Sr. Buyer

Working under the general supervision of the Purchasing Manager, the Sr. Buyer manages purchasing activities in a high-volume, time-critical environment at our Savannah River Mill in Rincon, GA. This onsite position includes experience with buildings and grounds upkeep, and capital projects.

About the Team

Georgia-Pacific’s Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing, and procurement of critical supplies and materials that support our facilities. The SS&P team partners with business units and leverages best practices to improve decision-making and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental, and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures
• Utilizes the company’s purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions
• Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms
• Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes, negotiates price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership
• Knowledgeable of Company’s strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value
• Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance, and timing requirements)
• Demonstrates a high level of customer focus and sense of urgency
• Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)
• Analyzes root causes of accounts payable exceptions and takes steps to resolve and prevent
• Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process
• Manages own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks
• Responsible for administration of contractor management tools, including Ariba

Requirements

• Previous experience in purchasing or a similar field (e.g., storeroom, inside sales, accounting, supply chain analyst)
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and Outlook (email and calendar)
• Experience negotiating contracts at local and regional levels

Qualifications

• Knowledge of purchasing process and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables, incoterms, and delivery terms
• Experience working in a manufacturing or maintenance environment
• Advanced Excel knowledge to include pivot tables and data analysis
• Experience with invoice reconciliation and discrepancies

About Georgia-Pacific

As a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products, and more, Georgia-Pacific meets evolving customer needs worldwide with quality products. We also operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our over 300,000 employees in more than 150 locations are empowered to innovate daily to improve everyday products.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation and time off
• Educational assistance
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply)

Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline, and benefits may vary by geographic region.