Area Purchasing & Stores Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a self-directed Area Purchasing Manager to support the Corrugated business within Strategic Sourcing & Procurement. This on-site role may sit at Waxahachie or Denton, TX, with up to 20% overnight travel.

You will lead local procurement execution, stores operations, and collaborate with Operations to optimize inventory and drive total cost of ownership across facilities. The role emphasizes strategic and tactical purchasing, supplier engagement, and adherence to safety

Qualifications

• Experience with inventory or storeroom management.
• Experience sourcing, purchasing, or supporting procurement in a manufacturing, operations, or facility-based environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Willing and able to travel 20% between supported locations, including overnight travel as needed.
• Experience evaluating spending, improving purchasing processes, and reducing total cost of ownership.
• Experience supporting procurement transformation, process change, root-cause identification, and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing and support 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

Purchasing

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management

Tools

Inventory management systems

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a self-directed Area Purchasing Manager to support the Corrugated business within Strategic Sourcing & Procurement. This on-site role may sit at Waxahachie or Denton, TX, with up to 20% overnight travel.

You will lead local procurement execution, stores operations, and collaborate with Operations to optimize inventory and drive total cost of ownership across facilities. The role emphasizes strategic and tactical purchasing, supplier engagement, and adherence to safety