Lumber Buyer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented details. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Position: Lumber Buyer (onsite in St. Cloud, Minnesota) - Responsibilities: leading all lumber procurement activities for assigned areas to ensure manufacturing plants have proper species, grades, quantities to maintain inventory goals. Key contact for lumber suppliers, accountable for initiating lumber purchases designed to provide best price and quality while delivering greatest yield efficiency for production. - Additional responsibilities: Purchase lumber from sawmills and concentration yards according to company-wide inventory plans. Develop new lumber suppliers to maintain diversified supplier base. Assist in monitoring quality of incoming lumber and provide feedback to suppliers regarding quality. Settle any lumber grade discrepancies when necessary. Communicate planned purchases and information that may affect outcome of plant goals. Keep plant management informed of conditions in supplier base which may affect production goal. Issue purchase orders, maintain, and update purchase order system. Monitor lumber invoices to ensure prompt payment. Visit lumber suppliers, attend Lumber Association meetings such as IHLA, etc. to meet business needs. Develop and maintain a high level of technical expertise in lumber handling systems and pre-dryer and kiln operations. Communicate with supplier to establish an even flow of lumber per week. Assist in coordinating lumber transfer between plants. Compute and analyze monetary differences between the companies’ grading tally vs. supplier invoice. Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners. Monitor and address obsolete and slow-moving inventory. Must be willing to travel up to 10% overnight and 30% same day. - Salary: $85,000 - $100,000 annually, with bonus potential. Starting salary varies based on your experience. - Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Weekly, same day travel is required. - Benefits: Medical, dental & vision start the 1st of the month after hire. Medical coverage featuring wellness incentives that may significantly reduce employee premiums. PTO, ESST, paid holidays & paid training — starts right away. 401(k) with company match & vesting. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Life insurance provided. Tuition assistance. Wellness resources & onsite physical therapist. Free fountain drinks and coffee during shifts. - What’s attractive about the Lumber Buyer role? Ability to make an immediate impact on the business. Utilize expertise for critical business function. Supportive and collaborative culture. World Class Safety records. - Success Looks Like: (list above) Actually that's part of responsibilities; but we can treat as responsibilities. - Credentials: Bachelor degree in Forestry or equivalent sawmill operations experience. Minimum 5 years of experience in lumber buying or equivalent experience. Working knowledge of NHLA grading rules. Strong math, leadership and organizational skills. Hardwood and softwood lumber purchasing and inventory management experience. Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. - About Quanex: description. We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where. - About the role: maybe a brief description of role purpose: leading lumber procurement, ensuring inventory, key contact, etc. - Responsibilities: list of duties (purchase lumber, develop suppliers, monitor quality, settle discrepancies, communicate purchases, keep plant management informed, issue POs, monitor invoices, visit suppliers, attend meetings, develop technical expertise, communicate flow, coordinate transfers, compute differences, relate to small business owners, monitor obsolete inventory, travel requirements). - Requirements: maybe education and experience: Bachelor degree in Forestry or equivalent sawmill operations experience; Minimum 5 years experience in lumber buying or equivalent; Working knowledge of NHLA grading rules. - Qualifications: maybe similar to requirements? But we can differentiate: Qualifications could be Hardwood and softwood lumber purchasing and inventory management experience; Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. - Skills: Strong math, leadership and organizational skills; Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners; Ability to compute and analyze monetary differences; Ability to communicate planned purchases; etc. But we need to avoid duplication. Better to follow typical structure: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (detailed duties), Requirements (education/experience), Qualifications (specific knowledge/skills), Skills (soft skills/technical), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not create sections with filler. Ensure each section has substantive content. Let's extract: About the role: "As the Lumber Buyer for hardwood and softwood lumber, you’ll be responsible for leading all lumber procurement activities for assigned areas to ensure manufacturing plants have the proper species, grades, and quantities of lumber to maintain the planned inventory goals. You are the key contact for lumber suppliers and will be accountable for initiating lumber purchases designed to provide the best price and quality while delivering the greatest yield efficiency for production." That's good. Responsibilities: list bullet points from the "What Success Looks Like" and other duty statements. Let's compile: - Purchase lumber from sawmills and concentration yards according to company-wide inventory plans. - Develop new lumber suppliers to maintain a diversified supplier base. - Assist in monitoring the quality of incoming lumber and provide feedback to suppliers regarding quality. - Settle any lumber grade discrepancies when necessary. - Communicate planned purchases and information that may affect the outcome of plant goals. - Keep plant management informed of conditions in the supplier base which may affect the production goal. - Issue purchase orders, maintain, and update purchase order system. - Monitor lumber invoices to ensure prompt payment. - Visit lumber suppliers, attend Lumber Association meetings such as IHLA, etc. to meet the business needs. - Develop and maintain a high level of technical expertise in lumber handling systems and pre-dryer and kiln operations. - Communicate with supplier to establish an even flow of lumber per week. - Assist in coordinating lumber transfer between plants. - Compute and analyze monetary differences between the companies’ grading tally vs. supplier invoice. - Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners. - Monitor and address obsolete and slow-moving inventory. - Must be willing to travel up to 10% overnight and 30% same day. We could also include "Ability to make an immediate impact on the business" etc but that's more attractive aspects; maybe put under "What’s attractive" but not required. Requirements: Education and experience: - Bachelor degree in Forestry or equivalent sawmill operations experience. - Minimum 5 years of experience in lumber buying or equivalent experience. - Working knowledge of NHLA grading rules. Qualifications: maybe specific experience: - Hardwood and softwood lumber purchasing and inventory management experience. - Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Skills: maybe leadership, math, organizational, communication: - Strong math, leadership and organizational skills. - Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners. - Ability to compute and analyze monetary differences. - Ability to communicate planned purchases and information that may affect plant goals. - Ability to keep plant management informed of supplier base conditions. - Ability to issue purchase orders and maintain PO system. - Ability to monitor lumber invoices for prompt payment. - Ability to visit suppliers and attend association meetings. - Ability to develop technical expertise in lumber handling systems and pre-dryer/kiln operations. - Ability to coordinate lumber transfers between plants. - Ability to monitor and address obsolete and slow-moving inventory. But many of these overlap with responsibilities. Might be better to keep Skills as soft skills: Strong math, leadership, organizational skills; Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners. But we need to ensure we don't invent. We'll keep skills limited to those explicitly mentioned: Strong math, leadership and organizational skills; Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners. Pay: Salary: $85,000 - $100,000 annually, with bonus potential. Starting salary varies based on your experience. Schedule: Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Weekly, same day travel is required. Also mention travel up to 10% overnight and 30% same day (but that's more travel requirement; could be under Schedule or Responsibilities). We'll include travel note in Schedule. Benefits: list as above. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. Now produce HTML fragment with headings

