Buyer

Your Job

We are looking for a contribution motivated Buyer to support our Georgia-Pacific site in Port Hudson, LA.

The role includes purchasingactivities in a high volume, time-critical environment.

The buyer will gain experience with Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies, direct materials, chemicals, equipment spare parts and outside services from external vendors.

This role reports directly to the Regional Purchasing Manager.

This role will sit onsite at our facility in Port Hudson, LA.

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

• Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental andpurchasingpolicies,guidelines,andprocedures.

• Utilizes company's purchasing system to process purchase orders fromrequisitions.

• Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercialterms.

• Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes, negotiatespriceand terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost ofownership.

• Knowledgeable of Company's strategic supply agreements andutilizesthese to maximizevalue.

• Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g., specifications, scopes of work,performance,and timing requirements)

• Demonstrateshigh levelof customer focus and sense ofurgency.

• Uses strong verbal and written communication skills to solve problems and provide status updates to customers and suppliers (e.g., commitment dates)

• Analyzes root causes of accounts payable exceptions and takes steps to resolve andprevent.

• Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasingprocess.

• Manages own time toaccomplishgoals and prioritize a variety oftasks.

• Responsible for administration of contractor management tools, including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.

• Facilitate large bidding events through Ariba and document information.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree OR 2 years of procurement experience, OR experience working in a similar field (e.g.

project management, warehousing, accounting, supply chain).

• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Microsoft Word (document creation), Excel (spreadsheets), and outlook (email and calendar)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Buyingexperience

• Experience using SAP

• Knowledgeofpurchasingprocess and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables,incoterms,and deliveryterms

• Experiencein negotiatin...