Sr. Buyer

Overview

Your Job:
We are looking for a contribution motivated Senior Buyer to support our Georgia-Pacific Dixie site in Fort Smith, AR. The role includes purchasing activities in a high volume, time-critical environment. The Senior Buyer will work with the mill’s requestors to understand requirements including specifications, service needs and performance expectations. They will gain experience with Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies, direct materials, chemicals, equipment spare parts and outside services from external vendors.

The individual will learn about national, regional, and local contract agreements and ensure compliance with applicable corporate and local policies and guidelines. This role reports directly to the Regional Purchasing Manager and will sit onsite at our facility in Fort Smith, AR. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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.

• Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental and purchasing policies, guidelines and procedures
• Utilizes company’s purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions
• Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms
• Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes, negotiates price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership
• Knowledgeable of Company’s strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value
• Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance and timing requirements)
• Demonstrates high level of customer focus and sense of urgency
• Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)
• Analyzes root causes of accounts payable exceptions and takes steps to resolve and prevent
• Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process
• Manages own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks
• Responsible for administration of contractor management tools, including Ariba and Track
• Manages contractor time keeping via Track
• Collaborates with Track manager and other Track administrators to identify ways to improve the tool

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of procurement experience
• Experience in purchasing or similar field (e.g. store room, inside sales, accounting, supply chain analyst)
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and Outlook (email and calendar)

• Advanced Excel knowledge, including pivot tables and data analysis
• SAP buying experience
• Knowledge of purchasing processes and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables, incoterms and delivery terms
• Experience negotiating contracts at a local, regional and/or national level
• Experience working in a manufacturing or maintenance environment

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