Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Area Manager to join our Wood and Fiber Sourcing team. In this role, you will lead the execution of strategic fiber sourcing and sales initiatives across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, supporting multiple forest products manufacturing operations. Success in this position requires close collaboration with manufacturing teams, logistics partners, and key business support functions, including finance, accounting, and legal, to align procurement and sales strategies, maintain reliable and sustainable supply chains, and maximize business profitability.
This is a preferred office-based role and can sit at our facility in Fordyce, AR, Gurdon, AR, New Augusta, MS, Diboll, TX, or Camden, TX.
This role requires up to 30% travel (mostly day travel, occasional overnight travel).
Our Team
At Georgia-Pacific Wood and Fiber Supply, we play a vital role in supporting our company's vision by ensuring a reliable, sustainable flow of wood resources to our mills. Operating across fifteen states and partnering with a diverse range of landowners, our team applies Principle Based Management® (PBM) to maximize long-term value for our business partners, customers, and communities.
What You Will Do
- Manages end to end sales and procurement activities for ~2 million+ tons annually, delivering optimized execution, strategic sourcing, and resilient supply chain operations across regional markets.
- Using analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate, optimize purchase and sales strategies, creating the greatest long-term value for our business partners.
- Building mutually beneficial relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, aligning with Principle Based Management® and the SS&P Vision.
- Collaborating with the team and leveraging technology to transform, eliminate waste, and develop innovative solutions.
- Ensuring all transactions are accurately documented, distributed, aligned with compliance standards, meet financial controls and stewardship requirements.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- 5+ years' experience in purchasing and sales, supply chain, wood and fiber procurement, or similar/related field
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Healthy curiosity to gain knowledge and perform incremental analysis
- Ability to develop mutual understanding and influence through data-based economic thinking
- Willing to travel up to 30%
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Teams
What Will Put You Ahead
- Based within the operating region (AR, LA, MS, TX)
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Forestry, Business, Supply Chain
- MBA or Master's degree or higher in Forestry, Business, or Supply Chain
- Experience working in the wood and fiber supply industry
- Progressive wood products procurement/sales experience
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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.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).
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