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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing and procurement, with a focus on developing and executing sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals and market conditions. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, manage supplier relationships, and implement cost-saving initiatives while adhering to compliance and sustainability standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Strategic SourcingSupplier Relationship ManagementCost Reduction StrategiesTeam LeadershipSustainability Integration
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Procurement Strategy DevelopmentMarket AnalysisNegotiationContract ManagementRisk MitigationPerformance Metrics TrackingTotal-Cost EconomicsSupplier QualificationCommercial JudgmentSourcing Roadmap Execution
Soft Skills
Cross-Functional InfluencingExecutive Stakeholder ManagementMentoringCollaborationAdaptability
Industry Keywords
LumberTimberForestrySawmillingPulpPackagingFiberCommodity-Based EnvironmentsSustainability StandardsCompliance Framework
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the execution of procurement strategies for the region/function and integrate global initiatives into regional and functional contexts
- Design, manage, and continuously improve procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals and external market conditions
- Develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing procurement team
- Oversee strategic supplier relationship management and build collaborative relationships with key suppliers
- Identify and deliver cost savings, hard cost reduction, total cost of ownership improvements, and process efficiencies
- Redesign category strategies and implement sourcing approaches including market analysis, supplier selection, negotiation, and contract management
- Act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership and functional/regional leaders
- Ensure procurement processes adhere to corporate policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements
- Develop procurement risk mitigation strategies and maintain a robust compliance framework
- Establish and track procurement performance metrics and report on KPIs
- Develop and execute the lumber sourcing roadmap across North and South America
- Anticipate demand and supply requirements and build capacity and flexibility for growth
- Analyze market dynamics, supplier capabilities, cost drivers, and emerging risks
- Identify, qualify, and develop new lumber supply sources
- Lead complex commercial negotiations and supplier strategies
- Evaluate sourcing decisions through a total-cost lens
- Embed sustainability and responsible forestry considerations into sourcing strategies
- Lead and develop a geographically dispersed team across the Americas
- Partner with procurement, supply chain, operations, finance, innovation, sustainability, quality, and other business leaders
- Build resilient supply networks, strategic supplier partnerships, and capacity for future growth
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant leadership experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, direct materials, or supply management
- Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies in complex manufacturing or commodity-based environments
- Track record of identifying, qualifying, and developing new suppliers and sources of capacity
- Strong commercial judgment and experience leading complex negotiations and strategic supplier relationships
- Experience managing supply risk, market volatility, and changing demand
- Ability to translate market insight and business requirements into actionable sourcing strategies
- Experience leading and developing teams across multiple locations, countries, or cultures
- Strong cross-functional influencing and executive stakeholder-management capabilities
- Understanding of total-cost economics and the relationship between material decisions, operational performance, and business value
- Experience incorporating sustainability, responsible sourcing, certification, or environmental expectations into procurement decisions
- Ability to operate comfortably at both strategic and tactical levels
- Experience in lumber, timber, forestry, sawmilling, paper, pulp, packaging, fiber, or other complex manufacturing environments would be valuable or encouraged, but is not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid work model
- Work-life balance and flexibility
- Opportunity to contribute to global sustainability
- Diverse and driven professional environment