Purchasing Manager

Apollo Mechanical Contractors; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401K with Company Match

STD, LTD, Voluntary Life benefits

Paid Time off

Job summary

Apollo Mechanical Contractors in Denver is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead procurement operations for our Denver team. This role blends leadership with hands-on procurement, supplier management, and project support to ensure timely, cost-effective material delivery.

The successful candidate will drive procurement strategy across projects, coach buyers, and collaborate with project teams to mitigate risks and improve processes. Strong negotiation and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience in construction or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Strong commercial judgment and negotiation ability.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional purchasing and procurement activities.
• Develop and support buyers and procurement staff.
• Establish expectations around responsiveness, accountability, follow-through, accuracy, and customer service.
• Partner with project managers, engineers, estimators, operations, and field teams on procurement strategy.
• Support project buyouts and major sourcing decisions.
• Identify long-lead materials and procurement risks early.
• Maintain visibility into critical orders, supplier commitments, and material availability.
• Help the team prioritize when demand exceeds capacity.
• Participate in complex or high-risk procurements and supplier escalations.
• Negotiate and maintain productive supplier relationships.
• Evaluate sourcing decisions based on total project impact.
• Develop regional supplier capabilities leveraging broader supplier relationships.
• Improve procurement processes, tools, and workflows.
• Maintain strong purchasing controls and documentation.
• Surfaces problems early to avoid late material issues.

Skills

Accountability

Decision making

Coaching

Relationship building

Ownership

Urgency

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Operational judgment

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Purchasing Manager

Apollo Mechanical Contractors is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead procurement operations for our Denver team.

This is a working leadership position for someone who combines strong operational judgment with urgency, accountability, supplier management, and a genuine desire to help project teams succeed.

Apollo defines procurement broadly. Purchasing is one component of a larger process that includes understanding project requirements, sourcing, buyout planning, managing supplier risk, tracking material and equipment, and protecting field execution.

What You'll Do

• Lead purchasing and procurement activities for the region.
• Develop and support buyers and other procurement personnel.
• Establish expectations around responsiveness, accountability, follow-through, accuracy, and customer service.
• Partner with project managers, engineers, estimators, operations, and field teams on procurement strategy.
• Support project buyouts and major sourcing decisions.
• Identify long-lead materials and procurement risks early.
• Maintain visibility into critical orders, supplier commitments, and material availability.
• Help the team prioritize when demand exceeds available capacity.
• Participate directly in complex or high-risk procurements and supplier escalations.
• Negotiate and maintain productive supplier relationships.
• Evaluate sourcing decisions based on total project impact, not simply initial purchase price.
• Develop regional supplier capabilities while leveraging Apollo's broader supplier relationships.
• Improve procurement processes, tools, and workflows.
• Maintain strong purchasing controls and documentation.
• Make sure problems are surfaced early rather than discovered when material is already late.

Qualifications

• Creates accountability without creating bureaucracy.
• Can distinguish what is genuinely urgent from what is simply loud.
• Makes decisions with incomplete information when necessary.
• Coaches people rather than solving every problem for them.
• Is willing to jump into the details when circumstances require it.
• Develops strong relationships with project teams and suppliers.
• Understands the balance between price, schedule, quality, risk, and long-term supplier relationships.
• Communicates difficult information early and directly.
• Looks for ways to eliminate wasted effort and improve purchasing throughput.
• Has excellent judgment and personal integrity.
• Remains steady when multiple projects need help simultaneously.
• Builds a culture in which ownership and follow-through are normal expectations.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, construction, manufacturing, project management, or a related operational environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Strong commercial judgment and negotiation ability.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.

  Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401K with Company Match
  • STD, LTD, Voluntary Life benefits
  • Paid Time off

  Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

  As an Affiantative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, Apollo Mechanical Contractors “Apollo” ensures that no applicant for employment or employee of Apollo is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability (mental or physical), genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic any characteristic of his or her relatives, friends, or associates.

  All employees are subject to a pre-employment drug screen.