Procurement Inventory Manager- Construction Industry

Overview

Gregg Drilling, LLC, 2726 Walnut Avenue, Signal Hill, California, United States of America

Job Title:

Procurement/Inventory Manager - Construction Industry

Job Description posted Friday 26 September 2025 at 07:00

• Procurement: Develop and implement purchasing strategies to source equipment, materials, and supplies that meet project and operational requirements.
• Procurement: Negotiate and establish favorable contracts with vendors and suppliers.
• Procurement: Create purchase orders, track shipments, and manage procurement timelines to avoid delays in project execution.
• Procurement: Collaborate with project managers and field supervisors to forecast demand and ensure the timely delivery of materials.
• Procurement: Maintain purchasing records, monitor budgets, and ensure adherence to approved procurement procedures.
• Inventory Management: Oversee and manage company-wide inventory levels, ensuring accuracy and availability of critical materials and parts for ongoing projects.
• Inventory Management: Develop and maintain an efficient inventory tracking system to reduce downtime and prevent stockouts or overstocking.
• Inventory Management: Conduct regular audits of physical inventory and compare with records to ensure accurate reporting.
• Inventory Management: Provide and maintain accurate inventory levels and values for use in the valuation of inventory on hand.
• Inventory Management: Work closely with the operations and mechanics team to ensure efficient storage, distribution, and replenishment of materials.
• Vendor Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers and vendors, ensuring quality and reliability of goods and services.
• Vendor Relations: Evaluate vendor performance based on price, quality, service, and timely delivery, and take corrective action when necessary.
• Cost Control and Budgeting: Monitor and manage procurement costs and inventory expenses, identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Cost Control and Budgeting: Work with the accounting team to ensure proper coding of purchase orders and alignment with company financial processes.
• Cost Control and Budgeting: Apply job cost principles to purchasing and inventory decisions to ensure accurate cost allocation to specific projects.
• Compliance and Reporting: Ensure all purchasing and inventory activities comply with company policies, procedures, and industry regulations.
• Compliance and Reporting: Provide regular reports on purchasing activities, inventory levels, cost analysis, and job costing to senior management.
• Compliance and Reporting: Other duties as assigned.

• Strong knowledge of purchasing and inventory management software and systems (experience with Sage 300 is a plus).
• Knowledge of construction industry practices and job cost principles is required.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various departments, including project management, field operations, and accounting.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent MS Office skills
• Excellent customer service, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively, both as a team member and independently
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate contracting risks with both commercial and government clients.
• Must have a command of the contract negotiation steps, scope of work requirements-estimates, evaluation factors, change request vehicles, etc.
• Must understand a variety of contract types – firm-fixed price, cost-plus, time and material, etc.
• A CPCM and/or certified CCCM is highly desirable.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, or inventory management, preferably within the construction or drilling industry.

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