Strategic Purchasing & Inventory Lead

Georgia-Pacific; Toledo (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Toledo, Oregon containerboard facility seeks a Manager, Purchasing and Stores to lead the Toledo purchasing team and storeroom operations. The role combines strategic and tactical purchasing and inventory management, reporting to Regional Purchasing Manager, Containerboard, with a dotted line to the VP of Manufacturing for Toledo.

You will build strong relationships with customers, drive procurement transformation, manage spend across multi-commodity environments, and ensure

Qualifications

• Three years of purchasing management experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience in driving procurement transformation and implementing changes.
• Willing and able to travel 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead direct reports leveraging principle based management and role of a supervisor (create inclusive environment, build high performing team, help employees self-actualize).
• Leverage comparative advantage of the team and adjust RREs to maximize results for GP.
• Connect team to SS&P vision, Operations vision, accelerated sourcing transformation, accelerated manufacturing transformation and how roles directly impact our ability to achieve the bets.
• Contribute as a key member of the SS&P organization and the Containerboard & Cellulose leadership teams and own strategic business responsibilities as designated by senior management.
• Organize the team to execute standard work processes and achieve disciplined operations in Sourcing Execution.
• Manage and be accountable for Containerboard spend against defined buying channels, category strategies and financial controls.
• Manage and be accountable for procurement operations across the Toledo facility with high levels of spend in high volume, multi-commodity environments.
• Develop strong partnerships internally and externally, aligning with strategic initiatives, commitments and supply chain strategies.
• Lead a team of procurement professionals to excellence in Stewardship.
• Ensure purchasing and inventory departments are disciplined, optimized, reliable, support a defined asset maintenance work process and are supported by corporate leadership and Toledo mill operation teams.

Skills

Purchasing management

Supervisory experience

Procurement transformation

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Toledo, Oregon containerboard facility seeks a Manager, Purchasing and Stores to lead the Toledo purchasing team and storeroom operations. The role combines strategic and tactical purchasing and inventory management, reporting to Regional Purchasing Manager, Containerboard, with a dotted line to the VP of Manufacturing for Toledo.

You will build strong relationships with customers, drive procurement transformation, manage spend across multi-commodity environments, and ensure