Woodyard and Wood Procurement Manager

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivers high-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Plymouth, (North Carolina, United States), is seeking talent to fill the position of Woodyard and Wood Procurement Manager. This job is full-time permanent.

Woodyard and Wood Procurement Manager

Job Description:

Reporting directly to the General Manager, this position’s primary function is to: 

• Set strategic direction, as part of the Plant Leadership Team, in the areas of health and safety, environmental compliance, sustainability, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Compile and prepare corporate reports while ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations
• Responsible for motivation and success of a unionized Woodyard with self-directed employees and 5 direct leadership reports to meet productivity and process goals.
• Manage the mill’s woodyard operations with the Woodyard Assistant Superintendent to ensure safe, efficient, and economical movement, storage, delivery, and processing of wood to the mill’s pulp operations to fulfill prescribed fiber requirements consistent with the mill operating objectives.
• Manage the planning and procurement of all wood fiber to sustain the Plymouth Mill’s operations in a safe and efficient manner.
• Develop short- and long-term sourcing strategies to ensure fiber procurement is on a sustainable basis at the lowest possible cost while maximizing FSC/SFI/PEFC fiber.
• Ensure adherence to environmental policies and regulations.
• Develop and manage fiber procurement and woodyard operating budgets, including capital.
• Ensure that all objectives related to efficiency, productivity, quality, cost, environment and health and safety are reached or surpassed.
• Manage wood inventory, ensuring accurate tracking of volumes to maintain optimal wood inventory levels.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers (loggers, landowners, sawmills)
• Develop good working relationships with all governmental and public agencies and public affiliates.

Qualification / Working Conditions:

• Bachelor of Science degree in forestry or related field and no less than ten years of job-related experience or equivalent. 
• Possess an in-depth knowledge of business principles.
• Ability to manage off-hours and weekend emergency calls.
• Driving is a key requirement to fulfill key accountabilities, and incumbent must be available for light travel.

Skills:

The incumbent must possess and have demonstrated:

• An expert level of knowledge needed in wood and fiber procurement processes and woodyard operations
• Knowledge and understanding of forest management as it relates to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and the Forest Stewardship Council standards.
• Strong interpersonal communications skills and have excellent skills in oral and written communication.  Must be effective communicator in small and large group settings.
• The ability to advise, recommend, direct and delegate, exchange information, interview, negotiate, sell, persuade, or influence.
• An ability to be a team player; as well as prepare and make presentations for small and large groups.
• Working knowledge of capital budgets and long-range planning.
• Knowledge and understanding of safety and environmental laws and regulations as they apply to procurement and logging functions.

You will be required to successfully complete a selection process that could include interviews, an employment background check, a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen, reference verifications, aptitude tests (for some positions), and a fitness-for-duty test (for some positions).

Domtar is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, color, sex (including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), marital status, religion, national origin, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.  We are also committed to ensuring reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.  If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted by a member of our Human Resources team.  

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