Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer
- Recruiter
- Kronospan Limited
- Location
- Chirk
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 09 May 2017
- Closes
- 06 Jun 2017
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Role: Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer
Salary: Competitive
Location: Chirk
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Kronospan has an exciting opportunity for a Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer to join the team based in Chirk, North Wales. This is a full time, permanent position offering a competitive salary.
At Kronospan we pride ourselves on delivering “Wood Perfected” and have invested in innovation since 1897 and no more so than now. As a result we are seeking a Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer who can add real value to the Timber Buying team.
Given the nature of our business, high quality staff are vital to our continued success.
Key Responsibilities of the Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer
- To purchase sawmill residue and recycled fibre raw material at the most commercially attractive terms for Kronospan & ensure that it is delivered & processed with the minimum of cost & effort to the business
- Purchase of B Grade recycled timber
- Purchase of Sawmill Co-products
- Concluding successful commercial negotiations
- Improving the quality of material being delivered to the site
- Developing & strengthening our existing supplier and haulier base to sustain long-term supply at the best possible cost
- Implementing a packaging content audit trial for our recycled suppliers to follow, thus protecting Kronospan‘s ability to trade packaging recycling notes
- Maintain and manage Kronospan's FSC chain of custody responsibilities for bought in timber
- Matching the delivery of raw materials to their usage, and taking an involvement with the issues of storing & processing these materials
- Controlling & monitoring our moisture downgrading procedures
- Complete month end stock take
- Provide assistance and cover in the absence of the Timber Procurement Executive
Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer Requirements
- Ideally 5 years plus experience within Timber Procurement, however will consider candidates with a purchasing background in recycled materials or other commodities.
- Demonstrated commercial negotiation skills
- Strong Microsoft Office Skills
- Full UK driving licence
Just some of what we are able to offer the Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer
- Competitive salary
- Exciting and challenging work
- Continued training, support and career development
- The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to technical excellence
If you have an enthusiastic can do mentality and a willingness to challenge yourself in order to push your learning and progress your career as a Residues / Recycled Timber Buyer please click ‘Apply’ below.
No Agencies please, if you are an agency please respect our policy of no cold calling.