JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Bell Lumber & Pole Canada has an exciting opportunity for a Pole Buyer to join the BC Coast Pole Procurement team. The right candidate will assist with, identifying and purchasing public & private timber, timber sale management, logistics, and selling of non-pole products.
Our company is 115+ year-old family-owned and operated business with operations in both Canada and the United States. We are a manufacturer of wooden utility poles, and we are looking for highly motivated candidates with initiative to complete a job with excellence. We want candidates who are self-starting, reliable and dependable. Our company offers a competitive wage structure and comprehensive benefit package.
JOB PURPOSE:
The Pole Buyer is a dynamic and self-driven professional responsible for overseeing the end-to-end process of procuring poles. This includes independently managing relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of quality timber. In addition to procurement responsibilities, the Pole Buyer will actively engage in quality control activities and demonstrate competence in cruising timber sales. The successful candidate will embody Bell’s mission of radically loving and influencing lives, while demonstrating excellence, stewardship, and entrepreneurial spirit in all aspects of leadership and decision-making.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
· Ensure that the pole procurement operations are maintained and run efficiently and that products are produced on a timely, cost effect basis, meeting the Company’s quality and specification standards.
· Develop new and innovative supply relationships and wood flow.
· Procurement of logs to trade partner suppliers.
· Conduct thorough evaluations of public and private timber offerings, leveraging advanced pre-sale reconnaissance skills and comprehensive forest product knowledge to develop competitive bid proformas
· Manage timber sales contracts to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements. Ensures that timber sale operators are properly supervised and qualified to complete the sale activities in a dignified manner that complements our corporate goals.
· Manage trucking and logistics of barkies and logs, from the logging landing to facilities.
· Assist with managing existing and future additions to woodlands staff.
· Provide necessary input and coordination on scheduling and process capability to align with inventory and plant commitments.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Experience:
- Manufacturing facility: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: On the road
