Sr Purchasing Manager

Overview

GILBANE is seeking to hire a Sr. Purchasing Manager for the Texas Business Unit.  This person will work out of our Houston, TX office but, will also service our San Antonio, TX office as well as other markets in Texas.  Gilbane has been building in Texas for over 40 years and has many deep relationships with existing Subcontractor partners and is actively working to grow its Subcontractor base.  The Chief Purchasing Agent will oversee all purchasing activities within Texas and will help manage existing and help cultivate new Subcontractor relationships.

Who are we?  

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. 

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Who are you? 

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.  

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.  

What’s in it for you? 

As a Sr. Purchasing Manager, you will have an integral and visible role within the team.  Additionally, Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through several resources. Our award-winning Learning & Development department, Gilbane University, offers a variety of in-person and webinar-based trainings to help you excel in your career. 

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
• Assists 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
• Coordinates and collaborates with the Support Operations and Preconstruction departments to incorporate their deliverables into the purchasing process
• Maintains Trade Contractor relationship management across a BU or multiple BUs 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

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• 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
• Knowledge of risk management including Gilbane P&P bonds and Builders Risk
• Knowledge of 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
• Ability to prepare teams for Project Health Assessments (PHAs) and guiding team through PHAs
• Knowledge of how to satisfy the needs of any of our clients
• Ability to solicit and apply lessons learned
• Knowledgeable in local union jurisdictional claims (if applicable) and ability to ensure compliance within purchasing process

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.    

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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