Mill Buyer Award Created

The Recycling Today Media Group, in coordination with its Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, will be presenting a “Buyer of the Year” award to a selected mill buyer of recovered paper

The award’s criteria, nomination process and judging are being conducted by the Recycling Today Media Group, Cleveland, and paper and recycling industry consulting firm Moore & Associates, Atlanta.

According to Bill Moore, president of Moore & Associates, nominees will be judged based on four criteria:

-Marketplace Feedback – Candid input from the supply community on their view of a buyer’s procurement techniques.

-Job Performance/Market Acuity – A technical analysis of a buyer’s performance, including price performance, quality considerations and supply continuity.

 -Communications Skills – How well a person gives feedback to their suppliers on items such as rejects and downgrades, short and long-range fiber needs and transportation issues.

Nomination forms for the “Buyer of the Year” will be printed in subsequent editions of Recycling Today magazine and will be available online at www.RecyclingToday.com.

The winner of the 2003 “Buyer of the Year” award will be announced and honored at the 2003 Paper Recycling Conference and Trade Show, to be held June 22-24 at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Chicago.