Area Manager, Wood Fiber Procurement

Smurfit Westrock•Cottonton, AL

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About The Position

The Area Wood Fiber Procurement Manager leads the Stumpage Acquisition team from the Cottonton, Alabama office. The role develops and executes virgin fiber sourcing strategies to meet mills’ projected needs throughout the annual cycle, maintaining the lowest cost and highest quality fiber supply while complying with safety and environmental requirements. The manager provides leadership, develops organizational talent, and builds a data-focused team that pursues productivity improvements and cost savings. The position is responsible for understanding market conditions, executing and adapting fiber supply plans, communicating supply operations and execution status to stakeholders, and ensuring teams and contractors meet standards for safety, accuracy, timeliness, productivity, and quality. It also manages capital and expense plans and supports regional opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency.

Requirements

At least 5 years of related work experience.
Bachelor’s degree in forestry or a related field.
Advanced computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, Outlook, and other software.
Demonstrated ability to develop tactical plans and aggressive strategies based on mill requirements, analysis, and market data.
Ability to develop and track financial forecasts and budgets.
Ability to maintain market awareness and use it to support strategic and tactical decisions.
Ability to execute and adjust fiber supply plans while maintaining low cost and high quality.
Effective communication skills with peers, direct reports, and upper management.
Ability to hold direct reports to high standards for operational execution, including accuracy, timeliness, safety, productivity, and quality.
Ability to develop talent and strengthen the organization’s leadership bench.

Responsibilities

Lead, promote, and enhance the safety culture.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies based on mill requirements, analysis, and market data.
Develop and maintain market awareness to support strategic development and tactical decisions.
Execute the fiber supply plan with urgency and precision, adapting to market or mill-operation changes to sustain low-cost, high-quality supply.
Communicate fiber supply operations, strategies, and execution status to mill management, mill operations, the mill fiber supply team, peers, direct reports, and upper management.
Hold team members and contractors to high standards for accuracy, timeliness, safety, productivity, and quality.
Develop and manage capital and expense plans that support and enhance the fiber supply system.
Identify and support regional productivity and efficiency improvements.
Develop talent and create opportunities for high-potential individuals to strengthen the organization’s leadership bench.