Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
JOB SUMMARY
The Director of Procurement is responsible for leading and managing the company's procurement strategy, purchasing operations, supplier relationships, and material sourcing activities. This position ensures the company obtains the right products, equipment, and materials at the best overall value while maintaining quality, availability, delivery, and compliance standards.
The Director of Procurement will develop and implement procurement strategies that support the company's operational and financial objectives, negotiate favorable pricing and terms with vendors, establish strong supplier partnerships, and identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve purchasing efficiency.
This role will work closely with Operations, Warehouse, Finance, Sales, Service, Installation, and Executive Leadership to ensure materials are available when needed while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and minimizing unnecessary spending.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Incumbent must have the skills, ability, and judgment to perform the following essential job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation:
Procurement Strategy & Leadership
- Develop and implement a company-wide procurement strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Establish purchasing policies, procedures, approval processes, and internal controls.
- Lead and manage the procurement function and purchasing team.
- Establish procurement KPIs and regularly report results to executive leadership.
- Identify opportunities to consolidate purchases and leverage company-wide buying power.
- Develop annual procurement goals, budgets, and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Continuously evaluate purchasing processes and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
Vendor & Supplier Management
- Identify, evaluate, negotiate with, and maintain relationships with key suppliers and manufacturers.
- Negotiate pricing, rebates, payment terms, freight arrangements, warranties, and other contractual terms.
- Establish preferred vendor programs and strategic supplier partnerships.
- Monitor vendor performance related to pricing, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and service.
- Conduct regular supplier reviews and negotiate improvements when performance does not meet expectations.
- Maintain competitive bidding processes for significant purchases.
- Develop contingency suppliers for critical materials and products to minimize operational disruptions.
Cost Management
- Develop and execute cost-reduction strategies without compromising quality or operational requirements.
- Monitor market pricing and industry trends to identify purchasing opportunities.
- Analyze purchasing data to identify spending patterns, price variances, and savings opportunities.
- Establish appropriate purchasing thresholds and approval requirements.
- Track and report procurement savings and cost avoidance.
- Ensure purchases comply with approved budgets and company policies.
Inventory & Materials Management
- Partner with Warehouse and Operations leadership to establish appropriate inventory levels and reorder points.
- Monitor inventory availability, turnover, shortages, excess inventory, and obsolete materials.
- Develop strategies to reduce stockouts while minimizing excess inventory.
- Coordinate purchasing forecasts based on operational demand and business needs.
- Improved purchasing process efficiency
- Increased compliance with purchasing procedures
- Improved supplier quality and responsiveness
- Accurate forecasting and material availability
- Achievement of annual procurement goals
KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Operations, Finance, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- 7+ years of progressive procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or strategic sourcing experience.
- 3+ years of leadership or management experience.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating vendor pricing, contracts, and purchasing terms.
- Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience managing significant purchasing spend.
- Strong understanding of inventory management and supply-chain principles.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and procurement/inventory management systems.
Preferred
- Experience in HVAC, construction, manufacturing, distribution, facilities, or a related industry.
- Experience managing multi-location procurement operations.
- Experience implementing procurement software, ERP systems, or purchasing platforms.
- Professional certification such as CPSM, CSCP, or related credential.
- Experience developing supplier scorecards and strategic sourcing programs.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Work is performed primarily indoors.
- Lighting is artificial.
- Equipment used includes standard office equipment i.e. computer, telephone, fax machine, printer and copier.
- Physical demands include sitting, repetitive use of hands, grasping, walking, standing, bending over, climbing, reaching overhead, pushing, pulling and light lifting as required to perform job duties.
- Hours and days are primarily Monday through Friday with some overtime and weekends required.
- Position requires contact with Blue Mountain Inc. employees and outside vendors.
BENEFITS:
- Company Vehicle (for qualifying positions)
- 401k
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
In addition to base salary, this job may be eligible to participate in our corporate discretionary bonus program, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Blue Mountain offers a wide range of benefits to full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, vacation, and sick leave. To learn more, please visit https://bluemountainair.net/careers/.
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all California based jobs. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar industry companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.
The base pay range for this position is: $125,000 - $155,000.
Blue Mountain does not welcome unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from search/recruiting agencies not listed on our approved agency roster. Any resumes or candidate information sent to Blue Mountain by agencies not pre-approved shall be deemed Blue Mountain's property. Should Blue Mountain hire such a candidate, no fees will be owed to the agency responsible for the unsolicited submission.
EEO STATEMENT
Blue Mountain is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. Blue Mountain is an equal opportunity employer and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
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