Forester-Buyer (Procurement Forester)

Baillie Lumber Co.; Iowa Center (IA); Remote; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical and dental health care

Paid vacation/holidays

Company matching 401(k) plan

Job summary

Baillie Lumber Co. seeks a Procurement Forester / Log Buyer to manage log purchases for a modern sawmill and drying facility. The role is based in a remote setting with daily travel to logging sites and timber sales.

Candidates should have two years in forestry and some log buying experience; trucking coordination and data upload to a computer are included. Proficiency with email, Excel, and Word is expected, along with safety adherence.

Qualifications

• Two years of forestry-related experience with some log/timber buying experience.
• Willingness to travel daily to logging sites and timber sales.
• Experience coordinating trucking and uploading scale data.

Responsibilities

• Scaling and grading logs and trees.
• Using handheld data collectors to scale logs.
• Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers.
• Use of computer programs including email, Excel, and Word.
• Adherence to safety policies.

Skills

Log scaling

Timber buying

Relationship building

Data collection

Education

Two-year technical program or 4-year forest products degree

Tools

Email

Excel

Word

Handheld data collectors

Job description

Procurement Forester / Log Buyer:

has an immediate opening for a Procurement Forester / Log Buyer. This position will be filled by an experienced forester, who is disciplined and responsible enough to work in a remote setting. We utilize a modern sawmill and drying facility, producing high quality lumber, timbers, and other proprietary and custom products.

This job requires daily travel to logging sites and timber sales. Other job responsibilities include trucking coordination, timber sale administration and uploading scale data to the computer. Candidates for this position have two years of experience in a forestry related setting with some experience buying logs or timber.

• Scaling and grading logs and trees.
• Using handheld data collectors to scale logs.
• Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers.
• Use of computer programs including email, excel, and word.
• Adherence to safety policies.
• A degree from a two-year technical program or 4-year undergraduate program in a forest products related field or log/timber buying experience.

Competitive wages, medical and dental health care coverage, paid vacation/holidays, and company matching 401(k) plan.