Purchasing Manager (Live Plant Materials)
About The Position
For 30 years, Diamond Landscaping has been the leader in luxury residential landscaping for high-net-worth clients, including A-list celebrities and media/entertainment executives, in the Los Angeles area. With a focus on custom installation, meticulous craftsmanship, and long-term maintenance, we create dream landscapes and build lifelong relationships. We are currently searching for a Purchasing Manager (live plants/trees/specimens) to join our team. In this role, you will be a vital member of our high-performing organization, working collaboratively to provide irrigation expertise and knowledge, and you will be responsible for servicing and maintaining high-end residential irrigation systems for our customers’ luxury properties. You will be responsible for performing day-to-day purchasing of the highest quality live plants and trees for our prestigious clients' projects throughout Southern California. This is a high-touch role, requiring visits to our various trusted suppliers and nurseries to identify the finest materials.
Requirements
- Experience in plant purchasing, greenhouse growing, nursery production, propagation, or horticulture
- Deep horticultural knowledge
- Experience negotiating prices, drawing up contracts, and building relationships
- Strong knowledge of plant production, irrigation, and environmental controls
- Understanding of plant health management
- Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions
- Willingness to participate in on-site plant tagging and nursery tours and able to respond after‑hours, when required
- Horticultural knowledge of shrubs and perennials, trees, cactus and succulents and blooming plants
Responsibilities
- Research, identify, tag, and schedule delivery for all plant materials needed for landscape installation and landscape maintenance projects throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas from high quality vendors and nurseries
- Assess quality and reliability of suppliers
- Track all purchases and shipments
- Approve purchase orders, ensure timely payments to vendors
- Solicit bids from potential suppliers and forecast needs based upon estimates, bids, and signed proposals
- Administer vendor contracts, draft and follow up on renewals
- Coordinate material needs and delivery schedules with Project Managers, Account Managers, Superintendents, and Foremen
- Will proactively scout plants for insects, disease, and cultural issues at a variety of local nurseries, greenhouses, and suppliers
- Ensure and maintain high-quality standards across all projects
- Work closely with horticulturists and plant health care professionals to ensure consistency and standardization
- Develop pipeline of backup suppliers in case of emergency
- Schedule deliveries to optimize production and minimize loss of products
- Promote safe work practices
- Foster a positive, productive work environment
- Monitor infrastructure and equipment
- Ensure areas remain organized, effective, and clean
Benefits
- Supportive leadership team committed to continuous improvement
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Benefits package available
- Long‑term career growth opportunities
- Dental care
- Life insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
