Construction Purchasing Manager

**Tasks may include, but are not limited to the following:** · Lead and manage the Company's daily purchasing activities supporting construction, service, warehouse, prefabrication, and corporate operations. · Supervise Buyers, Senior Buyers, Purchasing Coordinators, and other purchasing personnel as assigned. · Review and approve purchase orders for accuracy, pricing, quantities, and compliance with company purchasing procedures. · Ensure purchasing requests are processed accurately and timely to support project schedules and operational requirements. · Coordinate material releases and deliveries to project sites, warehouses, prefabrication facilities, and other company locations. · Monitor open purchase orders and proactively expedite critical materials to minimize project delays. · Resolve purchasing issues involving shortages, incorrect shipments, damaged materials, backorders, and delivery discrepancies. · Coordinate emergency purchasing activities to support critical field operations. · Maintain purchasing records, documentation, and ERP purchasing data to ensure accuracy and audit compliance. · Monitor purchasing workflow and prioritize purchasing activities based on operational needs. · Partner with Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Warehouse personnel, and Operations leadership to ensure timely procurement of project materials. · Coordinate with Warehouse personnel regarding inventory availability, stock replenishment, and material transfers. · Support Prefabrication operations by coordinating material availability and delivery schedules. · Assist project teams with approved material substitutions and product availability. · Monitor material availability and communicate potential supply concerns to project stakeholders. · Develop and maintain productive working relationships with suppliers and distributors. · Coordinate daily communications with vendors regarding pricing, availability, deliveries, and order status. · Evaluate supplier responsiveness and communicate performance concerns to the Procurement Manager. · Assist in resolving routine supplier service issues and warranty claims. · Support supplier onboarding activities and maintain vendor documentation. · Verify pricing accuracy against approved quotations, contracts, and project estimates. · Monitor purchasing expenditures and assist in identifying operational cost-saving opportunities. · Resolve invoice discrepancies in coordination with Accounting and suppliers. · Ensure purchasing activities comply with company purchasing procedures, internal controls, and approved supplier agreements. · Recommend process improvements that increase purchasing efficiency and customer service. · Lead, coach, mentor, and develop purchasing personnel to achieve departmental objectives. · Establish purchasing priorities and assign workloads to ensure timely execution of purchasing activities. · Monitor departmental performance metrics, purchasing cycle times, and service levels. · Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, customer service, and continuous improvement. **Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** · Thorough knowledge of purchasing operations, inventory management, material logistics, and construction purchasing practices. · Working knowledge of electrical construction materials, equipment, suppliers, and distribution channels. · Understanding of purchasing procedures, purchase order administration, and vendor coordination. · Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. · Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders. · Strong customer service orientation with the ability to support project teams in a fast-paced construction environment. · Ability to interpret construction drawings, material takeoffs, specifications, and scopes of work. · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve purchasing issues…