HVAC Purchasing Manager – Multi-Location- U.S. Based

Century Mechanical Holdings LLC•Atlanta, GA

8h•$80,000 - $85,000•Remote

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 position is remote for now, requires the candidate to reside on the U.S. East Coast, and includes travel to both locations as needed. The employee must be available during Eastern Time Zone business hours. The manager owns purchasing decisions and is accountable for accuracy, compliance with company procedures, cost control, estimate and budget alignment, and purchasing performance across both locations. The role includes approving purchase orders within established limits, seeking leadership approval for significant expenses when required, negotiating vendor pricing and terms, maintaining supplier relationships, and establishing consistent purchasing processes. The manager works with operations, accounting, general managers, and leadership to monitor job costs, ensure materials and purchases are accurately recorded in ServiceTitan, resolve purchasing and billing discrepancies, and ensure costs are captured for timely customer billing. Success is measured by reducing unnecessary expenses, maintaining estimate compliance, preventing lost revenue, and communicating purchasing performance and improvement opportunities to leadership.

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.
Ability to oversee 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 and operations 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 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.
Monitor material costs and purchasing trends; identify and address unnecessary spending, pricing discrepancies, and inefficiencies.
Recommend and implement cost-saving strategies to improve profitability.
Monitor purchasing-related job costs and resolve discrepancies affecting profitability.
Coordinate with operations and accounting to ensure materials and purchases are accurately recorded.
Ensure purchasing costs are properly captured for timely customer billing and resolve unbilled materials, missing charges, and other 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.