Strategic Construction Procurement Lead

Ellaway Blues Consulting; Tennessee; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and material-planning for complex construction projects. You will build and execute procurement strategies from preconstruction through delivery, ensuring materials, equipment, vendors, and purchase orders align with cost, schedule, and field execution.

You’ll manage procurement plans, source vendors, identify long-lead materials early, coordinate submittals and owner/contractor-furnished items, and provide clear

Qualifications

• Experience in construction procurement, purchasing, vendor management, and material planning.
• Strong understanding of long-lead equipment and materials, project schedules, and the relationship between procurement decisions and field execution.
• Ability to assess supplier pricing, capacity, lead times, quality, and commercial terms.
• Strong negotiation, organization, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across estimating, engineering, project management, scheduling, field teams, suppliers, and clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement plans that align with project phases, design releases, funding milestones, construction sequencing, and delivery requirements.
• Source and evaluate vendors for materials, equipment, services, storage, staging, and fabrication needs; secure competitive pricing and reliable availability.
• Identify long-lead materials early, establish required order dates, and maintain visibility from submittal through fabrication, shipment, and delivery.
• Manage material submittals in coordination with engineering, project management, vendors, and client stakeholders to avoid approval-related delays.
• Coordinate owner-furnished and contractor-furnished material requirements, delivery schedules, and responsibilities across the project team.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders once approvals and funding are in place, ensuring terms, specifications, quantities, and delivery commitments are accurate.
• Monitor supplier performance, pricing changes, lead-time risk, and commercial issues; escal…?
• Provide clear procurement updates to project leadership on material status, purchasing activity, risks, and upcoming decisions.

Skills

Construction procurement

Vendor management

Material planning

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Prioritization / multitasking

MS Office

ERP systems

Project management tools

Long-lead materials knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Project management platforms

Job description

Ellaway Blues Consulting is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and material-planning for complex construction projects. You will build and execute procurement strategies from preconstruction through delivery, ensuring materials, equipment, vendors, and purchase orders align with cost, schedule, and field execution.

You’ll manage procurement plans, source vendors, identify long-lead materials early, coordinate submittals and owner/contractor-furnished items, and provide clear