The Procurement Manager is responsible for analyzing market conditions, supply chain trends, and delivery constraints to determine current and future availability of materials, equipment, and subcontractor services. This role leads supplier evaluations鈥攊ncluding interviewing and assessing potential vendors鈥攖o understand manufacturing limitations, capabilities, quality standards, and overall suitability.
The Procurement Manager supports project teams by executing procurement strategies, issuing purchasing recommendations, and ensuring timely and cost鈥慹ffective acquisition of materials and services. This position also maintains historical equipment procurement data to support estimating and improve forecasting accuracy.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement procurement strategies that support project execution goals
- Lead and facilitate pre鈥慴id and pre鈥慳ward meetings
- Participate in proposal development, presentations, and procurement鈥憆elated client interactions
- Collaborate closely with design, construction, and project management teams
- Estimate procurement effort and resources needed for assigned projects
- Solicit, review, and commercially evaluate supplier and subcontractor proposals
- Negotiate, prepare, and award purchase orders, subcontracts, and consultant agreements
- Review and support processing of change orders for field and project teams
- Conduct interviews with supplier representatives regarding technical specifications, pricing, and delivery expectations
- Coordinate with suppliers to obtain accurate product or service details, lead times, and pricing
- Review and verify supplier invoices to ensure compliance with terms, deliverables, and milestones
- Monitor and expedite submittals, equipment fabrication, and delivery schedules
- Partner with internal teams to address tax, insurance, risk, and contractual considerations
- Prepare procurement status reports, correspondence, and documentation to support project and company requirements