Procurement Manager
Procurement Manager
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Job Description
Company Summary
Hampton Lumber is a fourth-generation family-owned company headquartered in Portland Oregon. With over 80 years in the sawmill business Hampton operates sawmills in Oregon Washington and British Columbia and markets wood products all over the world. Hampton also manages a wholesale and lumber export division and numerous reload remanufacturing and engineered wood manufacturing and sales operations throughout the U.S. through affiliates Idaho Timber and RedBuilt. All of Hamptons forestlands are certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) an independent non-profit organization that promotes sustainable forest management. SFI-certified forests play an important role in water conservation wildlife habitat and climate solutions.
Overview
As Timber Procurement Manager you will provide supervision with direct financial and regulatory compliance responsibility for timber procurement and sawmill residuals for our Allendale lumber mill. This position will be based out of South Carolina which will be the work area. This position will report to the General Manager. This is a full-time position offering competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits Highlights
- Substantial company-paid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums; mental health coverage; cost effective co-pays and deductibles
- 401(k) with 5% annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years
- Paid time off including eight paid holidays
- Opportunity to earn bonuses
- Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions financial and legal guidance and more
- Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development
Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility of log procurement for the Allendale sawmill annual budget preparation and forecasting management of timber procurement bids and contracts supervision and development of the Allendale procurement staff
- Manage daily residual operations ensuring product quality building strong relationships negotiating rates and supporting sustainable business growth while maintaining positive customer relationships.
- Mentor foresters that report to you and develop their capabilities to the level where they could provide back up for you on the required daily management of log deliveries and byproducts contract administration and intercompany communication
- Overseeing the hiring for procurement positions dependent on business needs to support the timber acquisition for Allendale as well as the career development of these foresters.
- Annual budget preparation and forecasting of log supply and inventory for the Allendale sawmill.
- Overall management of timber sale appraisals procurement bids and contracts vendor price negotiations and supervision and development of other procurement and log receiving staff
- Oversee and review timber sale appraisals and recommend bid decisions
- Direct the procurement allocation and external marketing of log supply available to the Allendale sawmill to achieve maximum financial benefit for the sawmill utilizing Return to Log Value tools.
- Work closely with the Hampton management team to support the HCI (Lean Processes creation and management) initiative.
- Ensuring safe working conditions with active participation in company safety programs ensuring that all activities are conducted in full compliance with laws regulations and policy and collaborating with operations staff to ensure company objectives are achieved.
- Represent the company in a proactive and positive manner with contractors neighbors public agencies and the industry
- Must have strong technical analytical problem-solving solving and communication skills
Qualifications
- This position requires a minimum of a bachelors degree in a forest-related discipline or a related natural resources field and at least 10 years of demonstrated field administrative and supervisory experience
- Excellent PC skills using Microsoft products: Microsoft Office Suite 365
- Professional level verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail with solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate opportunities and provide practical solutions given the business environment
- Strong work ethic sense of commitment team-oriented customer focused and willingness to embrace change that strives for continuous improvement while exemplifying the highest level of honesty and integrity
- Superior organizational skills plus the ability to initiate and handle multiple projects and deadlines and the ability to work with multiple internal customers and team members from varied levels and functional backgrounds
- Self-starter with the ability to accept or take on additional responsibility and develop their own agenda to support requirements of internal customers
Work Conditions: Both field work and office work.
More About Us
Learn more at or follow us on Facebook:@HamptonLumber. You can also learn about our company and our priorities by visiting our blog.
EEO Statement
Hampton Lumber is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other status protected by law.
Disability accommodation available: If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process please contact the Human Resources Office for the location that you are applying.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity please see these government posters: EEO is the Law and its accompanying temporary supplement.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
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