Forester

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Albany (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific seeks a Procurement Forester to support the Albany Lumber sawmill and Hosford OSB mill in Georgia. Based south of Albany, the role collaborates with timber harvesters and landowners to secure pine for the facility, while supporting nearby GP operations.

The role emphasizes evaluating wood purchasing opportunities, implementing sourcing strategies, and building strong relationships within the Wood & Fiber Supply team, with a focus on safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Forestry, Procurement, or Supply Chain.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating wood purchasing opportunities using analytical and innovative problem‑solving skills
• Implementing sourcing and pricing strategies pertaining to the procurement of wood and fiber for a manufacturing facility
• Working to build mutually beneficial business relationships within operating areas
• Assisting in driving process improvements and presenting innovative solutions to recurring issues
• Ensuring all transactions are properly documented and managed
• Working in conjunction with the WFS team to monitor and manage all levels of raw material acquisition, including administration, capital employed, transportation, inventories, quality, and wood cost
• Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
• Actively representing Wood & Fiber Supply and the facility operations on local and regional initiatives

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Forestry, Procurement, or Supply Chain

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Wood and Fiber Supply (W&FS) organization ensures that the company's mills have a reliable supply of logs, wood fiber, and chips to sustain its tissue, packaging, paper, and building products manufacturing operations. W&FS operates in approximately 15 U.S. states and sources its wood from private lands owned by industrial, institutional, and individual landowners.

We are seeking a Procurement Forester to support the Albany Lumber sawmill and Hosford OSB mill. The position will be based south of Albany, Georgia, and will report to the Wood & Fiber Supply Area Manager at Albany Lumber. This position will be responsible for working with timber harvesters and forest landowners to acquire pine for Albany Lumber, with additional responsibilities supporting nearby GP operations.

What You Will Do

• Evaluating wood purchasing opportunities using analytical and innovative problem-solving skills
• Implementing sourcing and pricing strategies pertaining to the procurement of wood and fiber for a manufacturing facility
• Working to build mutually beneficial business relationships within operating areas
• Assisting in driving process improvements and presenting innovative solutions to recurring issues
• Ensuring all transactions are properly documented and managed
• Working in conjunction with the W&FS team to monitor and manage all levels of raw material acquisition, including administration, capital employed, transportation, inventories, quality, and wood cost
• Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, and environmental policies and procedures
• Actively representing Wood & Fiber Supply and the facility operations on local and regional initiatives

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Forestry, Procurement, or Supply Chain
• Working knowledge and experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

What Will Put You Ahead

• Advanced degree: MBA, MFR, or similar degree

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and 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 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our benefits plan includes:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending
• health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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 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.