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Job Description

Are you our new colleague? Billerud Wood Supply is strengthening the team and looking for timber buyers in Southern Norrbotten and Northern Västerbotten.

Do you have a strong interest in forestry and business and want to help develop the operations? Then this is something for you. We offer you a flexible role in the forest and nature with an interesting benefits package.

We have extensive experience in sustainable forestry. Our forestry department is responsible for supplying our Swedish industries with pulpwood, chips, and biofuel. We conduct field purchasing operations in Central Sweden and Norrbotten, where we buy timber from private forest owners.

As a Timber Buyer at Billerud, you will be a key player in securing our raw material supply by building long-term relationships with private forest owners. Your main task is to establish business relationships with forest owners, provide advice on forest management, and purchase harvesting rights and delivery timber.

The position of timber buyer is multifaceted and broad, where you will come into contact with all parts of the value chain. You will be the forest owner's contact in everything related to forest ownership, such as forestry advice, contract signing, planning, harvesting, and forest care. A success factor is that you have a solid team with high competence in the forestry industry to support and help each other for the best possible solutions for our customers.

With your forestry knowledge, acquired through several years of experience and/or education, you will be a key player in securing our raw material supply. Previous experience in proactive sales is an asset.

You will drive and plan your work independently, with the freedom to plan your days and travels within the district. You value collaboration and share our vision of sustainability and safety.

We value your ability to establish new relationships and your commitment to learn and grow with us. You are the one who, with a responsive and curious mind, creates long-term bonds with our suppliers and colleagues.

The journey begins in the forest, where our goal is to take care of all the values of the forest for a sustainable future. Do you want to take advantage of all the values of the forest? In this recruitment, Billerud collaborates with Randstad. If you have questions about the position, please contact Anna Lindqvist at [email protected] or Madeleine Scherling at [email protected]. Welcome with your application by 2025-02-09. Selection and interviews are ongoing.

Billerud is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

Responsibilities

·        Manage and establish new business relationships

·        Plan and work independently towards goals

·        The forest owner's contact in everything related to forest ownership, such as forestry advice, contract signing, planning, harvesting, and forest care in the form of site preparation, planting, and thinning, as well as forest management plans.

Qualifications

·        Experience working in forestry and/or forestry education

·        Understanding of the business

·        Interest in forestry and nature

·        B driver's license

·        Good computer skills

·        Communicates fluently in Swedish, both spoken and written

Desirable

·        Previous experience in proactive sales

About the Company

BillerudKorsnäs Skog & Industri AB

At Billerud, we believe that when we keep tomorrow in mind, we do our best today. Thanks to our employees, we are a world-leading company in our industry of renewable paper and packaging materials. We work with sustainability at all levels to create a sustainable future – from product to people. Through our global programs Sustainable Employees and Sustainable Leaders, we focus on our employees – to develop with us and become more sustainable. Do you want to reach your full potential and contribute to a sustainable tomorrow? Become a part of us! Our roots and proud history in the forestry and paper industry stretch back more than 150 years. Our starting point is that new fiber from slowly growing Nordic forests forms the basis for some of the best-performing packaging materials. As Sweden's largest user of fiber raw materials, the forestry department's mission is to secure the company's Swedish industries with pulpwood, chips, and fuel.