Procurement Manager with a proven track record at Southeastern Timber Products, adept in negotiation and supplier management. Excelled in management of SFI certification program.
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.
Evaluation of supplier tracts for price negotiation and volume forecasting
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
Purchase of standing timber for the purpose of harvesting and delivering to end user markets.
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
Negotiation
Teamwork & collaboration
Supplier management
Excellent communication
Strong people skills
High degree of computer literacy
Inventory management
MS Registered Forester #1497
MS Registered Forester #1497
Member, MS Forestry Association
Member, MS Logger's Association
MS Registered Forester #1497