Procurement Forester & Log Buyer — Timber Supply Expert

Baillie Lumber Co.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Paid vacation/holidays

401(k) plan

Job summary

Baillie Lumber Co. is seeking a Procurement Forester / Log Buyer to manage daily travel to logging sites and timber sales in the West Central Wisconsin region, Southeast Minnesota, or Northeast/Central IA.

The role involves scaling, grading, and purchasing timber, coordinating trucking, and maintaining supplier relationships. Ideal candidates have two years of forestry-related experience with log or timber buying experience, and hold a forest products degree or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Two years of forestry-related experience with some log buying.
• Degree from a two-year technical program or four-year undergraduate program in a forest products related field or log/timber buying experience.

Responsibilities

• Scale and grade logs and trees.
• Purchase logs via direct negotiation or bid.
• Coordinate trucking for timber shipments.
• Administer timber sales and upload scale data.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Use email, Excel and Word for documentation.
• Work independently in a safe and effective manner.
• Adhere to safety policies.

Skills

Log buying experience

Data collection

Supplier relationships

Safety awareness

Education

Forest products degree

Tools

Email

Excel

Word

Job description

Baillie Lumber Co. is seeking a Procurement Forester / Log Buyer to manage daily travel to logging sites and timber sales in the West Central Wisconsin region, Southeast Minnesota, or Northeast/Central IA.

The role involves scaling, grading, and purchasing timber, coordinating trucking, and maintaining supplier relationships. Ideal candidates have two years of forestry-related experience with log or timber buying experience, and hold a forest products degree or equivalent.