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

Harwich Port Heating and Cooling•Harwich, MA

24d•$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 takes ownership of purchasing decisions and processes, ensuring purchases are necessary, accurately priced, compliant with approved estimates and budgets, and properly accounted for. The manager works with General Managers, operations teams, accounting, and leadership, and travels to both locations as business needs require. Candidates must reside in the United States on the East Coast, be available during Eastern Time Zone business hours, and travel to the two locations as needed. The manager is accountable for purchasing performance across both locations, including vendor negotiations, cost control, estimate compliance, job-cost accuracy, documentation, and timely customer billing. Success means reducing unnecessary expenses, aligning purchases with approved estimates, and preventing lost revenue by ensuring purchased materials and equipment are accurately documented and billed.

Requirements

3–5 years of strong 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, Massachusetts, and Wolcott, Connecticut, as needed.

Responsibilities

Oversee purchasing activity for the Harwich Port and Wolcott locations.
Review and approve purchase orders within established purchasing limits; submit recommendations and significant expenses to leadership for approval when 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 and implement cost-saving opportunities, monitor material costs and purchasing trends, and address unnecessary spending, pricing discrepancies, and inefficiencies.
Ensure purchases comply with estimates and budgets, monitor purchasing-related job costs, and address discrepancies affecting profitability.
Work with operations and accounting to ensure materials and purchases are accurately recorded and costs are captured for timely customer billing.
Identify and resolve unbilled materials, missing charges, purchasing discrepancies, and purchasing-related billing issues.
Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation in ServiceTitan.
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.