Manager, Purchasing and Stores; Hosford, FL

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific’s Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is seeking a Purchasing & Stores Manager to support our facility in Hosford, FL. This position will manage local procurement, storeroom operations, and supervise storeroom personnel. This role may also be asked to participate in centralized sourcing teams, special projects, and contract negotiations. The ideal candidate is self‑directed, works with a high sense of urgency, and possesses the ability to solve problems and collaborate with other disciplines to meet the needs of operations.

Location:

Onsite at Hosford, FL

Travel:
Up to 10% travel required

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.

• Sourcing, purchasing, negotiating, and managing inventory of equipment, MRO, services and supplies from external vendors
• Streamlining and implementing sustainable procurement processes
• Working with requestors to understand requirements, specifications, services, and timing
• Managing appropriately and implementing the use of national, regional, and local contract agreements for goods and services
• Identify and analyze opportunities to competitively bid local spending to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership
• Optimizes working capital and on hand inventory levels
• Works with internal customers to identify and address unmet needs that align with procurement and business unit goals to deliver long‑term value
• Looks to drive value creation through innovation
• Supervising storeroom personnel
• Collaborates with cross‑functional teams at the facility and headquarters to implement corporate initiatives
• Ensuring compliance with all safety, purchasing, fiduciary, stores and environmental policies and procedures

• 2+ years of procurement experience
• Supervisory experience
• 3+ years of purchasing, manufacturing operations, or supply chain related experience
• Inventory or storeroom management experience, including experience with inventory management computer systems
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, & Outlook
• Willing to travel up to 10%

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or finance
• Project management experience
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams
• Experience negotiating with local, regional or national contracts

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.

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 for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information , aquí, or tu).