Purchasing Manager - Remote

Overview

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for overseeing the procurement process, including sourcing, negotiating, and managing supplier relationships. This role involves identifying improvements that will save the organization money, meet or exceed project schedules, and build efficiencies.

In Short

• Manages assigned trades in all aspects of purchasing, performance, and contract compliance.
• Oversees vendor relationships from onboarding through offboarding, including reference checks for new vendors.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries related to plans, scopes, and specifications.
• Tracks recurring vendor questions/issues and present solutions in quarterly leadership meetings.
• Reviews, approves, updates, declines, and negotiates change orders within assigned trade categories.
• Oversees and supports PCs in managing the change order process, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Identifies patterns in change orders and develop action plans to mitigate unnecessary costs.
• Partners with Legal on all contract and safety-related issues, including vendor red-line contract requests.
• Manages the bulk award process, including vendor selection, bid evaluation, and award approvals.

Requirements

• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Ability to review and understand invoices and change orders.
• Strong organizational, communication (written and verbal).
• Strong prioritization skills.
• Ability to build and cultivate vendor and internal relationships.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to create and manage budgets.
• Proficiency in conducting plan take-offs to validate bid accuracy.
• Ability to oversee and execute the bid process from initiation to contract finalization.
• Experience in managing bulk award processes, including vendor selection and approval tracking.

Benefits

• A team with clear thinking, creative approaches and transparent processes would love to hear from you!