Description

Remote Worker - Must be physically based out of Pennsylvania as they will be visiting suppliers, and internal customers.

Description

Salary: $80,000 - $95,000

Job Type: Full-time

Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products has unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products. 

Position Summary

The Wood Procurement Forester will work closely with plant teams to manage wood raw material inventory for a regional set of wood pellet plants. These inventories must be closely managed for price and product mix to support the plant production plan. This position is responsible for managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, tracking supplier performance, and resolving non-conformance issues. 

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with both wood residual procurement, logging operations, and timber products transportation.

Requirements

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Continual communications with plant leadership and production planners to understand dynamic plant sourcing needs

Maintain good relationships and sound partnerships with suppliers

Monitor regional market dynamics and understand how this will impact suppliers, predict future market trends, and develop and execute buying strategy accordingly

Monitor suppliers for volume, mix, and quality.

Resolve any non-conformance issues with suppliers

Single point of communication between the plants and the suppliers

Responsible for negotiating best cost per ton (CPT) and providing forecasts

Expected to make frequent face-to-face visits with plant leadership and suppliers

Cruise timber, purchase timber, contract logging and trucking, for the procurement of roundwood raw material, if needed.

Understand current roundwood market for the negotiation of timber and Gatewood pricing

Arrange transportation as needed

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in forestry, Forest Management, or Biology

Minimum of 5-10 years of combined wood residual procurement and forestry/timber ops experience

Excel and Word proficiency

Effective analytical skills, contract negotiation and management skills required

Accounting knowledge and strong written and verbal communications required

Legal knowledge of contracts preferred.

Benefits

Flexible work environment with remote work options

Full benefits – (401(k), vision, medical, dental) 

Annual bonus 

Casual work attire and environment

Great mentoring and future career opportunities

2 weeks of vacation from day one, seven holidays and two floating holidays