Purchasing Manager

Comfort Temp•Gainesville, FL

36d

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager oversees company-wide procurement of materials, equipment, sub-services, and MRO to support construction and service operations. You'll build strategies that reduce total cost of ownership, improve supplier performance, and ensure on-time delivery to job sites and warehouses-while aligning purchasing plans with estimating, project management, and field execution.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field
5+ years of procurement experience, including 2+ years leading a team in HVAC/MEP construction or service.
Strong negotiation, analytics, and vendor-management skills with a track record of measurable cost and lead-time improvements.
Proficiency with ERP/MRP purchasing (e.g., Sage, Acumatica, Viewpoint, or similar) and Microsoft 365; advanced Excel for price books and bid tabs.
Working knowledge of inventory management, contract terms and conditions, and basic risk/compliance. Familiarity with public/federal flow-downs and TAA/BAA is a plus.
Periodic warehouse and job-site visits; ability to walk large facilities and climb stairs/ladders as needed.
Occasional lifting up to 25 lbs for samples or small components.

Nice To Haves

MBA or supply chain certifications (CPSM, CSCP) are a plus.
Familiarity with public/federal flow-downs and TAA/BAA is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own the purchasing strategy across branches: set category strategies (equipment, controls, copper/refrigerants, sheet metal, fasteners/PPE, subcontracted trades), drive cost reduction, and maintain target service levels.
Lead, mentor, and develop the purchasing team; establish KPIs for cost savings, OTIF (on-time/in-full), lead-time reliability, and inventory turns.
Negotiate pricing, rebates, consignment, and terms with OEMs, distributors, and service vendors; manage annual and project-specific agreements.
Build and maintain preferred-supplier programs and price books; run competitive events (RFQs) with structured bid tabs for transparency.
Partner with estimating and preconstruction to lock pricing for bids and secure quotes aligned to project schedules and specifications.
Coordinate with project managers, warehouse, and service operations to forecast demand, plan buys, schedule deliveries, and mitigate supply risk.
Oversee PO processing, approval workflows, and audit-ready documentation; ensure compliance with company policy and segregation of duties.
Monitor market trends (metals, compressors, controls, freight) to anticipate cost fluctuations; communicate risk and opportunities to leaders.
Qualify new suppliers, lead supplier audits, and implement corrective actions; track performance scorecards and drive continuous improvement.
Align with finance on accruals, budgets, and forecasting; support AP with pricing discrepancies, credits, and rebate reconciliation.
Safety and compliance: ensure procured items meet safety, warranty, refrigerant, and environmental requirements; maintain SDS and cut sheets.
Federal/compliance (as applicable to awarded federal projects): support flow-down of relevant FAR/GSAR terms to suppliers; verify Trade Agreements Act/Buy American eligibility where required; coordinate with the contracts team on documentation and supplier representations.