Mgr - Purchasing

DPR Construction; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in Austin, TX seeks a senior leader to optimize enterprise material needs across projects and regions. You will supervise purchasing specialists and drive forecasting processes while aligning with operational requirements.

You will develop forecasts, governance for inventory, and supplier alignment, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve procurement performance and forecasting accuracy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, demand planning, or procurement operations.
• 2-4 years leading purchasing teams or coordinating team workload.
• Experience developing forecasts, demand plans, or inventory strategies.
• Experience using ERP, procurement, or forecasting systems.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages purchasing specialists, including workload coordination, performance management, and development.
• Oversees purchase order execution, transfers, and stocked purchasing activities to ensure operational continuity.
• Develops and maintains aggregated demand forecasts and item-level demand plans aligned with project and branch requirements.
• Identifies and aggregates material and service demand across internal entities to support forecasting and supplier planning.
• Analyzes forecast data and market intelligence to adjust planning assumptions and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Establishes processes for forecasting governance, inventory optimization, and supplier alignment.
• Monitors purchasing and demand planning performance metrics and implements corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Forecasting

Demand planning

Team leadership

Procurement operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, procurement, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Forecasting software

Job description

Job Summary:

Leads purchasing operations and demand planning activities to support enterprise material needs. Oversees regional and national purchasing specialists while establishing forecasting processes and demand plans aligned with operational requirements. Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to aggregate data, optimize inventory strategies, and improve procurement performance. Drives continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, supplier engagement, and purchasing governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages purchasing specialists, including workload coordination, performance management, and development.
• Oversees purchase order execution, transfers, and stocked purchasing activities to ensure operational continuity.
• Develops and maintains aggregated demand forecasts and item-level demand plans aligned with project and branch requirements.
• Identifies and aggregates material and service demand across internal entities to support forecasting and supplier planning.
• Analyzes forecast data and market intelligence to adjust planning assumptions and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Establishes processes for forecasting governance, inventory optimization, and supplier alignment.
• Monitors purchasing and demand planning performance metrics and implements corrective actions as needed.

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, procurement, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, demand planning, or procurement operations required.
• 2-4 years of experience leading purchasing teams or coordinating team workload required.
• Experience developing forecasts, demand plans, or inventory strategies required.
• Experience using ERP, procurement, or forecasting systems required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together - by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things - great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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