Remote Log 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

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.