Buyer - New Augusta, MS

This is an onsite role at our facility in New Augusta, MS. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

About the role

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.

About the 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 improve decision-making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Understand the company’s strategic supply agreements and utilize these to maximize value.
• Collaborate with internal customers 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 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 to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks.
• Responsible for administration of contractor management tools including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.
• Facilitate large bidding events through Ariba and document information.

Requirements

• 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).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of purchasing processes 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.

Pay

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Benefits

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.

• 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.