Purchasing Manager

OVERVIEW: A Purchasing Manager in the construction industry is responsible for overseeing the procurement process, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of materials and services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Evaluating suppliers by considering price, quality, availability, and other criteria
• Interviewing vendors and visiting suppliers’ facilities to learn about products, services and pricing
• Negotiating contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain the best deals on behalf of the company
• Verifying purchases by comparing them to a master list and recommending alternatives for expensive or irrelevant products
• Interacting with suppliers to schedule delivery times and resolve shipping errors
• Authorizing payments and maintaining receipts, records and inventories
• Attend industry trade shows to learn about and stay current on trends and to meet suppliers
• Working with accounting to initiate, assemble and maintain incentive programs with suppliers and subcontractors
• Collaborates with other departments and leadership to identify and develop needs and requirements for equipment, materials, products, and acceptable substitutions.
• Creates all necessary matrices & spreadsheets for job ordering & pass off to PM for installation
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• 10+ years minimum of relevant work experience managing multiple construction projects is required.
• Time Management – organized, set priorities, meet deadlines, multi-task and a Team player.
• Ability to be reasonably on-call as necessary to support the ongoing 24/7 operations of our clients which may include evenings, weekends and some holidays.
• Proficient in negotiating terms and conditions with suppliers and contractors and to draft, review and manage contracts to ensure compliance with policies and legal requirements.
• Bachelor’s in Civil or Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or relevant.

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