Wood Buyer Position Available In Somerset, Maine
Tallo's Job Summary: A Wood Buyer role involves managing wood fiber purchases, sourcing high-quality wood at the lowest cost for mills. The position requires an energetic, organized individual who can work independently and as a team player. Responsibilities include procurement, operational functions, wood quality support, accounting support, and forest certification support. A Bachelor's degree in Forestry or related field is required, along with 3-5 years of experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Valid driver's license and physical ability to navigate forest areas are necessary. Familiarity with computer mapping software and SAP is beneficial.
Job Description
A Wood Buyer will assist the regional wood procurement team in aggressively managing the wood fiber purchase requirements, supporting lowest cost, highest quality wood sourcing to meet the mill’s needs. The Wood Buyer position requires an energetic, well-organized individual who can work independently, but also functions as a team player who will be relied upon principally to identify and develop new open market wood supply and maintain existing relationships.
Procurement and Operational Functions:
Procurement of roundwood pulpwood and chips
Assist with weekly management of wood deliveries
Monitoring of supplier compliance and business relationships
Product reporting and performance metric tracking
Assist in the development of tactical and longer-term procurement strategies.
Work with other members of the regional team in execution of wood supply plan
Effectively evaluate wood fiber opportunities and successfully negotiate pricing
Assist Senior Managers in the timely reporting of operational and financial information
Represent Sappi in the community by participating in Associations, workshops, etc (as appropriate)
Wood Quality Support Functions:
Sample roundwood and wood chips to ensure quality
Complete roundwood and chip specification compliance audits
Complete roundwood and chip quality reporting
Meet with wood procurement and mill staff to report on quality
Accounting Support Functions:
Assist with accounting requirements associated with the wood procurement process
Reconciliation of Exception reports
Contract management
Forest Certification Support Functions:
Monitoring Chain of Custody (CoC) of certification schemes
Performs in-woods certification inspections
Assist/Participate in
Certification Field Audits Education:
Bachelor of Science in Degree in Forestry or related field
Skills and Requirements:
3-5 years of applicable experience is required
Strong communication, negotiating and interpersonal skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and comfortable with using technology
Valid driver’s license required
Physical ability to walk through forest areas and logging operations
Ability to work independently without close supervision
Experience using computer mapping software and SAP is a plus
