Forestry Region Supervisor
(Management & Executives)
Full Time
Cambridge Consulting Services Inc
Alabama or Western Florida Panhandle, Florida, United States
FORESTRY REGION SUPERVISOR (AL OR WESTERN FL PANHANDLE)
Education and Experience
- Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Forestry or a minimum of 10-15 years in related industry required
- 10+/- years of management experience in Forestry related field (manufacture, sale or delivery of timber products)
- 5+/- years of supervisory experience, leading a team to deliver tactical and strategic objectives
- Technical field experience required- knowledge of forest harvest equipment, tree species identification, forest management protocols and methods, GPS and topographical map reading
- Certified Forester preferred: understanding of best forestry management practices, forest conservation, regulatory requirements and sustainability
Skills and Capabilities
- Driven, strong initiative to succeed.
- Able to effectively balance short-term tactical and long-term strategic activities
- Capable of independent decision-making. Uses discretion and judgement to assess situations correctly and, with minimal guidance, to develop and implement appropriate solutions
- Plans, coordinates and executes complex activities across multiple functions (internal and external) with minimal supervision.
- Able to lead cross-functional teams and diverse groups that may also have varying agendas.
- Able to effectively manage varying agendas to meet project milestones / deadlines and overall business objectives
- Strong communicator (verbal and written). Proficient with Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- 20% overnight travel required within the region with some daily/overnight stays
- The expectation is that the Regional Supervisor will still travel within their region 70-75% of the time, but these should be mostly day trips with only 1-2 overnights each month.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the Forestry Team to achieve stated business objectives for wood quality, quantity and mix.
- Current team comprised of 7 in a 3 state area in the Southeast: FL, AL, MS
- Prepare and execute regional supply plans and budgets
- Drive performance and productivity for individual Foresters and by Geographic region vs budget.
- Track individual and group performance of the group relative to plan
- Provide accurate and timely monthly / annual forecasting and reporting
- Create annual budget, report monthly status
- Ensure Safety compliance of the group
- Cultivate selling skill development
- Execute tactical wood sourcing strategy:
- Manage contracts with landowners, harvesters and haulers
- Secure new contracts with large landowners (Federal, State, Company)
- Deploy new technology for harvest equipment to increase yield per acre
- Lead team through organizational transition and implement / advocate new systems and processes to transition to data-driven large tract focus
- Implement new CRM tool to create data base for contracts, historical leases and yields
- Implement new pay structure for Foresters to align with delivered product cost
- Coordinate marketing efforts at state Forestry trade shows
- Represent company in local organizations and forestry groups including state Forestry Associations
Other Requirements:
- Regional supervisors should be centrally located. Western regional supervisor located in east GA and Western regional supervisor located in AL or Western FL panhandle.
- Relocation assistance will be provided.
- Company vehicle will be provided.
- Valid driver’s license required with clean driving record.
Compensation
Competitive salary with a 10% bonus, plus company car.