Senior Buyer

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Pennington (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a contribution-motivated Senior Buyer at our facility in Naheola, Alabama. The Senior Buyer is responsible for negotiating, purchasing, and contracting for equipment, 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, and inventory transactions within ERP system to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Ensure all purchasing documents 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 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.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Contract management

Vendor management

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in procurement or related field

High school diploma + 5+ years procurement experience

Tools

SAP/S4 HANA

Ariba Sourcing

Ariba Contracting

Ariba Supplier Invoice Management

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a contribution-motivatedSenior Buyer at our facility in Naheola, Alabama. The Senior Buyer is responsible for negotiating, purchasing, and contracting for equipment, 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 a solutions-based approach.

Georgia-Pacific has an opening for a contribution-motivatedSenior Buyer at our facility in Naheola, Alabama. The Senior Buyer is responsible for negotiating, purchasing, and contracting for equipment, 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 a solutions-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) organization is responsible for the 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 purchasing documents 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 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

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Hiring Philosophy

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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, we operate one of 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 to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how ourbusiness philosophyhelps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, 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, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

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