Buyer - Augusta, MS

We are looking for a contribution motivated Buyer to support our Georgia-Pacific Leaf River Cellulose 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 is an onsite role at our facility in New Augusta, MS.

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.

What You Will Do

• Ensure adherence to all safety, environmental andpurchasingpolicies,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, negotiatepriceand terms, and exercise independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership.
• Understand the company’s strategic supply agreements andutilizesthese to maximize value.
• Collaborate with internal customers to understand requirement (e.g., specifications, scopes of work,performance,and timing requirements)
• Demonstrate a high levelof customer focus and sense ofurgency.
• Use strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)
• Analyze the root causes of accounts payable exceptions and take steps to resolve and prevent.
• Initiate changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process.
• Manage time toaccomplishgoals and prioritize a variety oftasks.
• Responsible for administration of contractor management tools including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.
• Facilitate large bidding events through Ariba and document information.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 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, Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and Outlook (email and calendar)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Knowledgeofpurchasingprocesses 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

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day to make everyday products even better.

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