Weyerhauser Company

Northwest Region Raw Material Manager

Weyerhauser Company$144K — $217K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Forestry or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Proven track record in workplace safety and safety culture
  • 10+ years of experience in raw materials
  • Experience in contract negotiation
  • Strong communication skills across organizational boundaries
  • Demonstrated leadership of diverse teams
  • Ability to quickly adapt to changing circumstances
  • Market knowledge of wood products manufacturing
  • Understanding of supply agreement compliance and environmental regulations
  • Proficient in Microsoft Business tools for budgeting and planning
  • Experience in creating and managing forecasts and budgets
  • Knowledge of transportation and harvesting systems
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills
  • Willingness to travel over 50% of the time
  • Residence within 60 miles of a mill location in WA or OR.

Responsibilities

  • Lead safety and sustainability initiatives for raw materials and by-products
  • Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Maintain and develop relationships with key suppliers, customers, and contractors
  • Serve as focal point for Integrated Forest Products (IFP) processes
  • Collaborate with Timberlands on integration excellence and operational excellence initiatives
  • Work with operations and planning leaders to address volume, size, cost, and quality
  • Conduct price forecasting and capital project planning
  • Aid business development efforts alongside the Chief Development Officer
  • Create and implement strategic roadmaps for mills and operational areas
  • Execute company vision and people principles
  • Conduct tours for business partners and executives
  • Collaborate with corporate support teams such as HR and Finance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive employee benefits plan including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Pre-tax Health Savings Account with company contributions
  • Voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs
  • Support for volunteerism and diversity initiatives
  • Mentoring and training opportunities for career development
  • 401k retirement plan with company match and annual contribution
  • Three weeks paid vacation in the first year, plus 88 paid holiday hours
  • Paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
Full Job Description
This position is part of the Wood Products Raw Materials Procurement business supporting the northwest mill set along with the mills in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Canada and will report to the Vice President of Raw Materials Procurement.

The successful candidate will lead Safety and Sustainability for this mill set Raw Materials & By-products organization. This leader will be a member of the Raw Materials and By-products Lead Team and lead the log procurement operations[AP1.1] team for Manufacturing facilities in WA, OR, MT and Canada. This leader will also be a skilled collaborator with business leaders of operations and planning in Lumber, Panels, EWP and Timberlands.

Key Functions:
  • Exemplify and advance superior safety and environmental performance
  • Establish strong working partnerships with all internal and external stakeholders
  • Maintain current and develop potential new - key supplier, customers and contractor relationships
  • Focal point / lead for IFP process with the associated Timberlands Regions
  • Collaborate with Timberlands on Integration Excellence and Cross Business OPX
  • Collaborate with Director of Operations and Planning and By-products Manager - focus areas include:

    4 pillars (Volume, Size, Cost and Quality) - 4 Entities (Raw Materials, Manufacturing, Timberlands and Sales) - Roadmaps - Benchmarking
  • Price Forecasting, budgeting and planning - Capital projects -Special (named) projects.
  • Collaborate with CDO on business development
  • Develop Strategic Roadmaps for each mill and operating area for Raw Materials and By-products
  • Execute on WY vision and People Principles
  • Conduct tours of potential business partners and company executives as requested.
  • Collaborate with Corporate support teams including HR, Finance, Legal, Environmental, Sustainability


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Forestry or related field OR an equivalent in education/experience
  • Proactive safety leader with a demonstrated safety record and commitment to workplace safety culture, with the ability to seek out and work with safe and reliable business partners
  • At least 10 years of raw materials applicable job experience
  • Contract negotiation experience
  • Ability to effectively work and communicate across organizational boundaries
  • Demonstrated ability in leading diverse groups of people
  • Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments
  • Market knowledge of wood products manufacturing and By-products
  • Supply agreement compliance understanding
  • Understanding of environmental compliance
  • Experience in Microsoft Business tools to support budgeting and planning
  • Experience creating and managing forecasts and budgets
  • Understanding of transportation and harvesting systems including day rate analysis and contractor efficiency and health
  • Excellent written, oral and presentation skills
  • Development, replication, and execution of best practices
  • Willing to travel 50%+ based on business requirements
  • Must live in WA or OR within a 60-mile radius of one of the mill locations within the scope of the position.


What We Offer:

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $144,700-$217,100 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 25% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. In addition, after being employed for six months, eligible employees begin to accrue vacation for future use. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

About Weyerhauser Company

Weyerhaeuser Company is a timber, land, and forest products company. It was founded in 1900 by Frederick Weyerhaeuser and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company grows and harvests trees, builds homes, and makes a range of forest products essential to everyday lives. Weyerhaeuser manages its timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. The company is also a member of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which promotes environmentally responsible, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests.
Learn more about Weyerhauser Company
Size
9,300 employees
Industry
Net Income
$1 billion
5 Year Trend
-2%
Revenue
$6.5 billion
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