Sr Purchasing Manager

Overview

Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? Gilbane is seeking a Sr. Purchasing Manager to be responsible for all purchasing activities in a Business Unit (BU) or multiple small BU’s.

About the Role

You are a coach/leader who leads with an inclusive and empathetic mindset. You provide feedback and guidance to help others excel in their current or future roles. You determine priorities, delegate work, and effectively communicate progress. You establish measures to assess the impact, quality, and timeliness of results while praising successes and sharing lessons learned. You build high performing teams by attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining talented individuals through motivation and discipline to maximize impact on the organization and the individual. You leverage business insights by understanding industry trends, local market/economic conditions, and Gilbane’s business model to make critical decisions and create competitive advantage. You deploy a strategic mindset when considering solutions to long-term opportunities and risks that may develop in the future. Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight to all BU Purchasing activities
• Identifies and tracks deviations on the Baseline SOP, if applicable, within the BU
• Develops a departmental budget, manages the budget, and assigns projects to it
• Aids with resource and workload allocation and management
• Coordinates with operations for the purchasing requirements and trade contract flow downs from the prime agreement
• Acts as the signing authority on all contracts, waivers, recommendations to award, and other documentation
• Manages multiple purchasing teams and their projects
• Produces Trade Partner risk mitigation strategy and execution by coordinating with the operations teams, the risk management team, and the leadership team
• Collaborates with the Support Operations and Preconstruction departments to incorporate their deliverables into the purchasing process
• Elevates and collaborates with the specific BU leader when issues arise
• Represents Gilbane Purchasing at BU industry events and within the Diverse Owned Small Business (DOSB) vendor community
• Ensures all training is provided to gain a thorough understanding of all company policies and procedures
• Develops long term strategic planning and contingency plans while taking global issues into account
• Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
• Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
• Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or similar technical field
• 12+ years of experience managing/purchasing/procuring work of construction
• Trade Contractors
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to lead multiple teams while encouraging them to work together towards a common goal by utilizing strengths of various team members
• Knowledge of the differences in design responsibility and how it flows down to Trade Contracts
• Knowledgeable in the different types of owner contracts and how they function
• Knowledgeable in risk management including Gilbane P&P bonds and Builders Risk
• Knowledgeable in the DOSB market, capacity, and strategy
• Ability to leverage material and equipment status tracking to guide teams to early and/or direct procurement
• Ability to utilize cashflow and workforce projections during the bid process to determine the qualification of a bid
• Knowledgeable in how to satisfy the needs of any of our clients
• Knowledgeable in local union jurisdictional claims (if applicable) and ability to ensure compliance within purchasing process

Pay

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team. For (New York City) this ranges from $158,000-$202,000 plus benefits and retirement program. Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan.