Construction Procurement Manager aka Strategic Sourcing + Trade Partner Development

Fiorilli Construction, Inc.; Richfield Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement/profit-sharing with

Paid vacation and holidays

Short-term disability

Career development via Fiorilli Uni

Company events & culture

Job summary

Fiorilli Construction, Inc. is seeking a procurement leader to own company-wide procurement, strategic sourcing, and specialty-trade partner development from Richfield, OH. This high-ownership role coordinates between Preconstruction, Estimating, Operations, Field Leadership, and Finance to deliver measurable savings.

The role emphasizes direct purchasing, trade-partner vetting, and a robust sourcing toolbox, with a focus on margin improvement and scalable procurement processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional commercial construction experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, estimating, project management, operations, or a closely related role.
• Strong knowledge of commercial subcontractor markets, material purchasing, buyout strategy, and the cost drivers behind construction Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
• Ability to read and analyze drawings, specifications, scopes, takeoffs, and project requirements at a high level and translate them into procurement decisions.
• Demonstrated skill negotiating pricing, scope, terms, lead times, and commercial arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors.
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including TCO thinking, bid/quote comparison, cost-variance analysis, and advanced spreadsheet skills.
• Comfort preparing scopes, purchase orders, and labor-only subcontract documents and using Jonas or a comparable construction ERP/project-management platform.
• Relationship-driven, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented, highly accountable, and comfortable addressing conflict directly while protecting long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Procurement Strategy & Buyout Optimization: Review plans, CSI divisions, and bid assumptions; drive 3% blended savings across targeted categories.
• Trade Partner Development & Supplier Relations: Build a deep sourcing toolbox of trusted installers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and national accounts.
• Direct Purchasing & Category Management: Centralize General Conditions purchasing, execute direct buys and labor-only subcontracts, manage CSI categories.
• Controls, Reporting & Forecasting: Make procurement visible through Jonas, KPI scorecards, savings/COGS analysis, and forecast reporting.
• Cross-Functional Support & Improvement: Train the team, capture lessons learned, and continuously improve processes without drifting into PM duties.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Sourcing & negotiations

Cost analysis

Vendor management

Financial acumen

ERP systems

Trade-partner development

Tools

Jonas Premier

Job description

WHY FIORILLI?

At Fiorilli Construction, we're looking for a construction procurement leader who can see margin opportunity before buyout, build trade and supplier relationships that create real competitive advantage, and turn smarter sourcing into measurable gross-profit improvement. This is not a traditional purchasing-agent role and it is not a Project Manager seat. You will own a company-wide procurement strategy that decides where turnkey subcontracting makes sense - and where Fiorilli can create more value by purchasing materials directly and pairing them with specialty labor-only or nimbler trade partners.

Fiorilli's #1 differentiator is its culture, Core Focus, and Core Values. We build through a customer-centric approach, "Building Together" culture, and a 'Fio-Family' environment that encourages people to grow, contribute, and take ownership. We're also serious about working smarter: Fiorilli is virtual, mobile, and digital, using platforms such as Jonas Premier and other technology-forward tools to make information visible, improve decisions, and produce better construction outcomes.

• Competitive salary plus quarterly profit-based incentives centered on individual and company achievement
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plus HSA company matching
• 401(k) retirement/profit-sharing plan with company matching
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, birthday/work-anniversary, and concentrated time-off benefits, subject to role and project requirements
• Short-term disability, travel reimbursement, and health/wellness resources
• Career-development and internal-growth opportunities through Fiorilli University programs
• Company events and employee-led initiatives supporting Fiorilli's work-hard / play-hard culture

You'll have a direct line of sight to the bottom line: stronger buyout strategy, better supplier access, deeper trade-partner coverage, less bid-day guesswork, and repeatable savings that scale across Fiorilli's commercial construction portfolio.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Director of Preconstruction, you will own Fiorilli's company-wide procurement, strategic sourcing, and specialty trade-partner development function. This is a high-ownership manager/individual-contributor seat with no direct reports initially, working as the strategic bridge between Preconstruction, Estimating, Operations, Field Leadership, and Finance. Your scorecard is built around five accountabilities:

