Buyer / Materials Manager - Monticello, AR

Buyer / Materials Manager - Monticello, AR

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Description You Are an influencer, critical thinker, and collaborator to your stakeholders. You are passionate about safety, developing people, and your background in wood sciences, wood products, manufacturing, etc. is a powerful combination. You understand the importance of maximizing operational excellence, while continuing to maintain our companys reputation. We Are a safety first, safety always-focused team with a culture that fosters inclusion and empowers everyone to have a voice. We understand the goals and have the knowledge, skills, and training to effectively perform our jobs. Success is the responsibility of the collective team, and our Core Values and People Principles guide our business decisions and how we operate every day. Weyerhaeuser is searching for a Buyer / Materials Manager to join our new Timberstrand facility in Monticello, AR. This is a full-time, salaried exempt position and reports directly to the site Plant Manager. You are a proactive, experienced procurement and material management professional who has a passion for generating cost savings, maintaining accurate inventory, getting the right parts at the right time, reducing inventory costs, improving KPIs and supplier performance for a multi-million-dollar facility. You are also a safety-focused leader who leads by example and champions our Safety First, Safety Always foundational values. You will play an important role in supporting mill operations and partnering with teams across Weyerhaeuser, supporting the Operations Procurement Lead Team, mill maintenance and operations, and other functional teams. In this role, your initial primary responsibility will be to support the construction phases related to asset procurement and supply agreements while transitioning to support and lead the operational need as Buyer / Materials Manager, focusing on mill uptime reliability by managing all functions of ordering MRO parts, bulk supplies, equipment, services, Capital Projects services and supplies, and support our Operations Procurement strategy. You will do this by aligning your efforts with mill goals, Wood Products goals, Operations Procurement strategy and roadmap, company vision, operational excellence and reliability initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Alignment : Comply with Operations Procurement guidance, policies, and procedures. Align with and support Mill leadership. Effectively communicate and collaborate with all stakeholders.
• Functional : Responsible for RFx process of non-stocked items, high value inventory, services, certain Capital Project requirements; and issuing SAP Purchase Orders or Contracts to vendors. Negotiate pricing and commercial terms. Responsible for investment recovery processes including the sale and disposal of surplus assets. Utilize Operations Procurements strategic contracts. Generate and record cost savings. Maintain a high level of On-Time-Delivery. Responsible for Supplier relationship at the local level, performance, and issue resolution. Play a role in setting up a new storeroom including layout, storage, material barcoding, mobile lift etc to ensure world class spare parts management. Manage the Storeroom workspace by maintaining a clean and organized environment, parts labelling, security / access, proper storage, picking and kitting. Participate in audits of the storeroom when required.
• Procedural : Follow all Weyerhaeuser safety training, policies, and procedures. Understand latest Incoterms. Ensure scope of work is clearly defined within Purchase Order or Contract, working with requisitioner when there is need to clarify. Effective use of Scheduling Agreements. Ensure inventory has the appropriate minimum and maximum levels. Issue resolution to address shortages, receiving counts, and follow RMA / RGA process. Process clearing of Invoices awaiting approval within the Approval Work Cycle. Maintain SAP Contracts for Material Master Sourcing. Maintain Purchase Orders and Scheduling Agreements accuracy, including cleanup and closeout. Maintain accurate recordkeeping of the Storeroom receiving and shipping. Resolve invoices that require intervention within SAPs Workcycle tool. Resolve inventory discrepancies by utilizing root cause analysis method. Dispose surplus and obsolete inventory. Accountable for the performance, training, and safety of storeroom personnel. Must be physically able to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively throughout the work shift.
• Performance : Ensure every purchase order and contract issued supports safe mill operation (suppliers or contractors safety record) and maximizes mill uptime reliability (reliable on time deliveries). Good performance of mill Procurement and Storeroom Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Support Capital Projects with Procurement assigned tasks. Training : Satisfactorily complete training curriculum assigned by Operations Procurement Lead team or other functional areas (Procurement, Ethics & Compliance, HR, IT Security, Import / Export, etc.). Complete assigned self-assessment exercises. Provide training to local new hires.

What We Offer : Compensation : This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $74,561 -$111,841 based on your level of skills, qualifications, and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target. Job Procurement, Logistics, & Transportation Primary Location USA-AR-Monticello Schedule Full-time Job Level Manager Job Type Experienced Shift Day (1st) Relocation Assistance Available