Lignetics · 2 hours ago
Forester
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$80K/yr - $95K/yr
8+ years expLignetics, Inc. is a company that specializes in clean, renewable solutions with over 30 years of experience. The Forester/Senior Buyer will manage wood raw material inventory for wood pellet plants, negotiate contracts, and maintain supplier relationships to support production needs.
Consumer GoodsManufacturingRetail
Responsibilities
Continual communications with plant leadership and production planners to understand dynamic plant sourcing needs
Maintain good relationships and sound partnerships with suppliers
Monitor regional market dynamics and understand how this will impact suppliers, predict future market trends, and develop and execute buying strategy accordingly
Monitor suppliers for volume, mix, and quality
Resolve any non-conformance issues with suppliers
Single point of communication between the plants and the suppliers
Responsible for negotiating best cost per ton (CPT) and providing forecasts
Expected to make frequent face-to-face visits with plant leadership and suppliers
Cruise timber, purchase timber, contract logging and trucking, for the procurement of roundwood raw material, if needed
Understand current roundwood market for the negotiation of timber and Gatewood pricing
Arrange transportation as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in forestry, Forest Management, or Biology
Minimum of 8-10 years of combined wood residual procurement and forestry/timber ops experience
Excel and Word proficiency
Effective analytical skills, contract negotiation and management skills required
Accounting knowledge and strong written and verbal communications required
Preferred
Legal knowledge of contracts
Benefits
Flexible work environment with remote work options
Full benefits – (401(k), vision, medical, dental)
Annual bonus
Casual work attire and environment
Great mentoring and future career opportunities
2 weeks of vacation from day one, seven holidays and two floating holidays
Company
Lignetics
Lignetics is a manufacturing company that specializes in providing wood pallets.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$8M2021-11-01Acquired
2020-01-31Series Unknown· $8M
2018-02-27Private Equity
Recent News
2025-08-06
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