Strategic Procurement Lead: Vendor Management & Sourcing

VIVA Railings; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA Railings is seeking a detail-driven Procurement Lead to own our purchasing operations from PO issuance through delivery confirmation. This role ensures fabrication and project schedules stay on track by partnering with vendors to meet cost, quality, and reliability standards while upholding VIVA’s core values.

You will build and manage the vendor qualification framework, AVL management, performance tracking, risk assessment, and scalable processes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of procurement experience with ownership of vendor management fundamentals.
• Experience managing domestic and international (offshore) purchase orders is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Order Management: end-to-end PO process from issuance to delivery confirmation.
• ERP Ownership: manage requisitions, PO creation and close-out in the ERP system.
• AVL Management: build and maintain an Approved Vendor List and re-assess vendors periodically.
• Vendor Performance & Sourcing: develop performance matrices to guide reviews and sourcing decisions.
• Supply Risk Management: assess single-source exposure, capacity constraints, and financial stability; propose contingencies.
• Quality Coordination: coordinate with vendors on quality control and lifecycle issues.
• Process Scalability: identify and implement scalable purchasing processes for future volume.
• Documentation & Audit Readiness: ensure PO backups and related documentation are audit-ready.
• Team Direction: supervise purchasing assistants and set priorities.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: align with Production Control and Warehouse on timing and expediting.
• Escalation Management: escalate at-risk POs per risk/escalation ladder.
• Knowledge Management: document procurement processes and best practices.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP system

PO processing tools

Job description

VIVA Railings is seeking a detail-driven Procurement Lead to own our purchasing operations from PO issuance through delivery confirmation. This role ensures fabrication and project schedules stay on track by partnering with vendors to meet cost, quality, and reliability standards while upholding VIVA’s core values.

You will build and manage the vendor qualification framework, AVL management, performance tracking, risk assessment, and scalable processes.