Buyer - Palatka FL

Job Description
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Unless specifically stated otherwise this role is On-Site at the location detailed in the job post.

We are looking for a contribution motivated Buyer to support our Georgia-Pacific site in Palatka FL. The Palatka mill is in Northeast Florida about an hour South of Jacksonville and just minutes west of the beautiful Atlantic beaches of historic St. Augustine Florida. The role includes purchasingactivities in a high volume time-critical environment. The Buyer will work with the mills requestors to understand requirements including specifications service needs and performance expectations. They will gain experience with Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies direct materials chemicals equipment spare parts and outside services from external vendors. The individual will learn about national regional and local contract agreements and ensure compliance with applicable corporate and local policies and guidelines.

This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager and will sit on site at our facility in Palatka FL.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacifics 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. 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.

** This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship**



What You Will

Utilizes companys 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 (RFQ) analyzes and evaluates quotes negotiatespriceand terms and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost ofownership.
Knowledgeable of Companys strategic supply agreements andutilizesthese to maximizevalue.
Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirements (e.g. specifications scopes of workperformanceand 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 SAP/S4
Facilitate competitive bid events through Ariba and analyze vendors bids to ensure compliance to requirements.




Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



Bachelors degree combined with at least 1 year of procurement experience OR 3 years of experience in procurement or similar field (e.g. project management warehousing accounting supply chain).

Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams Microsoft Word (document creation) Excel (spreadsheets) Outlook (email and calendar) and SharePoint





What Will Put You Ahead



Experience using SAP or similar ERP system

Knowledgeofpurchasingprocess and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payablesincotermsdeliveryterms and invoice reconciliation

Experiencein negotiating contracts at a localregionalor nationallevel

Experienceworking in a manufacturing or maintenanceenvironment.

Buyingexperience

Experience with Excel functionality and logic formulas