Position Title: 

Business Partner (Contractor) Program Manager

 

Pay Rate:

PL 19-20

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

 

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

 

Physical Location:

6400 Poplar Avenue

Memphis, TN

With an option to be remote position for a candidate with towering skillsets and qualifications. Relocation will be paid, if required for the selected candidate.

 

The Job You Will Perform:

This role will lead implementing Business Partner Safety Performance Standards in manufacturing facilities. Ensure that facilities understand and implement the Business Partner Performance Standard. Work to ensure that the Business Partners working for International Paper are 100% committed to working safety according to the Business Partner Safety Performance Standard with commitment to reducing and eliminating SIFs. Developing site HSE coordinators with appropriate competencies and skill sets needed to effectively lead and sustain HSE programs at the facility for Business Partners. Support additional Safety Excellence rollouts or changes that will impact on-site Business Partners. Ensure that Continuous Improvement and Deliberate Improvement in Business Partner Safety Management continues to incorporate Best Practices, and those improvements are captured in our HSE Management System and Sourcing documents. Update existing management systems as needed. Be the Point of Contact between ISNet/Tappi Safe and Business Partners for IP’s successful use of both systems.

 

The Skills You Will Bring:

10+ years of project management experience in a manufacturing environment. Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or other related degree.  Applicants with a background in HSE should have some level of project management related experience. Strong written & verbal communication skills; presentation and training delivery skills. Working knowledge of the IP Business Partner (Contractor) management process. Working knowledge of safety related policy, procedures, and regulations. Position can be regionally located.  Candidate must be able to travel frequently to IP and Business Partner (Contractor) locations. Action Oriented, Drive for Results, Process Management, Directing Others, Functional/Technical Skills, Building Effective Teams, Managing through Systems, Decision Quality

 

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets. 

 

The Career You Will Build:

The successful candidate will gain valuable experience in this position that prepares the individual for advancing roles in using technology to carry out critical business objectives or Health, Safety and Environmental positions.

 

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 120 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

 

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

 

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com