HVAC Purchasing Manager- Multi-Location- US EAST COAST BASED-NE Region

Century Mechanical Holdings•Wolcott, CT

26d•$80,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Century Mechanical Holdings is seeking an experienced, financially minded HVAC Purchasing Manager to oversee purchasing operations for its Harwich Port, Massachusetts, and Wolcott, Connecticut locations. The role is based on the U.S. East Coast in the Northeast region, requires availability during Eastern Time Zone business hours, and includes travel to both locations as needed. The manager will own purchasing decisions and ensure purchases are necessary, accurately priced, compliant with approved estimates and budgets, and properly recorded. The role includes overseeing purchase orders, negotiating with vendors, controlling costs, maintaining purchasing standards across locations, and coordinating with general managers, operations, accounting, and leadership. The manager will use ServiceTitan to maintain purchasing records and documentation and help ensure purchased materials and equipment are accurately captured for customer billing. Success in the position means reducing avoidable purchasing expenses, ensuring estimate compliance, and preventing lost revenue through accurate documentation and timely billing. The position is full-time and pays $80,000–$85,000 annually, based on experience.

Requirements

3–5 years of HVAC purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
Hands-on ServiceTitan experience.
Experience managing purchasing decisions, vendor relationships, and cost control.
Strong knowledge of HVAC equipment, materials, and suppliers.
Proven vendor negotiation skills.
Understanding of job costing, estimates, budgets, and profitability.
Ability to identify unnecessary expenses and implement cost-saving improvements.
Experience reviewing and approving purchase orders.
Strong Excel, analytical, and organizational skills.
Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and take accountability for results.
Comfort overseeing purchasing operations across multiple locations.
Must currently reside in the United States and be based on the East Coast.
Must be available to work Eastern Time Zone business hours and travel to Harwich Port, MA, and Wolcott, CT, as needed.

Responsibilities

Oversee purchasing activity for the Harwich Port, MA, and Wolcott, CT locations.
Review and approve purchase orders within established purchasing limits, and submit recommendations or significant expenses to leadership when approval is required.
Take accountability for purchasing decisions, accuracy, and compliance with company procedures.
Ensure purchases align with approved estimates, budgets, and operational needs.
Establish consistent purchasing processes and accountability across both locations.
Negotiate vendor pricing, discounts, terms, and purchasing agreements.
Build and maintain relationships with HVAC equipment and material suppliers.
Evaluate vendor pricing, performance, and reliability.
Identify unnecessary spending, pricing discrepancies, purchasing inefficiencies, and cost-saving opportunities.
Monitor material costs and purchasing trends, and recommend and implement cost-saving strategies.
Monitor purchasing-related job costs and address discrepancies that affect profitability.
Work with operations and accounting to ensure materials and purchases are accurately recorded.
Ensure purchasing costs are captured for timely customer billing and resolve unbilled materials, missing charges, and purchasing discrepancies.
Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation in ServiceTitan, and follow up on purchasing-related billing issues.
Work with general managers, operations teams, accounting, and leadership to maintain consistent standards across both locations.
Monitor purchasing performance and report cost savings, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities to leadership.
Ensure materials and equipment are available when needed.
Travel to both locations as business needs require and maintain consistent communication with leadership.