Purchasing Manager

Job Description

A Hueman partner is looking for a Purchasing Manager in one of the following locations (Gainesville, VA or Toms River, NJ, or Denver, NC). This will be a hybrid role with the expectation of being in office on a weekly basis.

We are seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead procurement and vendor management for a growing, multi-location residential and commercial garage door installation and service company.

This role will oversee the purchasing of custom job materials, stocked inventory, service parts, installation supplies, equipment, and indirect services. The Purchasing Manager will build scalable purchasing processes, strengthen vendor relationships, improve material availability, and identify meaningful cost-saving opportunities across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines strong negotiation and analytical skills with a practical understanding of branch operations, inventory, warehousing, construction, installation, or field service environments.

Job Responsibilities:

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• Own Company-wide purchasing policies, procedures, controls, and approval requirements.
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• Manage strategic vendor relationships and negotiate pricing, rebates, payment terms, freight, lead times, warranties, and service expectations.
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• Analyze organizational spending and identify opportunities to reduce costs, consolidate vendors, and improve purchasing leverage.
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• Oversee purchasing for custom materials, stocked products, service parts, equipment, supplies, and indirect services.
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• Partner with branch, warehouse, service, sales, and operations teams to ensure materials are available when needed.
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• Support inventory planning, stocking levels, warehouse transfers, and the reduction of excess or obsolete inventory.
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• Develop vendor scorecards and track savings, delivery performance, quality, fill rates, and service levels.
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Job Requirements:

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• Five or more years of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or vendor management experience.
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• Experience in a multi-location, construction, installation, distribution, field service, home services, or branch-based organization.
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• Demonstrated success negotiating vendor agreements and delivering measurable cost savings.
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• Experience purchasing a mix of stocked inventory, custom materials, service parts, supplies, equipment, and contracted services.
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