Vice President of Procurement

Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing & Cost Optimization: Architect and execute GRC's national procurement strategy end-to-end by building a centralized purchasing model that consolidates material and labor spend across all regions.
• Drive Bottom-Line Impact: Proactively analyze market trends, leverage our collective scale, and utilize internal usage data to deliver significant cost savings, improved pricing, and favorable terms.
• Mitigate Supply Chain Risks: Anticipate market disruptions and ensure contingency planning for critical materials to guarantee zero operational downtime.
• Vendor Management & Operational Integration: Lead enterprise-level negotiations as the primary relationship manager for all key vendors and subcontractors, building high-value partnerships that prioritize reliability and competitive cost structures.
• Strategic Partnering: Act as a strategic partner to Finance and Operations leadership to seamlessly integrate and optimize procurement processes into day-to-day project workflows, balancing consistent execution with regional flexibility.
• Compliance & Team Leadership: Hire, coach, and develop the Procurement team by building team capacity, setting clear goals, and holding a high bar for data-driven analysis, speed, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Establish Compliance: Establish and enforce procurement compliance, internal financial controls, and enforce both contractual and risk management protocols (including contract language, insurance/COI compliance) to ensure audit-ready operations across all states.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: 10-15+ years of progressive procurement or supply chain leadership experience, with a track record of managing multi-million dollar spend portfolios. Demonstrated experience building or significantly scaling a procurement function in a high-growth construction, utility, or infrastructure environment. 5+ years directly managing, developing, and scaling procurement teams. 1 year of construction experience. Understanding of utility construction processes terminology, vendor and subcontractor dynamics is a plus.
• Technical Skills: Deep, hands-on expertise in enterprise ERP systems, procurement software, and data analytics tools to drive operational insights and reporting in order to drive process efficiency partnering with Financing, and Operations teams.
• Core Competencies: Executive-level negotiation and contract management skills, with a proven ability to secure favorable, long-term terms. Strong leadership judgment and financial acumen; able to influence C-suite stakeholders and build consensus. Extreme attention to detail paired with the ability to move fast and keep operations flowing.

Benefits

The position offers a salary range of $180,000 - $210,000 per year, based on experience + 25% bonus. Exempt/Non-Exempt Status: This position is Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible for overtime pay. Work Location Model: Remote. Travel Requirements: 5-10%. Target Start Date: 2-3 weeks from offer. Interview Process: Recruiter Screen, First Interview - Director Procurement, Hiring Manager Interview - Chief People & Procurement Officer, Finance and/or Operations Interview. Conditional offer upon successful background check. Equal Opportunity Employer: Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Reasonable Accommodation: Glass Roots Construction (GRC) provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of this job, please contact us at GRCJobs@glassrootsconstruction.com. We love building our team directly!