Fiber Procurement Manager
(Management & Executives)
Full Time
Clarion Industries
Shippenville, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Responsible for purchasing the quantity and quality of raw materials (chips, sawdust, pole-wood & hog fuel) necessary for mill production and energy consumption.
Responsibilities
- Manage the purchase of all fiber, including establishing suppliers, pricing and contracts
- Conduct timely fiber purchases for mill operations while maintaining quality specifications and meeting required inventory minimum levels.
- Maintain cost effective fiber deliveries to continually maximize profit.
- Promote mill and supplier relationship to assure consistent fiber deliveries
- Inform Accounting of all new supplier contracts and contract changes
- Coordinate supplier deliveries with Scale House to assure all deliveries are received according to contracts
- Monitor fiber purchases (volume & pricing) to provide management accurate delivery information
- Establish and monitor inventory levels
- Provide Accounting with monthly pole-wood physical inventory
- Ensure quality standards are met as defined by internal customers
- Motivate, and provide feedback and guidance to Fiber Procurement employees in order to meet all goals of the Fiber Procurement Department
- Work with all plant personnel, suppliers and trucking companies to provide fiber in the most efficient and safest way possible
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in any the following fields: accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, industrial management, quantitative methods, or organization and management and five years of professional procurement/purchasing experience; or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5 years management or supervisory experience
Competencies
- Working knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel, Access, Project and standard industry procurement software and databases
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong negotiating skills
- Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
- Exceptionally self-motivated and directed. Energetic, forward-thinking and creative with high ethical standards
- Excellent facilitator who is experienced in resolving conflicts between different parties to a dispute
- Keen attention to detail
- Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
- Exceptional service orientation
- Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Good educator who is trustworthy and willing to share information and serve as a mentor
Work Conditions
- On-call availability and periodic overtime
- Sitting for extended periods of time
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other computing equipment
Minimum Experience: 5-7 years
Minimum Education: BA/BS/Undergraduate
All incumbents are expected to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Compensation
$60,000.00 - $85,000.00 (Yearly Salary)