Area Purchasing & Stores Manager

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We are seeking an Area Purchasing & Stores Manager to support Georgia-Pacific's Corrugated business within its Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Capability (SS&P). This position will manage local procurement and support storeroom operations and stores personnel. In addition, this role will support strategic initiatives, participate in transformation projects, and drive procurement best practices across select Corrugated facilities. The individual must be self-directed, work with a high sense of urgency, and possess the ability to solve problems and collaborate with other disciplines to meet the needs of Operations.

This is a site-based role that can sit at one of our facilities in Augusta, GA, Albany, GA, Lebanon, TN, or Cleveland, TN. This role will require :20% travel, including possible overnight travel.

Our Team

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

What You Will Do

• Develop positive relationships and partnerships at the site (requires strong listening and interpersonal skills)
• Sourcing, purchasing, negotiating, and managing inventory of raw materials, equipment, MRO, services, and supplies from external vendors.
• Streamlining and implementing sustainable procurement processes at each location.
• Working with requestors to understand requirements, specifications, services, and timing.
• Managing appropriately and implanting the use of national, regional, and local contract agreements for goods and services.
• Identify and analyze opportunities to competitively bid local spend to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership.
• Optimize working capital and on-hand inventory levels.
• Work with internal customers to identify and address unmet needs that align with procurement and business unit goals to deliver long-term value.
• Look to drive value creation through innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams at the facility and headquarters to implement corporate initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, purchasing, fiduciary, stores and environmental policies and procedures.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree or four years of relevant storeroom, supply chain, inventory management, procurement, or maintenance experience
• Inventory or storeroom management experience, including experience with inventory management systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Willing to travel :20%
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or similar field
• Minimum three years of purchasing, manufacturing operations, or supply chain related experience
• Demonstrated experience in driving procurement transformation and implementing changes
• Manufacturing experience
• Experience negotiating with local, regional, or national contracts
  
  
  

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

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Our 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. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).