Scott Futch
President of Auburn Timberlands, Inc. : Looking for new ventures and business opportunities : Timber & Land Acquisitions : Registered Forester, Al. & Ga. : Land Sales Agent for Buyers & Sellers at John Hall & Co.
- Role
- Founder President Operations Manager at Auburn Timberlands Inc
- Location
- Birmingham, AL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Scott Futch
Motivated, personable, and result oriented. Proficient in operations management, business…
Experience
Founder President Operations Manager
Jul 1999 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US
Founded the company from scratch and stood up all areas of operations, including developing policies and procedures, hiring and training all employees, establishing means to measure performance, and facilitating weekly group employee meetings to discuss any issues and listen to any concerns, motivating employees and ensuring the highest level of productivity• Hired all levels of college graduates, experienced leaders, clerical/administrative, and production-based laborers as well as independent contractors, managing all work and operations for employees and contractors on company job sites• Leveraged expertise to establish all internal standard operating procedures supporting accounting, legal, banking, securing loans and lines of credit, identifying customers, approaching potential clients, and building relationships, establishing a solid business foundation to drive success• Utilized innovative technology to develop the business management system, accounting, and data storage system tracking timber and land inventory, A/P, A/R, loan balances, liabilities, assets, real-time inventory and production reports, P&L statements, individual customer transactions, etc• Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the timber company supplying forest products to more than 20 manufacturing plants within Alabama and Georgia, resulting in $120M in total sales revenue, shipping over 4M tons of wood fiber, and the purchase and sale of millions in timberland properties• Led high-level negotiations to secure sales contracts, prices, product quantities, supply logistics• Developed and cultivated relationships with Fortune 500 customers such as Georgia Pacific, International Paper, Westrock, West Fraser, etc, securing sales and growing revenue from $2.5M to $10M annually• Established an organizational culture focused on teamwork, utilizing weekly meetings to discuss goals, business plans, and project details to achieve top performance, supporting ongoing growth
Education
Auburn University at Montgomery
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The University of Georgia
Master's degree
The University of Georgia
Bachelor's degree
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