Global Finish Materials Procurement Lead

SupplyX; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SupplyX seeks an experienced procurement professional to manage finish materials sourcing for multifamily, hospitality, and commercial projects. You will own supplier relations, vet and onboard factories, and ensure compliance with specs, budgets, and schedules.

Responsibilities include supporting preconstruction bidding, negotiating terms, reviewing cutsheets, coordinating with design teams, and leading quality inspections through to shipment. Travel internationally is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, sourcing, or purchasing for construction finish materials.
• Direct experience buying from factories in East Asia.
• Demonstrated track record vetting and onboarding new factories, including audits.
• Ability to read and interpret construction documents, finish schedules, and specs.
• Working knowledge of international logistics, Incoterms, and landed-cost modeling.
• Strong Excel skills and disciplined data management.
• Comfort with calls across time zones with Asia.
• Willingness to travel internationally for factory visits and trade fairs.
• Multifamily, hospitality, or commercial project experience at scale.
• Experience in an owner's-rep environment representing the buyer.

Responsibilities

• Support preconstruction during bidding with technical product info, value-engineering, and budget pricing.
• At award, negotiate pricing with factories and select qualified vendors.
• Review and approve cutsheets against specifications before production.
• Manage submittal, sample, shop drawing, and approval cycles between factory, design team, and client.
• Own the quality control process from pre-production samples to pre-shipment inspection.
• Resolve damage, shortage, and non-conformance claims with factories.
• Qualify new factories: capability, capacity, certifications, audits, references, and testing.
• Maintain a rated vendor base with performance tracking on quality and delivery.
• Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, payment terms, and warranty language.
• Build long-term relationships that secure priority production queues.

Skills

Procurement experience

East Asia factory buying

Factory audits

Construction docs reading

Incoterms / logistics

Excel skills

Time-zone collaboration

International travel

Multifamily/commercial proj exp

Owner's-rep experience

Job description

SupplyX seeks an experienced procurement professional to manage finish materials sourcing for multifamily, hospitality, and commercial projects. You will own supplier relations, vet and onboard factories, and ensure compliance with specs, budgets, and schedules.

Responsibilities include supporting preconstruction bidding, negotiating terms, reviewing cutsheets, coordinating with design teams, and leading quality inspections through to shipment. Travel internationally is required.