Log Procurement Manager

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.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Log Procurement Manager for our Lincoln Sawmill. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementation of cost-effective log and timber procurement program to sustain two multi-shift sawmills in Lincoln, California.

About The Position

• Identify timber and log acquisition opportunities, appraise, and purchase logs and timber from both private and public sources for sustained log supply
• Effectively and professionally interact with private landowners, federal, state and local agencies
• Work together with key staff at the mill in support of the Company s goals and objectives in a fast-paced team environment
• Management of the procurement program to produce a cost-effective, smooth, reliable, flow of raw materials
• Develop and maintain the Log Plan with monthly forecast updates
• Administration of 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
• Monitor log utilization and quality control guidelines
• Conduct monthly physical log deck inventory and jointly manage operation of the log yard with mill staff
• Participate in local collaboratives and industry associations

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in log and stumpage valuation in Western forests
• 5 years experience managing a log procurement program
• Degree in Forestry, or related field preferred
• Registered Professional Forester license preferred
• Experience that could include log procurement, log marketing, cruising, logging supervision, contract administration, or harvest unit layout
• Experience in logging and road construction operations
• Demonstrated skill in leadership, communication, motivation, and people management
• Proven to be a reliable self-starter with a strong work ethic and safety conscious

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. Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.

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
(866) 378-8001

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

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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 $95,000 to $150,000 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.