Business System Team - Business Analyst

Position Title

Business System Team – Business Analyst

Pay Rate

$89,000-$118,600 per year

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

Location:

Statewide

75% Travel required

Access to a major airport necessary

The Job You Will Perform

The Business System Sustain Team Business Analyst works as a member of small division level team. This team will collectively serve as the process owners for:

• Best Practice Usage
• Consulting for continuous improvement and troubleshooting
• Analysis of results
• Training, communications, and support
• Reporting and score carding
• Managing the evolution and development of the applications and related business processes
• Sharing best practices and techniques across the business
• Coordination of new functionality and revision deployments along with business training
• Interface to the order management and Containerboard roll stock master planning group to leverage the best and most consistent performance for the company.
  
  

This position is part of the Business System Sustain Team (BSST), and works closely with both Witron and Kiwi focused team members. This position interfaces routinely with NAC plant personnel at multiple levels (production floor through Plant GM), Regional GMs, Container IT, Kiwiplan personnel, NAC Continuous Improvement team members, NAC VP of Manufacturing, NAC Area Manufacturing Managers, and Containerboard Master and Replenishment Planners.

The work involves the ability to use the varied Kiwiplan software tools at a high level of proficiency including: CSC (corrugator scheduling); PCS (full plant scheduling); FFF (factory floor feedback); RSS (roll stock management); MDC (machine data collection units); QMS (quality management system); CASE (continuous automated scheduling environment); Load Tags; CWR (Consolidated Waste Reporting); OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).

The Skills You Will Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in a technical field is preferred
• Experience in IT or a related field would be a bonus, but is not required.
• Exhibits safety advocacy and leadership
• Minimum of five years of experience in converting plant operations, production planning and scheduling and customer service within a production environment
• The ability to interface for training, troubleshooting, and best practice usage of transmission links between Kiwiplan software and other applications.
• Deep knowledge of the business applications of the Kiwiplan software in the manufacturing plant environment.
• Deep knowledge of applying the tools in a business process, work flow, and business rules management application in a converting plant setting.
• Extensive knowledge of Witron, specifically in the areas of Customer Service and Shipping functions.
• Leadership experience, including assignments in supervisory or management roles.
• Proven track record of strong performance and continuous growth in complexed job assignments.
• Knowledge and understanding of touch points with order management, containerboard master planning, and shipping is required.
• Excellent hands on experience and knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Word along with the ability to use and administer databases and web based training applications including the new Consolidate Production Reporting database.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent “hands on” knowledge of KIWI software and related business processes, including the ability to perform audits and trouble-cause-correction reviews
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and team work skills
  
  

The key competencies for the successful candidate are as follows:

• Exhibit safety advocacy and leadership above all else
• Develops Talent
• Collaborates
• Courage
• Directs Work
• Plans & Aligns
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Action Oriented
  
  

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 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.