Purchasing and Estimating Manager (Gulfport)

Title: Estimating & Purchasing Manager

Employer: TradeWize (W-2 employee)

Reports to: Directly to the TradeWize CEOWorks closely with: CTO and platform team, trade vertical leads, builder clients, suppliers Scope: All 17 trade verticals, single-family residential new construction

Type: Full-time

Location: Remote, Mississippi Gulf Coast current market, with travel to suppliers and job sites when needed The role in one paragraph This person owns every material number on every house. Using AI they estimate homes from plans, verify the material lists in the TradeWize platform, and get contracts to builders. They bring suppliers on board and keep pushing material cost down. When a job closes, they verify left over material and fix the PO so the next job is ordered right. Their biggest long-term job: build the process and tools that let TradeWize estimate all 17 trade verticals at once, at scale. What this person owns Six areas, all theirs to run.1. Estimating and quantitieso Refine the system to take off material quantities from plans for every home, across all trades.o Own the accuracy of every quantity. If a number is wrong, it is theirs to fix.o Build and maintain standard material lists for each plan.2. Loading the platformo Verify SKUs and pricing that is loaded into the TradeWize platform is accurateo Keep the data clean so crews, schedulers and suppliers see the same numbers.3. Builder contractso Estimates turn into priced contracts for builders. Monitor and improve the systemo Ensure contracts get out fast, track them, and follow up until signed.4. Supplier onboardingo Improve the system to find vet and sign suppliers for each trade and market at scaleo Negotiate pricing, delivery terms and rebates.o Get suppliers set up in the platform to receive POs. Improve system as needed5. Reducing material costo Find cheaper equal products, cut waste, and buy in volume across verticals.o Track price changes and push back on increases.6. Estimating at scale (the system)o Design a repeatable, tech-driven process to estimate all 17 trade verticals at the same time from one set of plans.o Automate takeoffs, templates and pricing updates After every job: review leftover and returned material, accept or decline system PO changes for each completed job. The job cyclejob cycle · 6 steps, 1 feedback loop This person runs every step, from plans to contract to post-job review. The PO update at the end feeds the next estimate, so accuracy improves with every house. How success is measured Targets get set with the CEO in the first 30 days. Measure What it means Estimate accuracy Ordered material vs. material actually used, per job and per trade Estimate turnaround Days from plans received to contract sent to the builder Material cost per home Cost per plan, tracked month over month Savings delivered Dollars saved from supplier pricing, substitutions and waste cuts Leftover material Value of unused or returned material per job Suppliers onboarded Active suppliers per trade and market, set up in the platformPO updates closed Share of completed jobs reviewed and POs updated Verticals estimated in one pass Progress toward all 17 trades estimated at once from one plan set Who we're looking for Must have 3+ years in estimating and purchasing for single-family residential new construction. Hands-on takeoffs from plans across multiple trades (framing, roofing, siding, brick, drywall, and more).Experience building and managing POs and material lists for production homes. Recent experience using AI for estimates. prompting and building solutions to refine numbers Owns the numbers: detail-driven, organized, and follows through.