PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Procurement Manager

Materials Procurement & Equipment Rentals

Location: Bradenton, FL | On-site
Reports To: Operations Director - RL James Business Unit
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt
Travel: Approximately 20–25%
Salary Range: $95,000 – $120,000 base salary + performance bonus

About the Role

RL James and the HHCP platform are seeking a highly capable Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing across construction materials and equipment rentals.

This is a high-impact role responsible for approximately $22M in annual spend, including coatings, caulks, sealants, waterproofing, plasters, specialty construction materials, MRO supplies, and rental equipment. The Procurement Manager will help transform a decentralized purchasing environment into a more disciplined, data-driven, and cost-effective procurement function.

The right candidate will bring strong sourcing discipline, supplier negotiation experience, construction materials knowledge, and the ability to turn spend data into measurable savings. This role is not simply about placing orders, it is about building supplier leverage, improving cost visibility, strengthening contract compliance, and delivering real EBITDA impact across the platform.

 

Scope of Work

The Procurement Manager will lead procurement strategy and execution across materials and equipment rental categories, with primary responsibility for materials procurement and secondary responsibility for rental governance.

This includes supplier consolidation, pricing negotiations, rebate management, contract compliance, invoice controls, procurement reporting, and cross-functional support for Operations, Estimating, Finance, AP, and field teams.

 

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Lead sourcing initiatives for coatings, sealants, waterproofing, plasters, specialty materials, MRO, and equipment rentals.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing programs, rebates, and contract terms.
• Consolidate spend across operating companies to improve leverage and reduce cost variation.
• Build and maintain preferred supplier programs by category and operating company.
• Evaluate alternative suppliers, materials, and sourcing strategies without compromising quality or field performance.

Materials Procurement

• Manage approximately $20M in annual materials spend.
• Create pricing consistency across operating companies and reduce fragmented purchasing.
• Partner with estimators and operations teams to ensure project pricing reflects current supplier agreements.
• Monitor market pricing, supplier increases, commodity trends, and cost avoidance opportunities.
• Develop supplier scorecards focused on pricing, service, quality, delivery, and responsiveness.

Equipment Rental Governance

• Manage approximately $2M in equipment rental spend.
• Maintain rental rate cards, supplier agreements, and MSA documentation.
• Monitor rental invoices for rate accuracy, unauthorized fees, and contract compliance.
• Support rebate tracking and supplier tier attainment with national rental partners.
• Resolve billing discrepancies in partnership with AP and field teams.

Financial Impact & Reporting

• Track cost savings, cost avoidance, rebates, and procurement performance.
• Maintain a savings register with clear baseline, methodology, and annualized impact.
• Build spend reports, pricing variance analysis, supplier scorecards, and procurement dashboards.
• Provide monthly and quarterly reporting to leadership tied to EBITDA performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and bid-stage cost modeling as needed.

Process, Compliance & Field Support

• Improve procurement controls, approval processes, and off contract spend visibility.
• Support Sage Intacct vendor records, contract documentation, and procurement workflows.
• Train estimators, superintendents, AP teams, and operating company leaders on preferred suppliers and pricing tools.
• Partner with operating company leaders to improve procurement adoption and purchasing discipline.

 

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management experience.
• Experience managing direct spend categories of $10M or more.
• Strong contract negotiation and supplier management experience.
• Experience in construction, specialty contracting, manufacturing, distribution, or another project-based environment.
• Strong analytical skills, including spend analysis, pricing comparisons, savings tracking, and Excel-based modeling.
• Ability to work across field teams, finance, AP, estimators, operating leaders, and suppliers.
• Experience in multi-site or decentralized organizations.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel approximately 20–25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing construction materials such as coatings, sealants, waterproofing, plasters, adhesives, surface prep, windows, framing, board, tools, or MRO supplies.
• Familiarity with suppliers such as QXO, Sherwin-Williams, White Cap, United Rentals, Sunbelt Rentals, or similar national and regional suppliers.
• Experience with equipment rental MSAs, rate cards, invoice compliance, and rebate programs.
• Familiarity with Sage Intacct or similar ERP/AP systems.
• Experience building preferred supplier programs in a decentralized business.
• CPM, CPSM, or CIPS certification preferred.

 

Success in This Role

Success will be measured by clear, documented procurement impact, including:

• Contracted cost savings
• Cost avoidance against supplier price increases
• Improved supplier pricing consistency
• Increased spend under contract
• Rebate capture
• Reduced off-contract purchasing
• Improved invoice compliance
• Stronger procurement visibility across operating companies

The successful candidate will be able to show not only what was negotiated, but how savings were calculated, verified, implemented, and sustained.

 

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to build and lead a procurement function with meaningful visibility and measurable business impact.

You will step into a role with a defined spend base, clear savings opportunity, leadership alignment, and the ability to shape how procurement supports growth across the HHCP platform. For a procurement professional who enjoys strategy, negotiation, analytics, and hands-on execution, this role offers the chance to make a direct and lasting impact.

We offer competitive compensation, performance-based incentives, a collaborative leadership environment, and the opportunity to help build procurement infrastructure for a growing platform organization.

 

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $95,000 -$120,000
• Performance bonus opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Mileage and travel reimbursement
• Professional growth opportunities within a growing platform

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. RL James does not sponsor employment‑based visas for this position unless stated otherwise.
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Additional Information

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs, platform growth, and organizational priorities.