Forester
Job Location:
De Queen, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Job Summary
Salary: Based on Experience
Schedule: Minimum 40 hrs/week Can be 5060 hrs/week at peak times
Location: Southwestern Arkansas Region
Travel: Regional Travel Required Approx. 10% Overnight Travel
Perks: Company Vehicle Provided Benefits PTO
Are you interested in contributing to a company whose mission is to radically love and influence lives As a Foresterat Bell you will drive timber procurement across Southwestern Arkansas by building supplier and landowner relationships securing quality resources and supporting forestry operations throughout the Southern Region. If you are self-motivated thrive independently and are passionate about forestry procurement and sustainable land management this role is for you.
What Youll Do
- Source and procure utility poles and timber products
- Build and manage supplier contractor and landowner relationships
- Evaluate timber sales and cruise timber resources
- Negotiate contracts and manage procurement opportunities
- Conduct pole quality inspections and ensure product standards
- Oversee timber sale setup logistics and field coordination
- Develop strategic procurement plans and identify growth opportunities
What Were Looking For
- 5 years of forestry experience (procurement preferred)
- Timber cruising and timber evaluation experience
- Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills
- GIS/GPS and forestry systems knowledge
- Highly organized trustworthy and self-directed
- Bachelors degree preferred (experience may substitute)
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors degree preferred in Forestry Business or a related field may accept 2-year degree with sufficient work experience
Experience
Required:
- Minimum 5 years of forestry operations experience preferably with a procurement focus
- Proven success independently managing procurement processes and supplier relationships
- Experience conducting timber sales cruises and evaluating timber resources
- Experience with:
- Timber marking
- Surveying
- Forest management planning
- GIS/GPS systems
- Contractor and trucking administration
Skills & Competencies
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills
- High integrity accountability and dependability
- Exceptional initiative and self-management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and decision-making abilities
- Knowledge of forestry regulations ordinances and sustainable forestry practices
- Proficiency with forestry software GIS/GPS tools spreadsheets and reporting systems
- Strong attention to detail in inspections documentation and reporting
- Adaptability to changing priorities weather and challenging field conditions
- Creative problem-solving skills in dynamic market environments
- Commitment to safety excellence
- Passion for environmental stewardship and sustainable forest management
Driving/Travel:
A company vehicle will be provided. Regional travel is a regular expectation in this role travel requiring being gone overnight amounts to roughly 10% of this position.
Benefits
- In addition to competitive pay we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Health dental and vision insurance (with HRA and FSA)
- 401(k) with company match
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays and generous paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee assistance and employee/community hardship programs
Bell Lumber & Pole is an equal opportunity employer.
Bell Lumber & Pole is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
This applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. Bell makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.
Bell is committed to working with and providingreasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please call or send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
For additional details you can read our EEO Policy
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Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Bell provides wood poles and engineered structures for utilities and telecom. Custom glulam products for mass timber. And buys timber from woodlands owners.
