Senior Buyer

Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a contribution-motivated Senior Buyer at our facility in Naheola, Alabama.

About the role

The Senior Buyer is responsible for negotiating, purchasing, and contracting for equipment, materials, supplies, support services, and capital project management services in a fast-paced environment. The Senior Buyer works with the mill’s requestors to understand requirements including specifications, service needs, performance expectations, and scheduling. The individual is knowledgeable about national, regional, and local contract agreements and ensures compliance with applicable corporate and local policies, guidelines, and legal requirements of contract law. The right individual will be proactive and use a solutions-based approach. This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager and will sit onsite at our facility in Naheola, AL.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, and inventory transactions within ERP system to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure all purchasing documents reflect agreed commercial terms, including pricing, payment terms, freight, and Incoterms.
• Lead competitive sourcing activities, RFQs, bid evaluations, and negotiations; select suppliers based on total cost of ownership.
• Act as purchasing lead and liaison with category management, legal, and site leadership on key sourcing and contracting decisions.
• Enforce supplier compliance with safety, environmental, purchasing, and preferred supplier requirements.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships while monitoring market conditions and supply risk.
• Represent site procurement in regional and national sourcing initiatives.
• Deliver cost savings and cost avoidance through negotiations, supplier consolidation, value engineering, and demand management.
• Manage supplier delivery performance, expedite materials, and support emergency sourcing to protect plant operations.
• Resolve issues related to inventory discrepancies, goods receipts, invoicing, and ERP errors.
• Review Single Source Justifications to ensure strategic alignment and mitigate cost and supply risk.
• Effectively prioritize workload to meet multiple deadlines and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement or related field OR a high school diploma with 5+ years of procurement experience.
• At least 3 years of procurement, project management, or related work experience.
• Proficient skills utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Experience in contract negotiations, labor rate reviews, and supplier relationship management.

Skills

What will put you ahead:

• Purchasing experience in the pulp & paper industry or within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of SAP/S4 HANA or similar ERP system.
• Working knowledge of Ariba Sourcing and Contracting.
• Working knowledge of Ariba Supplier Invoice Management.
• Knowledge of P2P (procure-to-pay) process that integrates purchasing & accounts payable and experience with invoice reconciliations.
• Microsoft Excel skills to include pivot tables, logic formulas, and data visualization tools.

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.
• 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.

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.