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We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for implementation of cost-effective log and timber procurement program to sustain multiple sawmills in Aberdeen, Washington.


About the Position

• Manage a team of log buyers to successfully identify timber and log acquisition opportunities, appraise, and purchase logs/timber from both private and public sources
  
• Manage a log sales program of logs that are excess to mill needs
  
• Effectively and professionally interact with private landowners, federal, state, tribal and local agencies
  
• Work together with key staff in support of Company’s goals and objectives in a fast-paced team environment
  
• Manage the procurement program to produce a cost-effective, smooth and reliable, flow of raw materials
  
• Develop and maintain the Log Plan with monthly forecast updates
  
• Administer timber sale contracts, including oversight of logging and road building contractors
  
• Effectively hire, train, supervise, and mentor local procurement team as well as coordinate, assign, monitor and review work of team members
  
• Work with Company Check Scaler on log quality issues at internal and external locations, and provide oversight of third-party log scaling program
  
• Monitor log utilization and quality control guidelines
  
• Conduct monthly physical log deck inventory and jointly manage operation of the log yards with mill staff
  
• Participate in local timber issues and industry associations as needed
  
• Work independently and safely in mountainous terrain and in all-weather conditions

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in log and stumpage valuation in Western forests
  
• Experience managing a log procurement program or similar type position preferred
  
• Degree in Forestry, or related field preferred
  
• Experience that could include log procurement, log marketing, cruising, logging supervision, contract administration, or harvest unit layout
  
• Demonstrated skill in leadership, communication, motivation, and people management
  
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Word.
  
• Proven to be a reliable self-starter with a strong work ethic and safety conscious
  
• Must have a valid driver’s license and able to navigate in remote areas
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word

Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.


How to Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
please send a cover letter referencing this position and a resume to:

Sierra Pacific Industries
Human Resources
PO Box 496011
Redding, CA 96049
(530) 378-8001

or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careers

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.
The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $110,000 and $165,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.


About Our Company
Sierra Pacific Industries is a third-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing more than 6,000 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our seven biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.