Area Purchasing Manager — Corrugated Ops & Storeroom

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a self-directed Area Purchasing Manager to support Corrugated facilities, leading local procurement execution and storeroom operations while partnering with Operations and teams to drive savings and best practices.

The role emphasizes strategic and tactical purchasing, inventory optimization, and collaboration to deliver value and ensure continuity across sites, with travel between Waxahachie, Denton, and other locations.

Qualifications

• Experience with inventory or storeroom management.
• Experience sourcing, purchasing, or supporting procurement in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Willing and able to travel 20% between locations.
• Experience evaluating spending and reducing total cost of ownership.
• Experience supporting procurement transformation, process change, root-cause identification, and corrective actions.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or similar field.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Experience negotiating with local, regional, or national contracts.
• Experience evaluating spending, improving purchasing processes and reducing total cost of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and stores across assigned Corrugated facilities, ensuring procurement and storeroom processes are disciplined, reliable, and aligned with business priorities.
• Build strong partnerships with site leaders, Operations, Maintenance, corporate teams, suppliers, and other stakeholders to understand needs and deliver long-term value.
• Source, purchase, negotiate, and manage inventory, equipment, MRO, services, supplies, and other external vendor needs.
• Streamline and sustain procurement processes across assigned locations and the broader Corrugated network.
• Drive appropriate use of national, regional, and local contract agreements for goods and services.
• Identify local spending opportunities for competitive bidding, value improvement, and lowest total cost of ownership.
• Optimize working capital and inventory levels while supporting reliable storeroom execution and operational continuity.
• Collaborate with facility and headquarters teams to implement corporate initiatives and procurement transformation work.
• Ensure compliance with safety, purchasing, fiduciary, stores, and environmental policies and procedures.
• Create value through process improvement, supplier engagement, inventory optimization, and alignment between site needs and procurement strategy.

Skills

Inventory management

Storeroom management

Sourcing

Purchasing

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Total cost of ownership

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a self-directed Area Purchasing Manager to support Corrugated facilities, leading local procurement execution and storeroom operations while partnering with Operations and teams to drive savings and best practices.

The role emphasizes strategic and tactical purchasing, inventory optimization, and collaboration to deliver value and ensure continuity across sites, with travel between Waxahachie, Denton, and other locations.