• PROCUREMENT STRATEGY & BUYOUT OPTIMIZATION - Review plans, specifications, CSI divisions, and bid assumptions; identify the best mix of direct-buy, labor-only, and turnkey procurement; validate market pricing and TCO; and drive a target of at least 3% blended savings across targeted categories.
• TRADE PARTNER DEVELOPMENT & SUPPLIER RELATIONS - Own specialty trade-partner vetting and build a deep sourcing toolbox of trusted installers, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and national accounts with competitive pricing, capacity, and backup coverage.
• DIRECT PURCHASING & CATEGORY MANAGEMENT - Centralize recurring General Conditions purchasing, execute direct material buys and labor-only subcontracts, manage prioritized CSI sourcing categories, and control lead times, logistics, supplier programs, rebates, and warranties.
• CONTROLS, REPORTING & FORECASTING - Make procurement performance visible through Jonas, KPI scorecards, savings/COGS analysis, commitment tracking, forecast reporting, supplier data, and accurate reconciliation of procurement results to project budgets.
• CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT & IMPROVEMENT - Create clean procurement turnover to Operations, train the team on processes and tools, capture lessons learned, solve procurement-related execution issues, and continuously improve the system without allowing the role to drift into routine PM or field responsibilities.

Your highest-priority sourcing opportunities will include company-wide General Conditions purchases and repeatable, material-heavy trades such as interior carpentry/drywall, flooring, painting/coatings, rough carpentry and lumber, doors/frames/hardware, specialties, lighting, plumbing fixtures, and selected mechanical equipment. Fiorilli serves commercial markets across the Midwest including retail, restaurant/QSR, convenience/fuel/grocery, self-storage/light industrial, multifamily/mixed-use/hospitality, healthcare, education/childcare/religious, office, and sports/recreation.

YOUR SCHEDULE

This is a full-time role based through Fiorilli's Richfield, Ohio headquarters. The work is primarily Preconstruction/procurement focused, with regular collaboration in the office plus supplier, manufacturer, trade-partner, and occasional project-site meetings as needed. Fiorilli supports flexible and remote-work practices where role responsibilities allow, but this position requires enough in-person engagement to build relationships, review opportunities, and keep procurement decisions connected to real project execution.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 5+ years of professional commercial construction experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, estimating, project management, operations, or a closely related role
• Strong knowledge of commercial subcontractor markets, material purchasing, buyout strategy, and the cost drivers behind construction Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
• Ability to read and analyze drawings, specifications, scopes, takeoffs, and project requirements at a high level and translate them into procurement decisions
• Demonstrated skill negotiating pricing, scope, terms, lead times, and commercial arrangements with subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including TCO thinking, bid/quote comparison, cost-variance analysis, and advanced spreadsheet skills
• Comfort preparing scopes, purchase orders, and labor-only subcontract documents and using Jonas or a comparable construction ERP/project-management platform
• Relationship-driven, curious, entrepreneurial, detail-oriented, highly accountable, and comfortable addressing conflict directly while protecting long-term partnerships

You’ll do especially well here if you understand both sides of the construction table: how estimators build a number, how Operations needs a buyout to execute, and how the right supplier or specialty trade relationship can turn material markup, market knowledge, and purchasing leverage into a sustainable competitive advantage.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS - AND ISN'T

This role owns Procurement and Strategic Trade Partner Sourcing & Development. You may occasionally backstop estimating or project needs when strategically necessary, but you are not the full-time Estimator, Project Manager, Job Coordinator, Superintendent, or material purchasing only role. We want the person in this seat spending the overwhelming majority of their time building and institutionalizing a procurement function that produces measurable company-wide results.

OUR MISSION + CULTURE

Fiorilli Construction is a full-service commercial general contractor focused on Delivering Construction Excellence through a customer-c...centric approach and Building Synergistic Authentic Relationships. Our Core Focus is Purpose: Delivering Construction Excellence; Passion: Building Together; and Niche: Customer-...centric Focus. Our core values - Building Synergistic Authentic Relationships, Always A Pro, Cutting Edge Cool, Integrity In All We Do, and Own It - define how we lead, communicate, negotiate, solve problems, and take care of clients, team members, and trade partners.