Purchasing Manager

Axiom Custom Products•Portland, OR

1d•$80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Axiom is looking for a highly organized, detail-driven Purchasing Manager to run what is effectively a department of one. They will lead our purchasing and receiving functions and play a critical role in supporting our projects from concept to installation. This role sits at the center of our operations, ensuring the right materials arrive at the right time, in the right condition, and within project constraints. As Purchasing Manager, you will manage day-to-day purchasing activities including vendor relationships, order placement, purchase order management, and the coordination of pick-ups and deliveries. You’ll bring a strong working knowledge of materials, vendors, and project requirements, and you’ll thrive on turning complexity into well-executed outcomes. This role requires someone who can stay organized while juggling multiple priorities and who takes pride in executing with accuracy and follow-through. You will work closely with the Projects team to evaluate material availability, pricing, terms, dimensions, quality, and logistics to ensure every purchase aligns with project and fabrication requirements. You’ll make purchases for both company inventory and individual projects, track orders through delivery, and ensure materials are received, tagged, staged, and delivered to their final destination in the shop. In addition, you’ll supervise a driver and streamline the daily driver dispatch to keep materials moving efficiently. Beyond execution, this role plays an important part in shaping how purchasing is done at Axiom. You’ll establish vendor guidelines, determine when competitive quotes are needed, and oversee purchasing processes for team members authorized to make purchases. You’ll maintain material and vendor databases, nurture strong vendor relationships, and collaborate across project management, engineering, accounting, estimating, and leadership teams. You’ll also help inform operational strategy by forecasting large expenses, identifying inventory needs, standardizing material evaluation criteria, and keeping internal teams informed about current market conditions during weekly production meetings. The ideal candidate brings prior experience in purchasing, procurement, or a related business role, with a strong background in fabrication, project-based, or manufacturing environments. You have deep knowledge of fabrication materials such as woods, metals, plastics, finishes, and consumables, along with the ability to learn machine capabilities and fabrication constraints. You’ll need to have an understanding of rental vehicles and site equipment, such as box trucks, trailers, scissor lifts, and more. Lastly, you need experience booking air travel, ground transportation, and lodging for our install team. Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills are essential, as is the ability to manage time, priorities, and spatial details with confidence.

Requirements

Prior experience in purchasing, procurement, or a related business role, with a strong background in fabrication, project-based, or manufacturing environments.
Deep knowledge of fabrication materials such as woods, metals, plastics, finishes, and consumables, along with the ability to learn machine capabilities and fabrication constraints.
Understanding of rental vehicles and site equipment, such as box trucks, trailers, scissor lifts, and more.
Experience booking air travel, ground transportation, and lodging for our install team.
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills are essential, as is the ability to manage time, priorities, and spatial details with confidence.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day purchasing activities including vendor relationships, order placement, purchase order management, and the coordination of pick-ups and deliveries.
Evaluate material availability, pricing, terms, dimensions, quality, and logistics to ensure every purchase aligns with project and fabrication requirements.
Make purchases for both company inventory and individual projects, track orders through delivery, and ensure materials are received, tagged, staged, and delivered to their final destination in the shop.
Supervise a driver and streamline the daily driver dispatch to keep materials moving efficiently.
Establish vendor guidelines, determine when competitive quotes are needed, and oversee purchasing processes for team members authorized to make purchases.
Maintain material and vendor databases, nurture strong vendor relationships, and collaborate across project management, engineering, accounting, estimating, and leadership teams.
Inform operational strategy by forecasting large expenses, identifying inventory needs, standardizing material evaluation criteria, and keeping internal teams informed about current market conditions during weekly production meetings.