Senior Buyer

Georgia-Pacific; Pennington (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a contribution-motivated Senior Buyer to negotiate, purchase, and contract for equipment, materials, and services at our Naheola, AL facility. The Senior Buyer collaborates with mill requestors to define requirements, schedules, and service needs, while ensuring compliance with contracts and policy.

The role reports to the Purchasing Manager and sits onsite in Naheola, AL. This team leads strategic sourcing, category management, and procurement excellence across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement or related field or 5+ years procurement experience.
• Minimum 3 years of procurement, project management, or related work experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, and inventory in ERP to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure purchasing documents reflect agreed terms: pricing, payment terms, freight, Incoterms.
• Lead competitive sourcing activities, RFQs, bid evaluations, and supplier selection by total cost of ownership.
• Act as purchasing lead with category management, legal, and site leadership on sourcing decisions.
• Enforce supplier compliance with safety, environmental, and supplier requirements.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships while monitoring market conditions and supply risk.

Skills

Procurement

Project management

Contract negotiations

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in procurement or related field

High school diploma with 5+ years procurement experience

Tools

SAP/S4 HANA

Ariba Sourcing

Ariba Contracting

Ariba Supplier Invoice Management

ERP systems

Job description

Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a contribution-motivatedSenior Buyer at our facility in Naheola, Alabama.The Senior Buyeris responsible fornegotiating,purchasing, andcontracting forequipment, materials, supplies, support services, and capital project management services in a fast-paced environment. The Senior Buyer works with the mill’s requestors to understand requirements including specifications, service needs, performance expectations, and scheduling. The individual is knowledgeable about national, regional, and local contract agreements and ensures compliance with applicable corporate and local policies, guidelines, and legal requirements of contract law. The right individual will be proactive and use asolutions-based approach.

This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager, and will sit onsite at our facility in Naheola, AL.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific’s Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organizationis responsible forthe strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical materials and services to support our production facilities. At Georgia-Pacific LLC, our Principle Based Management philosophy is at the center of how we do business, and as an employee, you will begin your journey of understanding and applying the way we do business in your everyday work.

What You Will Do

• Manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, and inventory transactions within ERP system to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure all purchasingdocuments reflect agreed commercial terms, including pricing, payment terms, freight, and Incoterms.
• Lead competitive sourcing activities, RFQs, bid evaluations, and negotiations; select suppliers based on total cost of ownership.
• Act as a purchasing lead and liaison with category management, legal, and site leadership on key sourcing and contracting decisions.
• Enforce supplier compliance with safety, environmental, purchasing, and preferred supplier requirements.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships while monitoring market conditions and supply risk.
• Represent site procurement in regional and national sourcing initiatives
• Deliver cost savings and cost avoidance through negotiations, supplier consolidation, value engineering, and demand management.
• Manage supplier delivery performance, expedite materials, and support emergency sourcing to protect plant operations.
• Resolve issues related to inventory discrepancies, goods receipts, invoicing, and ERP errors.
• Review Single Source Justifications to ensure strategic alignment and mitigate cost and supply risk.
• Effectively prioritize workload to meet multiple deadlines and business objectives.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement or related field OR a high school diploma with 5+ years of procurement experience.
• At least 3 years of procurement, project management, or related work experience.
• Proficient skills utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Experience in contract negotiations, labor rate reviews, and supplier relationship management.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Purchasing experience in the pulp & paper industry or within a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of SAP/S4 HANA or similar ERP system
• Working knowledge of Ariba Sourcing and Contracting
• Working knowledge of Ariba Supplier Invoice Management
• Knowledge of P2P (procure-to-pay) process that integrates purchasing & accounts payable and experience with invoice reconciliations.
• Microsoft Excel skills to include pivot tables, logic formulas, and data visualization tools

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to createvalueand get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimateddeterminedby 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 a 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, weoperateoneof the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

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

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build andmaintainphysical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educationalassistance, and may also include infertilityassistance, paid parental leave and adoptionassistance. Specific eligibility criteriaisset by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. Weseekto 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.