long term evaluation of customer specific

          solutions/tailored value propositions, particularly customized product solutions; and
·        Manufacturing flexibility – Lead the further progression of product scheduling flexibility between machines

          and optimization of total system profitability.

Knowledge and Experience:

·        Bachelor’s degree required
·        5-7 years paper mill operations experience, including customer exposure
·        5-7 years of paper product management experience or product performance experience

·        Individual should have a good working knowledge of the organization
 
 
Competencies:
·        Learning on the Fly
·        Results Oriented
·        Decision Quality
·        Priority Setting
·        Interpersonal Savvy
 
* This position will be located in Memphis, TN, Jay, ME or Bucksport, ME.  Relocation is available.