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            About the role

            As the Lumber Buyer for hardwood and softwood lumber, you’ll be responsible for leading all lumber procurement activities for assigned areas to ensure manufacturing plants have the proper species, grades, and quantities of lumber to maintain the planned inventory goals. You are the key contact for lumber suppliers and will be accountable for initiating lumber purchases designed to provide the best price and quality while delivering the greatest yield efficiency for production.

            Responsibilities

            • Purchase lumber from sawmills and concentration yards according to company-wide inventory plans.
            • Develop new lumber suppliers to maintain a diversified supplier base.
            • Assist in monitoring the quality of incoming lumber and provide feedback to suppliers regarding quality.
            • Settle any lumber grade discrepancies when necessary.
            • Communicate planned purchases and information that may affect the outcome of plant goals.
            • Keep plant management informed of conditions in the supplier base which may affect the production goal.
            • Issue purchase orders, maintain, and update purchase order system.
            • Monitor lumber invoices to ensure prompt payment.
            • Visit lumber suppliers, attend Lumber Association meetings such as IHLA, etc. to meet business needs.
            • Develop and maintain a high level of technical expertise in lumber handling systems and pre‑dryer and kiln operations.
            • Communicate with suppliers to establish an even flow of lumber per week.
            • Assist in coordinating lumber transfer between plants.
            • Compute and analyze monetary differences between the company’s grading tally and supplier invoices.
            • Relate to and communicate with small business owners.
            • Monitor and address obsolete and slow‑moving inventory.
            • Willing to travel up to 10% overnight and 30% same day.

            Requirements

            • Bachelor degree in Forestry or equivalent sawmill operations experience.
            • Minimum 5 years of experience in lumber buying or equivalent experience.
            • Working knowledge of NHLA grading rules.

            Qualifications

            • Hardwood and softwood lumber purchasing and inventory management experience.
            • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

            Skills

            • Strong math, leadership and organizational skills.
            • Ability to relate to and communicate with small business owners.

            Benefits

            • Medical, dental & vision coverage starting the 1st of the month after hire.
            • Medical coverage featuring wellness incentives that may significantly reduce employee premiums.
            • PTO, ESST, paid holidays & paid training — starts