Director of Purchasing - Residential Construction - $130000 - $160000 Yearly Salary

Position Description: Job Description Airoom is seeking an experienced Director of Purchasing to lead estimating, purchasing, vendor management, and preconstruction operations for our residential design/build projects. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate project costing, protecting margins, optimizing vendor partnerships, and delivering fully estimated and purchased projects to Production. Additional responsibilities include training staff, managing cross-department communication, and coordinating with vendors and subcontractors to identify and remove barriers that could delay project progress, thereby enhancing client satisfaction. The Director must have extensive experience in vendor management, negotiation, pricing and discount structures, logistics, displays, cooperative advertising agreements, and warranty support. Airoom projects typically involve twelve to fifteen individual subcontractors and ten to fifteen material vendors to complete fieldwork. The Purchasing Department is responsible for performing takeoffs for all trades and vendors as accurately as possible, thoroughly reviewing plans, and determining the most efficient use of materials and labor. Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously, along with strong scheduling and progress reporting skills, is essential for collaboration with other departments in Airoom's design/build process, known as S.T.A.R.T. The department must deliver four to five fully estimated, purchased, and confirmed projects per week to the Field Production Department, while also supporting daily and weekly change orders from field staff.