Georgia Pacific
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We are looking for a contribution‑motivated Buyer to support our Georgia‑Pacific Brunswick site. The role includes purchasing activities in a high volume, time‑critical environment. The buyer will gain experience with Maintenance Repair andក្នុង Operating (MRO) supplies, direct materials, chemicals, equipment spare parts and outside services from external vendors. This role reports directly to the Purchasing Manager.
This role will sit onsite at our facility in Brunswick, GA.
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 and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Utilizes company's purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions.
Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase especailly. including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms.
Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes negotiate price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership.
Knowledgeable of Company's strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value.
Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirement (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance, and timing requirements).
Demonstrates high level of customer focus and sense of urgency.
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 and prevent.
Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process.
Manages own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks.
Responsible for administration of contractor management tools including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.
Facilitates large bidding events through Ariba and documents information.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Associate's degree or 2 years of procurement experience in a similar field (e.g., project management, warehousing, accounting, supply chain).
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
What Will Put You Ahead
Knowledge of purchasing process and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables, incoterms, and delivery terms.
Experience in negotiating contracts at local and regional levels.
Experience working in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper‑based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia‑Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest 发布 recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee and their families to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength – focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, estudos or guidelines and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please click here for additional information (For Illinois E‑Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).
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This role will sit onsite at our facility in Brunswick, GA.
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 and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures.
Utilizes company's purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions.
Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase especailly. including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms.
Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes negotiate price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership.
Knowledgeable of Company's strategic supply agreements and utilizes these to maximize value.
Collaborates with internal requestors to understand requirement (e.g., specifications, scopes of work, performance, and timing requirements).
Demonstrates high level of customer focus and sense of urgency.
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 and prevent.
Initiates changes to improve the effectiveness of the purchasing process.
Manages own time to accomplish goals and prioritize a variety of tasks.
Responsible for administration of contractor management tools including Ariba, ISNET, and AS8.
Facilitates large bidding events through Ariba and documents information.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Associate's degree or 2 years of procurement experience in a similar field (e.g., project management, warehousing, accounting, supply chain).
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
What Will Put You Ahead
Knowledge of purchasing process and procedures and key commercial terms such as freight payables, incoterms, and delivery terms.
Experience in negotiating contracts at local and regional levels.
Experience working in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper‑based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia‑Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest 发布 recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee and their families to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength – focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, estudos or guidelines and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please click here for additional information (For Illinois E‑Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).
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