Georgia Pacific
Leading global maker of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products & related chemicals.
Sr. Buyer
Manage high-volume purchasing of MRO supplies, materials, and services for a manufacturing site.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Responsible for administration of contractor management tools, including Ariba • Utilizes company’s purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions • 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 • Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental and purchasing policies, guidelines and procedures • Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms • Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process • Analyzes root causes of accounts payable exceptions and takes steps to resolve and prevent • Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance and timing requirements)
Key Responsibilities
- ▸tool administration
- ▸purchase orders
- ▸quote evaluation
- ▸contract management
- ▸process improvement
- ▸accounts payable
What You Bring
• Experience working in a manufacturing or maintenance environment • Manages own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks • Knowledgeable of Company’s strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value • Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates) • Knowledge of purchasing process and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables, incoterms and delivery terms • Experience in purchasing or similar field (e.g. store room, inside sales, accounting, supply chain analyst) • Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and outlook (email and calendar) • Advanced Excel knowledge to include pivot tables and data analysis • Experience negotiating contracts at local and regional levels • Demonstrates high level of customer focus and sense of urgency
Requirements
- ▸advanced excel
- ▸purchasing
- ▸contract negotiation
- ▸supply chain
- ▸customer focus
- ▸manufacturing
Work Environment
Onsite