Remote Log Buyer & Procurement Forester

Baillie Lumber Co.; Iowa; On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

Baillie Lumber Co., through Hawkeye Forest Products LP, seeks a Procurement Forester / Log Buyer for the Trempealeau region. The role requires daily travel to logging sites in WI, MN, or IA; logs are scaled, graded and purchased by negotiation or bids; duties include trucking coordination, timber sale administration and data uploads.

Two years in forestry and some log buying experience are required; a forest products degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Two years of forestry-related experience required.
• Some experience buying logs or timber preferred.
• Degree in forest products or related field recommended.

Responsibilities

• Travel daily to logging sites and timber sales.
• Scale and grade logs and trees; purchase via direct negotiation or bid.
• Coordinate trucking and timber sale administration; upload scale data.

Skills

Scaling & grading

Supplier relations

Data collection

Independent work

Safety compliance

Education

Forest products degree or forestry tech

Tools

Excel

Word

Handheld data collectors

Job description

Baillie Lumber Co., through Hawkeye Forest Products LP, seeks a Procurement Forester / Log Buyer for the Trempealeau region. The role requires daily travel to logging sites in WI, MN, or IA; logs are scaled, graded and purchased by negotiation or bids; duties include trucking coordination, timber sale administration and data uploads.

Two years in forestry and some log buying experience are required; a forest products degree is preferred.