Area Wood Procurement Manager

Smurfit Westrock • Raleigh, NC • 1d ago

The opportunity:

We have an opportunity for an Area Wood Fiber Procurement Manager at our Florence, SC, office to lead all Open Market team activities to develop and execute the virgin fiber sourcing strategies aggressively and proactively. This process includes maintaining the lowest cost and highest quality fiber sourcing in support of the mills' projected needs across the annual cycle while maintaining the highest compliance with safety and environmental requirements. In this process, the candidate must provide key leadership and develop organizational talent to promote an aggressive, data focused organization capable of relentlessly seeking productivity enhancements resulting in bottom line savings to the company.

How you will impact WestRock:

Lead, promote, and enhance the safety culture.

Assist the Region Manager in executing the annual strategic purchase plan to provide the highest value fiber to the digester across the annual cycle by identifying and developing fiber sources and ensuring a consistent supply of targeted levels of delivered fiber through external purchases. Develop and execute sound, aggressive strategies built on mill requirements, solid analysis, and market data.

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.

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 mill management, mill operations, mill fiber supply team and upper management.

Hold team and suppliers to high standards for operational execution, including accuracy, timeliness, safety, productivity, and quality.

Proactively develop and manage both capital and expense plans that support and enhance the fiber supply system.

Assist the Region Manager in the development and reporting of timely and accurate financial information including budgets, forecasts, and projected spending.

Identify and support opportunities to increase productivity and efficiency across the region.

Develop talent to continually provide opportunities for "high potential" individuals to increase leadership "bench strength" for the organization.

What you need:

5+ years related work experience.

Bachelor\u2019s 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 develop tactical plans with aggressive strategy built on mill requirements, solid analysis, and robust market data.

Ability to build and track financial forecasts and budgets.

Maintain solid market awareness and utilize it to support both strategic development and tactical decisions.

Communicate effectively related to fiber supply operations, strategies, and status of execution with all stakeholders including peers, direct reports, and upper management.

Hold direct reports to high standards for operational execution, including accuracy, timeliness, safety, productivity, and quality.

Ability to develop talent to increase leadership "bench strength" for the organization.

What we offer:

Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence

Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities

An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential

A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Smurfit Westrock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

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.

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