Wood Procurement Forester

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Description
Wood Procurement Forester
Location: Central West Virginia
Remote Worker - Must be physically based out of West Virginia
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Job Type: Full-time
Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products has unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products.
Position Summary
The Wood Procurement Forester will work closely with plant teams in Sand Fork, WV and Kingwood, WV to manage wood raw material inventory. Specifically, working with regional logging business partners to procure 60k-100k tons annually, of species-specific hardwood pulpwood logs. Delivered to designated yards in the region. These, pulpwood log purchases must be closely managed for price and product mix to support the plant production plan. This position is responsible for managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, tracking supplier performance, and resolving non-conformance issues.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with pulpwood/log procurement, logging operations, and timber products transportation. Experience in sawmill residual purchasing would be valuable too.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Continual communications with plant leadership and production planners to understand dynamic plant sourcing needs
Maintain good relationships and sound partnerships with suppliers
Monitor regional market dynamics and understand how this will impact suppliers, predict future market trends, and develop and execute buying strategy accordingly
Monitor suppliers for volume, mix, and quality.
Resolve any non-conformance issues with suppliers
Single point of communication between plants and the suppliers
Responsible for negotiating best cost per ton (CPT) and providing forecasts
Expected to make frequent face-to-face visits with plant leadership and suppliers
Cruise timber, purchase timber, contract logging and trucking, for the procurement of roundwood raw material as needed
Understand current roundwood market for the negotiation of timber and gate-wood pricing.
Arrange transportation as needed
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in forestry, Forest Management, or Biology
Minimum of 8-10 years of combined roundwood and residual procurement and forestry/timber ops experience
Excel and Word proficiency
Effective analytical skills, contract negotiation and management skills required
Accounting knowledge and strong written and verbal communications required
Legal knowledge of contracts preferred.
Benefits
Flexible work environment with remote work options
Full benefits – (401(k), vision, medical, dental)
Annual bonus
Casual work attire and environment
Great mentoring and future career opportunities
2 weeks of vacation from day one, seven holidays and two floating holidays
Remote: This is a remote position. Remote work allowed. 100% remote. Remote work allowed based out of West Virginia.
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