Fiber Certification & Supply Chain Data Analyst (with GIS)

Location: Lake Forest, IL, US; remote work indicated by the #LI-Remote designation; travel required under 50%.

Salary: $78,400–$98,000 starting salary.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 packaging manufacturer operating corrugated packaging and white paper businesses across more than 100 locations in the United States.

What you will do

• Administer ArcGIS Online, map wood baskets, sourcing regions, and facility locations, and maintain spatial layers in the enterprise geodatabase.
• Generate standard maps, digital dashboards, and spatial reports; clean and integrate external tabular datasets with geographic data.
• Support mills and corrugated plants with SFI, FSC, and PEFC certification compliance, annual training, internal audits, and third-party audit preparation.
• Track, audit, and document wood and fiber supply chains from forest to facility; monitor procurement data against sustainable sourcing policies.
• Coordinate corrective actions for audit deficiencies and maintain updated chain-of-custody and certification program elements.
• Respond to customer sustainability inquiries, questionnaires, and RFP requirements; translate supply chain data into customer-facing narratives and maintain verified sustainability documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Geography, GIS, or a related field.
• Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro or QGIS, including map creation, buffer analysis, attribute editing, and data exporting.
• 2–4 years of experience working with data analysis, environmental compliance, or sustainability.
• Ability to analyze numerous issues and communicate findings effectively.
• Strong people skills for leading and communicating with business management.
• Strong organizational, listening, and evaluation skills, with the ability to manage details, deadlines, multiple projects, and concurrent requests in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel under 50% and possess a valid U.S. driver’s license and passport.
• Previous experience working as part of a team or a strong understanding of open communication and information sharing.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with SFI, FSC, and PEFC forest certification standards and chain-of-custody tracking.
• Experience with process improvement and/or continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available to employees and dependents after the first 30 days.
• Automatic enrollment in life, AD&D, and disability coverage upon eligibility.
• Automatic enrollment in a 401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and employer matching contributions.
• Collaboration across Corporate Sustainability, box plants, woodlands, environmental/EHS, purchasing, and containerboard sales teams.