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Log Marketing and Quality Manager
Manulife Financial
Colville, WA, United States
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Description
Hancock Forest Management, Inc. (HFM), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG). Hancock Natural Resource Group is a Manulife Asset Management Company.
Hancock Timber Resource Group was founded in 1985 by foresters and investment professionals who believed that timberland provided investors with an attractive asset class to further diversify their portfolios. Our clients have assets located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and the United States. As of June 30, 2017, assets under management totaled $10.8 billion.
General Directive: Responsible for log marketing and development and implementation of a log quality program. These tasks are to be performed in a team environment involving HFM personnel across all three regions (Colville, Coeur d’Alene, and La Grande) in the Division. However, emphasis will be given to supporting the Colville and Coeur d’Alene regions.
Scope:
Log Marketing - Colville and Coeur d’Alene Regions
• Working in a team environment aid in the development of marketing strategies for logs harvested off of client lands.
• Implement above marketing strategies and be the main point contact between customers and harvest team.
• Maintain and improve relationships with mill buyers by supplying best in class customer service.
• Be the principle liaison between delivery locations and HFM harvest administrators.
• Be the principle liaison between customers and HFM accounting.
• Keep current on Mill needs both in terms of log specification but also inventories.
• Keep abreast of regional log pricing trends.
• Working closely with Region Managers to manage all contracts, relationships, and commitments between customers and HFM.
• Refine macro-economic forecasts to regional applicability
• Partner with HTRG Economic Research on log price projections.
Log Quality Support –Colville and Coeur d’Alene Regions
• Work closely with Harvest Managers and Foresters and provide scaling and manufacturing expertize such that volume and value is maximized. Communicate current sorting priorities by job and how these fit into the overall marketing plans and sale obligations for the Regions.
• Maximize value by insuring proper log manufacture by contractors.
• Visit all customer scale yards and communicate opportunities for improved value back to contract loggers and harvest administrators.
• Develop strong working relationships with Mill customers.
• Be familiar with log yard procedures and customer needs.
• Work to insure delivered logs meet mill specifications while balancing value considerations of HFM clients.
• Manage the scale check program across Colville and Coeur D’Alene Regions.
• Administer contract check scale program
• Maintain appropriate scaler certification by State (Oregon, Idaho) and keep abreast and be familiar with any changes in log scaling rules.
Analysis Support
• Aid in the gathering of market information and collaborate with the log marketing team
• Budgeting Log Pricing Projections
• Marketing recommendations
• Development of annual harvest plans and operating schedules
• Support and help develop/implement regular log quality reporting back to local Divisional Staff.
• Develop and distribute weekly log value reports to harvest teams
• Provide appropriate bid analyses to maximize value back to the client.
• Provide adhoc price versus scale analyses to inform cutting cards given to contractors.
• Support research and development into new technologies to improve value recovery for HFM Clients.
Divisional Responsibilities:
• Work in a team environment while supporting harvest operations across all the Colville and Idaho operations.
• Travel regionally to all corners of the managed lands of Colville, and Coeur d’Alene to coach contractors and harvest administrators on bucking for maximum value..
• Work safely and collaborate with the rest of the staff to create a safe work environment for all.
• Support the implementation of the NI stewardship program such to meet or exceed all SFI requirements.
• Work closely with the La Grande Region Marketing Manager and participate in the NW/NI intraregional marketing meetings.
Requirements:
• A bachelor’s degree in Forest Management (or related field such as Forest Engineering/ Forest Science) or equivalent experience is required
• Minimum of five years in the industry, with jobs demonstrating experience in log quality and marketing
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft computer software, with emphasis in Excel, Access, and Word is preferable
• Must be team player, able to understand and work with others needs and with different personalities
• Must be highly motivated and entrepreneurial
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills
Hancock Forest Management offers a competitive compensation and benefit package, a team oriented work environment and growth opportunities for its employees.
Hancock Natural Resource Group is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. The Company is committed to employ, train, promote and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability without regard to race, color, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran or marital status.