We are seeking a Regional Buyer located at our Lexington, Kentucky Dixie Plant for our Strategic Sourcing & Procurement organization within Georgia-Pacific. As a part of our Strategic Sourcing and Procurement organization, the Regional Buyer reports to the Regional Purchasing Manager. He or she will lead local procurement and support storeroom operations. The individual must be self-directed, work with a high sense of urgency and possess the ability to solve problems and collaborate with other disciplines to meet the needs of the operation. They will also be asked to participate and lead sourcing teams, special projects, and contract negotiations.

What You Will Do

• Support the strategic vision for purchasing and storerooms for related facilitates
• Liaise with business and operational personnel at your sites; understand and support their priorities; connecting them to relevant corporate resources
• Work with internal customers to identify and address unmet needs that align with procurement and business unit goals to deliver long term value
• Ensure that your sites are receiving the appropriate level of support from corporate capabilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams at the facility and headquarters to implement business initiatives
• Identify opportunities to transform procurement job functions through utilization of tools and technologies to become best in class (support similar efforts in the storeroom)
• Implement processes to improve purchasing efficiencies and automation
• Ensure internal financial controls at the facility are met by partnering with Operations and accounting functions at your sites
• Execute and support the procure-to-pay process for MRO, equipment, services, raw materials, and supplies from external suppliers
• Support the execution of storeroom functions (receiving, put away, delivery, cycle counting)
• Optimize working capital and on-hand inventory levels
• Manage appropriate use of national, regional, and local contract agreements
• Identify and analyze opportunities to competitively bid non-strategic spend to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership
• Ensure compliance with all safety, purchasing, fiduciary, stores and environmental policies and procedures

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

§ Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years' experience in procurement, purchasing or manufacturing operations, or high school diploma and 5+ years' experience in procurement, purchasing or manufacturing operations

§ Experience in analyzing data and developing and implementing solutions

§ Microsoft Excel skills to include pivot tables and data visualization tools

§ Experience working with suppliers

§ Willing and able to travel (should range between 20% and 50%)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in supply chain management, logistics or business administration
• Experience in the manufacturing industry
• Experience working in MP2, Ariba and TEAMS

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30, 000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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Equal Opportunities

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