Wood Procurement Forester

Description

The Opportunity We have an opportunity for a Procurement Forester to join our Florence, SC Forest Resources team to assist in aggressively managing fiber purchase requirements, supporting the overall region objectives to maintain the lowest cost, highest quality fiber sourcing in support of the mill’s forecasted needs while maintaining the highest compliance with safety and environmental requirements.

Requirements

• 1+ years related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in forestry or related field.
• Lead, promote, and enhance the safety culture of Smurfit Westrock.
• Advanced computer skills, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, Outlook, and other software.
• Demonstrated capability to lean and develop tactical plans with aggressive strategy built on mill requirements, solid analysis, and robust market data.
• Able to learn, build, and track financial forecasts and budgets.
• Maintain solid market awareness and utilize it to support both strategic development and tactical decisions.
• Execute the fiber supply plan with precision and high sense of urgency, remaining flexible to adjust strategy and tactics given changes in market conditions and/or mill operations to sustain lowest cost and high quality.
• Communicate effectively related to fiber supply operations, strategies, and status of execution with all stakeholders including peers, direct reports, and upper management.

Qualifications

• Lead, promote, and enhance the safety culture of Smurfit Westrock.
• Advanced computer skills, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, Outlook, and other software.
• Demonstrated capability to lean and develop tactical plans with aggressive strategy built on mill requirements, solid analysis, and robust market data.
• Able to learn, build, and track financial forecasts and budgets.
• Maintain solid market awareness and utilize it to support both strategic development and tactical decisions.
• Execute the fiber supply plan with precision and high sense of urgency, remaining flexible to adjust strategy and tactics given changes in market conditions and/or mill operations to sustain lowest cost and high quality.
• Communicate effectively related to fiber supply operations, strategies, and status of execution with all stakeholders including peers, direct reports, and upper management.

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate understanding of market data, identifying cost savings opportunities, and providing feedback and options to the Area Manager for decision making.
• Effectively evaluate delivered fiber opportunities and successfully negotiate pricing based on true market demands that provide high quality fiber to the digester at lowest possible costs.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders including peers, the fiber procurement team, management, landowners, and suppliers in verbal and written form related to relevant operations, strategies, and status of execution.

Pay

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.