Purchasing Manager - Commercial Drywall

Method Search Consultants

• $95K — $135K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in purchasing within the commercial drywall or construction industry
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining vendor relationships
  • Excellent communication skills for coordinating with various teams
  • Experience with purchase orders, pricing negotiations, and delivery scheduling

Responsibilities

  • Manage material requests and purchase orders from field teams and project managers
  • Coordinate with suppliers for pricing, order confirmations, and delivery schedules
  • Ensure accuracy of purchase orders, including quantities and job details
  • Track orders from placement to delivery and resolve any issues
  • Negotiate pricing and build relationships with suppliers for better deals
  • Maintain accurate documentation for all purchasing activities
  • Support project managers with product information and specifications

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced construction environment
  • Engagement with diverse teams including field personnel and project managers
  • Chance to develop strong vendor relationships
  • Involvement in critical project phases from kickoff to completion
  • Supportive role in ensuring project success through effective purchasing
Full Job Description
Purchasing Manager - Commercial Drywall

We're looking for an organized, proactive Purchasing Manager to oversee material purchasing and vendor coordination for commercial drywall projects. This role is the key connection between our field teams, project managers, estimators, suppliers, and accounting, ensuring the right materials arrive at the right place, at the right time, and at the right price.

Job Description

What You'll Do
  • Manage material requests and purchase orders from field teams, project managers, and estimators.
  • Coordinate with suppliers to obtain pricing, confirm orders, schedule deliveries, and expedite special requests.
  • Ensure every order has the correct PO, quantities, pricing, delivery information, and job details.
  • Track orders from placement through delivery and resolve material or vendor issues quickly.
  • Build strong relationships with suppliers and negotiate job, bulk, national-account, and discount pricing.
  • Maintain accurate POs, acknowledgements, PODs, invoices, pricing, and supporting documentation.
  • Coordinate material, tool, rental, and job-to-job transfers with field personnel.
  • Provide project managers and estimators with pricing, product information, specifications, and data sheets.
  • Support project kickoff, handoff, status, estimating, and vendor/product meetings as needed.
  • Work closely with accounting to ensure purchasing documentation is complete and submitted on time.


Qualifications

What Makes You Successful

You're highly organized, responsive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced construction environment. You understand the importance of timing, accuracy, communication, and follow-through, and you know how to build productive vendor relationships while protecting project costs and schedules.

Commercial drywall/construction purchasing experience is strongly preferred.

Salary: $95,000 - $135,000

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