Area Purchasing Manager

Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement ("SS&P") organization has an immediate opening in Gypsum division for an Area Purchasing Manager supporting our Fletcher, OK and Lovell, WY facility reporting to Group Manager.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the profitable execution of purchasing and inventory strategies.

This person manages the local purchasing function, supervises personnel in this area, and will lead change, manage priorities, and develop the SS&P organization to deliver both short and long-term value.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SS&P) organization is responsible for the strategic category management, sourcing and procurement of the critical supplies and materials that support our facilities.

The SS&P organization partners with our business partners and leverages best practices to uniquely position the team to improve decision making capabilities and capture significant savings and efficiency opportunities.

What You Will Do



* Ensure compliance to all safety, purchasing, stores, and environmental policies and procedures.


* Manages the sourcing, procuring, negotiating, contracting, and managing inventory of equipment, MRO parts, services, and supplies through appropriate procurement practices, total cost of ownership and compliance guidelines.


* Actively participates as key member of the leadership team at the facility.


* Proactively collaborate and partner with key stakeholders, including Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, and SS&P's Category, Sourcing and Inventory Management Teams.


* Utilize critical thinking skills to identify, analyze, and execute on opportunities to streamline processes and achieve the lowest total cost of ownership on projects, storeroom inventory, and other purchases


* Works with internal customers to identify and address unmet needs that align with procurement and business unit goals to deliver long term value.


* Oversee and validate storerooms and Inventory processes are disciplined, optimized, reliable, support defined asset strategies and are supported by corporate leadership and facility operation teams.


* Managing and working to improve the procure-to-pay process (including invoice reconciliation management) and training internal customers on their roles in these processes as needed


* Collaborates with cross-functional teams at the facility and headquarters to implement best practices and corporate initiatives

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Purchasing or sourcing experience


* Supervisory experience


* Experienced with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, & Outlook


* Willing and able to travel 25% of the time

What Will Put You Ahead



* Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Finance or Engineering


* Demonstrated experience in driving procurement transformation and implementing changes


* Inventory management experience


* Experience in the manufacturing industry

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