Senior Fiber Buyer

Where you will work

The Augusta mill sits along the Savannah River, on the state border between Georgia and South Carolina and manufactures light, medium, and heavy weight coated paperboard. It is a well‑invested SBS paperboard manufacturing facility with approximately 600 thousand tons of capacity. This facility boasts over 700 employees and has been in operation for almost 65 years. Located on 3,000 acres, the Augusta site operates two paper machines that produce 1,940 tons per day.

The Augusta Mill is Clearwater Paper’s largest paperboard facility and critical to the success of our strategy and future.

Augusta, Georgia is a vibrant community along the Georgia/South Carolina border about 150 miles east of Atlanta and 70 miles west of Columbia. Augusta offers a variety of experiences – something for everyone! The area offers historical attractions, recreational activities, music, family festivals, and other unforgettable experiences for fun with a hometown feel. Downtown Augusta is home to many of Augusta’s most popular attractions, locally owned restaurants, and nightlife.

From March through November, the Augusta Market brings local and regional taste makers and artisans of all kinds to the 8th Street entrance to the Riverwalk. The Masters Tournament has placed Augusta on a world stage, confirming its well‑earned reputation for tradition, hospitality, and heritage. Students from around the country call Augusta home thanks to Augusta University, Georgia Military College, Paine College, University of South Carolina Aiken and many technical and educational institutes around Augusta’s River Region.

Augusta’s warm year‑round climate provides several opportunities for outdoor activities and leisure.

The Senior Fiber Buyer works in collaboration with the Fiber Supply Manager to implement strategic wood initiatives for the procurement of certified wood and fiber supply to the Augusta Mill. This position will focus on procurement of roundwood fiber to support the lowest cash cost to the mill. The position also serves as a tactical liaison between Procurement, Manufacturing, Accounting, and Wood Suppliers to assist with the ordering, accounting control, compliance and quality of logs, wood chips, and waste fuel.

• Includes the procurement of wood chips, sawdust, and all roundwood to support the company’s pulping operation at the lowest possible cash cost. This may include the selling of hogged fuel produced by contract chippers.
• The position also serves as a tactical liaison between Procurement, Manufacturing, Accounting, and Wood Suppliers to assist with the ordering, accounting control, compliance and quality of logs, wood chips, and waste fuel which may include:
  • Ticket and invoice reconciliation
  • Contract Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quality Control of Inventory Transactions
• Strategic development and implementation of certified wood procurement initiatives with supplies in the region by:
  • Effectively building and maintaining supplier relationships to grow the supplier force by participating in meetings and leads communications
  • May monitor vendor performance, assist in the development of corrective actions, and ensure completion
  • Demonstrated knowledge of forest management is key
• Negotiate procurement contracts for wood fiber and wood fiber transportation (trucking, rail) to meet demand while being accountable for cost and value targets and objectives
  • Direct negotiations and final price decisions on fiber supply are a key responsibility of this position
  • This position is responsible for marketing/trading excess volume
• Oversee contract chipper(s) for chip production, chip quality, wood inventory and rotation

• Sample wood/chips to ensure quality expectations are met
• Insure each operation measures and documents suppliers’ product quality attributes, quality assurance and quality improvement plans
• Conduct field audits as required for producer and supplier compliance to certification standards
• Implement all relevant Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards and maintain FSC Certification for operations governed by the standard
• Implement all relevant Sustainable Forestry…