Wood Procurement Manager

Overview

Wood Procurement Manager role at Boise Cascade Company. Join to apply for the Wood Procurement Manager position.

• College degree, or equivalent work experience in related job function.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in timber/log appraisal and buying activities, hands-on logging supervision in all harvest systems.
• Familiarity with manufacturing economics and mill log quality needs.
• Good organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of supervisory and management techniques.
• Ability to understand and administer legal contracts.
• Knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures and systems.
• Team and customer oriented.
• Knowledge of computer software, log accounting systems (LIMS) and ability to use these systems.
• Knowledge of Best Management Practices and Environmental regulations.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills.
• Be a licensed registered forester.

• Responsible for all log procurement and coordination with log yard management.
• Provide for a steady supply of logs to our mills directly and indirectly through supervision of staff.
• Manage log, timber and materials procurement and the management thereof for a specific geographic area within a region.
• Implement the Company’s policies, procedures, and management actions to ensure compliance with the current Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFIS) Standard, third party certification, on-product label application, and Chain-of-Custody system certification requirements, where applicable.
• Communicate the Company’s SFI commitment and promote sustainable forestry practices to employees, wood producers, and suppliers.
• Monitor, analyze and report data on product deliveries and specifications.
• Perform all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations.
• Develop short and long-term strategies to maintain market advantages over competitors.
• Manage, coordinate, and administer log deliveries, harvesting operations, log procurement, log inventories, timber tract purchase and delivery.
• Analyze timber data and assign values based on size, quality, competition, and other logistics.
• Coordinate efforts to maximize value of resources and procurement efforts.
• Lead and develop staff; hire, train, and manage performance of personnel.
• Procure and deliver logs from federal, state, tribal, and private lands to operating facilities; manage log flow of suppliers and raw material utilization.
• Direct all phases of logging/harvesting/delivery of logs from various lands.
• Sell excess and non-usable/non-profitable logs to external customers as applicable.
• Cruise, appraisal, and purchase stumpage; develop forecasts, budgets and operational plans for log deliveries to mills; plan logging schedules.
• Represent the company in government and public meetings and through participation in political activities to ensure adequate log supply.
• May participate in tree marking, land clearing, site preparation and road and bridge maintenance.
• May assist in day-to-day operations of the log yard and log yard inventory.
• Coordinate with log accounting and contractors to ensure contracts are managed accurately and efficiently.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to safety, quality, environmental awareness, and continuous process improvement.
• Drive flexibility to the system; support the strategy of best-in-class/low-cost manufacturing by executing and communicating wood procurement strategy.
• Owner of residual management and fuel purchases.
• Understand G-wood relationship to logs and procure accordingly to system needs.
• Develop, build and maintain effective relationships internally at the plants, and externally with customers and suppliers.
• Maintain effective inventories, support rotation, understand impacts to cash flows.
• Be actively involved in plant operations relative to wood consumption and recoveries.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

$96,000 - $144,000 Depending on Experience

Boise Cascade has been in the business of manufacturing wood products and distributing building materials for over half a century. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to have a positive impact on all areas of your life — from health and well-being, career and community, to financial security and personal safety, with many benefits beginning on your first day of employment.

We call it Total Rewards.

• Medical + Prescription Drug
• Dental + Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare + Dependent Care)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings with company contribution
• Paid Time Off (20 days per year)
• Paid Holidays (10 per year)
• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks)
• Life Insurance

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Purchasing and Supply Chain
• Industries
• Wholesale Building Materials