Buyer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement ("SS&P") organization has an immediate opening in Gypsum division for a Buyer with both strategic and tactical purchasing and inventory experience. This role is based out of our brand-new gypsum facility in Sweetwater, TX with buying responsibilities for the Sweetwater Complex (East and West Plant). Being a part of our Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization, this role reports to the Area Purchasing Manager. As a Buyer, your role is pivotal in ensuring the profitable execution of purchasing and inventory strategies. You will work closely with a diverse group of stakeholders and third parties to cultivate relationships, executing orders, developing site processes, and assist with overseeing accounts payable. Our ideal candidate is self-directed, works with a high sense of urgency, and possesses the ability to solve problems and collaborate with others to meet the needs of the business.

This role will sit onsite at our facility in Sweetwater, TX (East Plant).

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

• Ensure adherence to all safety, environmental and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Utilize company's purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions.
• Confirm the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms.
• Issue requests for quotations, analyze and evaluate quotes, negotiate price and terms, and exercise independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership.
• Remain knowledgeable of company's strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value.
• Collaborate with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance, and timing requirements)
• Demonstrate a high level of customer focus and sense of urgency.
• Use strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)
• Analyze the root causes of accounts payable exceptions; resolve and prevent going forward.
• Initiate changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process.
• Manage time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks.
• Proactively collaborate and partner with key stakeholders, including Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, and Category Buyer, Sourcing and Inventory Management teams.
• Coach, mentor, and influence without decision rights
• 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
• Working with requestors to understand requirements, specifications, and timing, conducting competitive bidding process, including soliciting RFIs/RFPs and robust bid analysis & recommendations
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• At least three years of relevant storeroom, supply chain, inventory management, and procurement experience
• Experience in mentoring peers/employees
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Excel, Teams, etc.
• Inventory or storeroom management experience, including experience with an inventory management computer system
• Experience using data analytics tools and interpreting data for decision making
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain and/or Inventory Management
• Experience in a manufacturing, military, warehouse or other relevant industrial environment
• Demonstrated experience in driving procurement and inventory transformation and implementing changes
• Demonstrated experience in partnering with key internal stakeholders and leading cross functional teams in a matrixed environment
  

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Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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