Area Purchasing & Stores Manager

Your Job Georgia-Pacific's Wood Products Division is now hiring an Area Purchasing & Stores Manager! This will be an on-site position, splitting time between our facilities in Camden, TX and Corrigan, TX . As a part of our Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization, this role reports to the Plywood/Lumber Group Manager with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the mill managers. This position will manage local procurement and storeroom operations, as well as supervise personnel. The ideal candidate has proven supervisory experience; has a record of creating value through building strong working relationships with a diverse group of customers; has demonstrated a principled entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to build a capability that delivers a supply chain with an optimized total cost of ownership to operations. A successful candidate will have positive communication skills and approach, a strong desire to learn, and the ability to think outside the box! If you are organized, safety-oriented and have strong organizational, decision-making, and analytical skills, this may be the opportunity for you! Our Team Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities. The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities. What You Will Do Ensuring compliance with all safety, purchasing, fiduciary, stores and environmental policies and procedures Develop strong partnerships internally and externally, aligning with strategic initiatives, commitments, and supply chain strategies Working with internal customers to identify and address unmet needs that align with procurement and business goals to deliver long-term value; demonstrate a high degree of Customer Focus and an ability to effectively influence others Ability to lead and effectively manage change based on the visions and initiatives we are working to achieve (GP, Business, Operations, and Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P)). Proactively collaborate and partner with key stakeholders, including Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, and SS&P's Category, Sourcing and Inventory Management Teams. Leading, supervising, coaching, and mentoring employees Utilize critical thinking skills to identify, analyze, and execute on opportunities to streamline processes and achieve the lowest total cost of ownership on projects, storeroom inventory, and other purchases Sourcing, procuring, negotiating, contracting, and managing inventory of equipment, MRO parts, services, and supplies as appropriate Working with requestors to understand requirements, specifications, and timing; conducting competitive bidding process, including soliciting RFIs/RFPs and robust bid analysis & recommendations Managing and working to improve the procure-to-pay process (including invoice reconciliation management) and training internal customers on their roles in these processes as needed Ensure storerooms are disciplined, optimized, reliable, support defined asset strategies and are supported by corporate leadership and mill operation teams Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) At least 3 years of purchasing, manufacturing operations or supply chain related experience Inventory or storeroom management experience, including experience with inventory management computer system Previous supervisory experience Experienced with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, & Outlook What Will Put You Ahead Experience negotiating with local, regional or national contracts Demonstrated experience in partnering with key internal stakeholders and leading cross functional teams in a matrixed environment 3+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This m…

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