Area Purchasing Manager

Area Purchasing Manager

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a self-directed Area Purchasing Manager to support local procurement, storeroom operations, and procurement best practices across assigned Corrugated facilities.

The ideal candidate brings purchasing, inventory, storeroom, and supply chain experience; works with urgency; solves problems; and collaborates with Operations and functional teams to create value.

This site-based role may sit in Asheboro, NC;
Martinsville, VA;
Spartanburg, SC; or Akron, OH and requires up to 20% overnight travel between supported locations.

Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement team sources critical goods and services, partners with business leaders, captures savings, and improves efficiency across the business.

This role connects local site needs with sourcing strategies, procurement standards, inventory optimization, and value-creation opportunities for the Corrugated business.

Lead purchasing and storeroom support across assigned Corrugated facilities.

Partner with site leaders, Operations, Maintenance, corporate teams, and suppliers to support business needs.

Source, purchase, negotiate, and manage inventory, equipment, MRO, services, and supplies.

Improve procurement processes across assigned locations and the Corrugated network.

Use national, regional, and local agreements to support cost-effective purchasing.

Identify spend opportunities, competitive bids, and total cost improvements.

Optimize inventory, working capital, and storeroom execution.

Support corporate initiatives and procurement transformation efforts.

Ensure compliance with safety, purchasing, fiduciary, storeroom, and environmental policies.

Experience with inventory or storeroom management systems.

Experience sourcing, purchasing, or supporting procurement in a manufacturing, operations, or facility-based environment.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Willing and able to travel up to 20%, including overnight travel.

Experience evaluating spend, improving purchasing processes, and reducing total cost of ownership.

Experience supporting process change, root-cause identification, corrective actions, or procurement transformation.

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or a related field.

Manufacturing experience.

Experience negotiating local, regional, or national contracts.