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We are looking for a contribution‑motivated Buyer to support our Georgia‑Pacific Brunswick site. The role includes purchasing activities in a high volume, time‑critical environment. The buyer will gain experience with Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies, direct materials, chemicals, equipment spare parts, and outside services from external vendors. This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager.

This role will sit onsite at our facility in Brunswick, GA.

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.

• Ensure adherence to all safety, environmental and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Utilize the company’s purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions.
• Ensure 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.
• Be knowledgeable of the company’s strategic supply agreements and utilize 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 root causes of accounts payable exceptions and take steps to resolve and prevent.
• Initiate changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process.
• Manage own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks.
• Be responsible for the administration of contractor management tools including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.
• Facilitate large bidding events through Ariba and document information.

• Associate’s degree or 2 years of procurement experience in a similar field (e.g., project management, warehousing, accounting, supply chain).
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Knowledge of purchasing process and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight, payables, incoterms, and delivery terms.
• Experience in negotiating contracts at local and regional levels.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.

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.

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 well‑being so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Purchasing and Supply Chain
• Industry: Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing