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BW Packaging is driving performance at the intersection of people, technology, and customer care. As part of the privately held Barry-Wehmiller family, we unite a global team of packaging experts with a clear purpose: People Who Care, Building Solutions that Perform. We take on our customers’ toughest challenges as our own — delivering both innovative and enduring solutions that set the standard for value and performance. Our strength comes from our people and the power of our brands — trusted names in packaging that are known worldwide for engineering excellence, application expertise, and lifetime commitment to customer success. Truly Human Leadership guides our belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. We are committed to forging lasting partnerships with our customers, earning their trust through integrity, expertise, and execution. With our full range of packaging solutions and long term partnership and service, we help customers achieve operational excellence today while building the future of packaging together.

The Analyst, Business Operations & Governance is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working with many different teams. In this role, you’ll learn how a global business operates, build strong analytical and organizational skills, and contribute to high‑visibility work that supports customers, suppliers, and internal partners across BW Packaging. You’ll help bring structure to complex work, strengthen business processes, and support key activities across Commercial, Procurement, Operations, Finance, Legal, Service, and Risk. This role is ideal for someone who is curious, detail‑oriented, and excited to grow into a trusted business partner.

• Manage workflow intake, documentation, approvals, and tracking to keep projects moving.


• Maintain clear records and decision logs that improve transparency and accountability.


• Analyze priorities and progress to help leaders make better, faster decisions.


• Ensure requests and activities align with business processes and governance standards.

• Support customer and supplier agreement reviews, approvals, and documentation.


• Lead supplier onboarding and qualification activities.


• Maintain supplier compliance materials (insurance certificates, governance records, audit documentation).


• Assist with supplier assessments and continuous improvement of contract and governance processes.

• Support compliance requirements, business policies, and governance frameworks.


• Help manage claims, disputes, and contract‑related issues.


• Partner with stakeholders to complete documentation and maintain accurate business records.


• Identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities in recurring processes.

• Build and maintain SOPs, templates, and playbooks that make work easier and more consistent.


• Support initiatives that reduce manual effort and streamline workflows.


• Identify opportunities to use systems, automation, and new tools to improve outcomes.


• Help implement new reporting capabilities and operating models.

• Create dashboards, reports, and metrics that show how the business is performing.


• Analyze processes to identify opportunities for improvement and risk reduction.


• Support operating reviews, project plans, and action‑item tracking.


• Prepare executive‑ready presentations and business updates.

• Build relationships across Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Legal, Service, and Risk.


• Help align stakeholders with different priorities and perspectives.


• Act as a reliable resource for analysis, problem‑solving, and operational support.


• Promote transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Hands‑on experience across multiple business functions.


• Exposure to commercial agreements, supplier governance, compliance, and risk management.


• Skill development in analytics, reporting, project coordination, and process improvement.


• Opportunities to contribute to meaningful business initiatives early in your career.


• A strong foundation for future roles in operations, supply chain, procurement, governance, or business analytics.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Economics, Operations, Supply Chain, Risk Management, Legal Studies, or related field.


• Experience (internships, co‑ops, early roles) in business operations, analytics, project work, procurement, compliance, or related areas is a plus.


• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate clearly.


• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and willingness to learn new systems and tools.


• Interest in continuous improvement, process excellence, and cross‑functional collaboration.


• Flexibility to take on evolving responsibilities as the business grows.

BW Packaging Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world‑class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world.

#LI-KF1 At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions.

Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

This organization uses E-Verify. Applicants may be subject to pre‑employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments.