Iron Bow

Construction Procurement Manager aka Strategic Sourcing + Trade Partner Development

Iron Bow$90K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in commercial construction focusing on procurement and strategic sourcing.
  • Strong knowledge of subcontractor markets and cost drivers in construction.
  • Ability to analyze drawings and specifications for procurement decisions.
  • Demonstrated negotiation skills with suppliers and subcontractors.
  • Financial acumen including cost-variance analysis and TCO thinking.
  • Familiarity with using construction project management software, preferably Jonas.
  • Relationship-driven approach to establish and maintain partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Own procurement strategy and optimization of buyout processes.
  • Develop and sustain relationships with specialty trade partners and suppliers.
  • Execute direct purchasing and manage material sourcing categories.
  • Ensure transparency in procurement performance through detailed reporting.
  • Facilitate cross-functional support to improve procurement operations.

Benefits

  • Flexible and remote work options available as applicable within the role.
  • Collaborative office environment with regular team and partner engagement.
  • Opportunity to directly influence company-wide procurement and savings.
Full Job Description
At Fiorilli Construction, we're looking for a construction procurement leader who can see margin opportunity before buyout, build trade and supplier relationships that create real competitive advantage, and turn smarter sourcing into measurable gross-profit improvement. This is not a traditional purchasing-agent role and it is not a Project Manager seat. You will own a company-wide procurement strategy that decides where turnkey subcontracting makes sense - and where Fiorilli can create more value by purchasing materials directly and pairing them with specialty labor-only or nimbler trade partners.

You'll have a direct line of sight to the bottom line: stronger buyout strategy, better supplier access, deeper trade-partner coverage, less bid-day guesswork, and repeatable savings that scale across Fiorilli's commercial construction portfolio.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Director of Preconstruction, you will own Fiorilli's company-wide procurement, strategic sourcing, and specialty trade-partner development function. This is a high-ownership manager/individual-contributor seat with no direct reports initially, working as the strategic bridge between Preconstruction, Estimating, Operations, Field Leadership, and Finance. Your scorecard is built around five accountabilities:
  • PROCUREMENT STRATEGY & BUYOUT OPTIMIZATION - Review plans, specifications, CSI divisions, and bid assumptions; identify the best mix of direct-buy, labor-only, and turnkey procurement; validate market pricing and TCO; and drive a target of at least 3% blended savings across targeted categories.
  • TRADE PARTNER DEVELOPMENT & SUPPLIER RELATIONS - Own specialty trade-partner vetting and build a deep sourcing toolbox of trusted installers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and national accounts with competitive pricing, capacity, and backup coverage.
  • DIRECT PURCHASING & CATEGORY MANAGEMENT - Centralize recurring General Conditions purchasing, execute direct material buys and labor-only subcontracts, manage prioritized CSI sourcing categories, and control lead times, logistics, supplier programs, rebates, and warranties.
  • CONTROLS, REPORTING & FORECASTING - Make procurement performance visible through Jonas, KPI scorecards, savings/COGS analysis, commitment tracking, forecast reporting, supplier data, and accurate reconciliation of procurement results to project budgets.
  • CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT & IMPROVEMENT - Create clean procurement turnover to Operations, train the team on processes and tools, capture lessons learned, solve procurement-related execution issues, and continuously improve the system without allowing the role to drift into routine PM or field responsibilities.

Your highest-priority sourcing opportunities will include company-wide General Conditions purchases and repeatable, material-heavy trades such as interior carpentry/drywall, flooring, painting/coatings, rough carpentry and lumber, doors/frames/hardware, specialties, lighting, plumbing fixtures, and selected mechanical equipment. Fiorilli serves commercial markets across the Midwest including retail, restaurant/QSR, convenience/fuel/grocery, self-storage/light industrial, multifamily/mixed-use/hospitality, healthcare, education/childcare/religious, office, and sports/recreation.

YOUR SCHEDULE

This is a full-time role based through Fiorilli's Richfield, Ohio headquarters. The work is primarily Preconstruction/procurement focused, with regular collaboration in the office plus supplier, manufacturer, trade-partner, and occasional project-site meetings as needed. Fiorilli supports flexible and remote-work practices where role responsibilities allow, but this position requires enough in-person engagement to build relationships, review opportunities, and keep procurement decisions connected to real project execution.

WHAT YOU BRING
  • 5+ years of professional commercial construction experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, estimating, project management, operations, or a closely related role
  • Strong knowledge of commercial subcontractor markets, material purchasing, buyout strategy, and the cost drivers behind construction Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
  • Ability to read and analyze drawings, specifications, scopes, takeoffs, and project requirements at a high level and translate them into procurement decisions
  • Demonstrated skill negotiating pricing, scope, terms, lead times, and commercial arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors
  • Strong financial and analytical capability, including TCO thinking, bid/quote comparison, cost-variance analysis, and advanced spreadsheet skills
  • Comfort preparing scopes, purchase orders, and labor-only subcontract documents and using Jonas or a comparable construction ERP/project-management platform
  • Relationship-driven, curious, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented, highly accountable, and comfortable addressing conflict directly while protecting long-term partnerships

You'll do especially well here if you understand both sides of the construction table: how estimators build a number, how Operations needs a buyout to execute, and how the right supplier or specialty trade relationship can turn material markup, market knowledge, and purchasing leverage into a sustainable competitive advantage.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS - AND ISN'T

This role owns Procurement and Strategic Trade Partner Sourcing & Development. You may occasionally backstop estimating or project needs when strategically necessary, but you are not the full-time Estimator, Project Manager, Job Coordinator, Superintendent, or material purchasing only role. We want the person in this seat spending the overwhelming majority of their time building and institutionalizing a procurement function that produces measurable company-wide results.

READY TO APPLY?

If you're a commercial construction professional who can read the job, understand the buyout, build the relationship, and find a smarter way to procure it, we'd like to meet you. Start with Fiorilli's quick, mobile-friendly application through the Careers page at fio-con.com and tell us about the sourcing, buyout, supplier, or trade-partner wins you've created.

BUILD TOGETHER. SOURCE SMARTER. DELIVER CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE.

About Iron Bow

Iron Bow is an information technology company that provides technology solutions to government, commercial, and healthcare clients. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. Iron Bow's services include cloud computing, cybersecurity, collaboration, and data center solutions. The company is committed to providing innovative technology solutions that help its clients achieve their business objectives. Iron Bow has received numerous awards for its technology solutions and customer service.
Learn more about Iron Bow
Size
800 employees
Industry
Net Income
$2 million
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$400 million

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