Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Clifton Hudson

Louisville,MS

Summary

Procurement Manager with a proven track record at Southeastern Timber Products, adept in negotiation and supplier management. Excelled in management of SFI certification program.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Procurement Manager

Southeastern Timber Products
03.2020 - Current

Responsible for raw material procurement for a 100mmbf per year pine sawmill.


Program manager for the site's SFI certification program. Assured all protocols were followed and represented the company in annual SFI audits.


Sale of residual products to outside markets and coordinated transport of said residuals.


Supervised wood yard employees and scalers, coordinating their daily responsibilities.


Monitored wet yard storage and coordinated wood flow into and out of wet storage to assure the needs of the mill were met.

Procurement Forester

Winston Plywood & Veneer
12.2015 - 03.2020

Evaluation of supplier tracts for price negotiation and volume forecasting



Sales & Marketing

Chambers DeLimbinator
04.2003 - 12.2015

Sales, invoicing and delivery of new and used equipment. Also involved training on customer job sites as needed And equipment demonstrations as needed


Represented the company at trade shows throughout the southeastern US


Evaluation and purchase of used equipment and coordinating the repairs necessary in order to resell units purchased.


Responsible for weekly payroll and contributions to employee retirement plan as well as review and payment of accounts payable invoices


Customer service and support by phone as well as in the field and in the shop

Procurement Forester

Timberland Harvesters
10.1996 - 04.2003

Purchase of standing timber for the purpose of harvesting and delivering to end user markets.

Procurement Forester

Georgia-Pacific
01.1994 - 10.1996

Purchase of standing timber for the Grenada OSB mill formerly south of Grenada, MS


Negotiation of contract logging rates and coordination of contractor efforts to supply timely raw material to the mill


Outside sale of products not hauled to Georgia-Pacific facilities

Education

Bachelor of Science - Forest Management

Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
12.1992

Skills

Negotiation

Teamwork & collaboration

Supplier management

Excellent communication

Strong people skills

High degree of computer literacy

Inventory management

Certification

MS Registered Forester #1497

Additional Information

MS Registered Forester #1497

Member, MS Forestry Association

Member, MS Logger's Association

Timeline

Procurement Manager

Southeastern Timber Products
03.2020 - Current

Procurement Forester

Winston Plywood & Veneer
12.2015 - 03.2020

Sales & Marketing

Chambers DeLimbinator
04.2003 - 12.2015

Procurement Forester

Timberland Harvesters
10.1996 - 04.2003

Procurement Forester

Georgia-Pacific
01.1994 - 10.1996

Bachelor of Science - Forest Management

Mississippi State University

MS Registered Forester #1497

Clifton Hudson