Chief Procurement & Supply Strategy Officer

Blevins Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Blevins, Inc. in Nashville, TN seeks a strategic Vice President of Procurement to lead sourcing, supplier management, and procurement strategy across core building materials categories.

This executive drives margin, inventory turns, and supply resilience while partnering with Finance, Sales, and Operations. The role requires extensive leadership experience in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and a track record of improving margins in a material-intensive industry.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in procurement or supply chain leadership.
• 5+ years in a senior leadership role (Director/VP).
• Strong experience in building products, construction materials, or related sectors.
• Proven success managing supplier-heavy, commodity-influenced categories.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-level procurement or sourcing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a category-based procurement strategy aligned with revenue growth and margin expansion goals.
• Build sourcing strategies that account for commodity volatility and industry demand cycles.
• Align procurement priorities with branch operations, sales forecasts, and customer demand patterns.
• Manage relationships with domestic and international suppliers and negotiate pricing, rebates, and incentives.
• Establish and maintain preferred supplier programs and strategic partnerships.
• Diversify the supply base to reduce single-source risk; conduct supplier reviews and evaluations.
• Drive gross margin improvement through disciplined buying and price management.
• Monitor markets and adjust sourcing strategies; lead annual cost-down initiatives.
• Collaborate with Finance and Sales to ensure pricing alignment and margin discipline.
• Optimize inventory turns and support branch allocation during constrained supply periods.
• Develop contingency sourcing strategies and supplier risk assessments.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Supplier management

Negotiation

Forecasting

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

MBA preferred

Tools

P21

SAP

Oracle

Infor

NetSuite

Job description

Blevins, Inc. in Nashville, TN seeks a strategic Vice President of Procurement to lead sourcing, supplier management, and procurement strategy across core building materials categories.

This executive drives margin, inventory turns, and supply resilience while partnering with Finance, Sales, and Operations. The role requires extensive leadership experience in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and a track record of improving margins in a material-intensive industry.