Purchasing Manager

Blue Signal Search; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Signal Search presents an opportunity for an experienced Purchasing Manager to join a client in the construction and development sector in Atlanta. The role centers on owning purchasing and estimating functions, strengthening cost visibility, and enabling efficient, scalable procurement processes for ongoing growth.

The position collaborates with construction leadership and project teams to shape purchasing strategies, manage vendor relationships, and drive cost containment across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction purchasing, procurement, estimating or preconstruction
• Ability to develop subcontractor scopes, pricing, and procurement documents
• Strong vendor management, negotiation, and contract oversight skills
• Familiarity with construction cost structures and budgeting for projects

Responsibilities

• Lead construction estimating activities, including quantity takeoffs and cost analysis
• Manage the procurement lifecycle from subcontractor outreach to award and documentation
• Oversee project budgets, track commitments and expenditures, identify overruns
• Develop comprehensive subcontractor scopes and purchasing documents
• Build relationships with trade partners and suppliers for compliant pricing and schedules
• Coordinate purchasing timelines with construction schedules and material availability
• Improve purchasing workflows, reporting accuracy, and documentation with project teams

Skills

Construction purchasing

Procurement

Estimating

PlanSwift

Buildertrend

Excel

Vendor negotiations

Contract management

Budget tracking

Subcontractor coordination

Tools

PlanSwift

Buildertrend

Excel

Job description

Our client, a growing organization in the construction and development industry, is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to strengthen its procurement strategy, improve cost visibility, and support the successful execution of construction projects. This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented construction professional to take ownership of critical purchasing and estimating functions while helping establish efficient, scalable processes that support continued growth.

This Role Offers:

• Opportunity to play a key role in shaping purchasing strategies and improving construction cost management.
• High-impact position with direct involvement in budgeting, estimating, procurement, and vendor negotiations.
• Collaborative environment with opportunities to partner closely with construction leadership and project teams.
• Ability to introduce process improvements, strengthen vendor relationships, and create greater operational efficiency.

Focus:

• Lead construction estimating activities, including detailed quantity takeoffs, cost analysis, budget development, and validation of project pricing assumptions.
• Manage the procurement lifecycle, from subcontractor outreach and competitive bidding through proposal evaluation, negotiations, purchasing recommendations, and contract documentation.
• Oversee construction budgets and financial tracking, monitoring commitments, expenditures, contingencies, and projected costs to identify potential overruns.
• Develop comprehensive subcontractor scopes and purchasing documents that clearly establish responsibilities, deliverables, pricing, scheduling expectations, and contractual requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with qualified trade partners and suppliers, evaluating their capabilities, pricing, reliability, and compliance with project requirements.
• Coordinate purchasing timelines with construction schedules, identifying material availability concerns, procurement delays, and opportunities to reduce project risk.
• Improve purchasing workflows, reporting accuracy, and documentation practices while collaborating with project teams to support informed financial and operational decisions.

Skill Set:

• Proven experience in construction purchasing, procurement, estimating, or preconstruction, with a strong understanding of subcontractor coordination and construction cost structures.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and review detailed construction estimates, quantity takeoffs, allowances, and cost-code allocations using PlanSwift.
• Advanced proficiency with Buildertrend, Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, Google Drive, and PDF-based construction plan review tools.
• Strong background in subcontractor solicitation, bid comparisons, scope evaluation, contract negotiations, purchase orders, and construction buyout activities.
• Experience managing project budgets, tracking committed and actual costs, evaluating variances, and maintaining reliable financial forecasts.
• Ability to prepare precise technical scopes and purchasing exhibits while assessing vendor qualifications, licensing, insurance, performance, and contractual obligations.
• Excellent analytical thinking, negotiation, organization, and communication skills, with the judgment to recognize commercial risks and escalating critical issues proactively.