Forester-Buyer

We are seeking a qualified Forester-Buyer to cover specified regions in Virginia. This position is responsible for providing raw material to manufacturing locations to meet production requirements.

Principal Responsibilities:

Provides a continuous monthly supply of poles to accomplish established annual production requirementsCruises land to determine volume, size and quality of timber standsPurchases and balances raw materials inventory to meet required production levelsMonitors barkie yields to ensure cost efficiency is maintained and budget requirements are metCalculates cruises to ensure proper volumes and values are established to purchase tracts at or below market priceMaintains and develops new relationships with sellers of raw materialsMay contact carriers to arrange transportation of purchasesEnsures proper quantity and quality of materials received to locationsSupervises manufacturing of poles to ensure quality control and directs sizes toward company needsOversees logging crews to ensure proper processing of materialsContacts and follows up on any open market producers that have material fitting production needsResponds to and performs on special market requirements for poles and pilingInspects and evaluates potential timber sales and follows up with successful purchasers for possible pole productionMaintains contacts in the industry and related areas to develop information regarding future pole production potentials and market information on poles, piling, and other products. Reports findings on a regular basis.Provides a monthly estimate of pole volume to be produced by each individual or jobVisits competitors and related company facilities to maintain a current knowledge of methods and costs typical of the industry's best/worst companies. Attends meetings, trade shows, seminars, etc. to maintain current knowledge and best practices.Participates and contribute to company safety programPerforms other related duties as assigned

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in forestry or related field preferred; or five years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experienceExperience: 5 years' timber experienceLicense/Certification: Driver's License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skillsSolid decision making and strong analytical skillsAbility to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situationsAbility to write routine reports and correspondenceAbility to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizationAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimalsAbility to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphsDetail and results orientedExcellent computer skills including Microsoft Suite

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