Procurement Manager Jobs in Texas

At Airtron Heating & Air Conditioning, we help homeowners stay comfortable year-round with trusted heating, cooling, and HVAC solutions. For more than 40 years, we've built our reputation by showing up, doing quality work, and treating customers with honesty and respect. We're proud to be the neighbor people can count on—and we're looking for team members who share that same commitment to serving others and doing the job right.

At Airtron, we're looking for people who take pride in their work, care about their teammates, and are committed to delivering an exceptional experience for every customer. If that sounds like you, we'd love to have you on our team.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Determines material requirements and coordinates the efficient movement of materials to Division operations
• Coordinates with other departments to ensure the timely flow of materials within an established timeframe
• Responsible for min/max inventory levels according to the season, usage trends and product availability
• Works on distributor and manufacturer accountability, while maintaining an open and transparent relationship
• Develops and maintains inventory templates for warehouse and other purchasing team members
• Ensures purchase orders requirements have been met
• Oversees preparation of purchase orders
• Oversees monthly inventory counts
• Performs vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reduce costs and boost efficiency
• Monitors vendor performance, making recommendations to improve vendor performance as needed
• Works with warehouse staff to reconcile receiving discrepancies
• Collaborates with other departments as needed
• Keeps Senior Management informed of activities and progress toward goals & objectives
• Establishes effective reporting and communication with designated team to ensure that they are appropriately informed of management expectations, polices, procedures and programs
• Completes required reports, accounting records and related documents promptly and accurately
• Effectively supervises purchasing team, ensuring staff are trained for optimal performance
• Leads and develops the purchasing team; maintains appropriate staffing levels
• Ensures that employees attend all required training
• Continually searches for ways to improve results and effectiveness
• Provides regular performance updates and recommendations to senior management
• Provides leadership to designated teams through effective objective setting, delegation, and communication based on direction from senior management
• Addresses issues of concern related to performance providing constructive and ongoing feedback and consequences if performance remains below standards
• Follows all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to safety
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-5 years of purchasing management experience
• 3-5 years’ experience leading successful, productive teams
• High school diploma or GED
• Intermediate computer skills and able to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Ability to manage projects and resources
• Must be able to communicate in English effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Valid driver's license required
• Ability to work overtime with little notice; weekend hours may occasionally be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of purchasing management experience within a construction/HVAC environment

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Leadership skills and effective leadership behaviors
• Customer service mindset with both internal and external customers
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong work ethic
• Capable of making good judgments/decisions
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills, with all levels of the organization
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
• Ability to build positive relationships with customers, both internal and external
• Proactive mindset
• Safety mindset and acceptance of a safety culture

Working Conditions:

• Open office environment
• Fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift/move up to 20 pounds frequently
• Frequently performs tasks requiring bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching
• Must be able to drive and operate a motorized passenger vehicle or forklift
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, masks/respirators, reflective safety vests, gloves and safety toe, construction-grade work boots
• Must be able to adhere to long periods of standing, walking or sitting
• Ability to hear, understand and distinguish speech and/or other sounds to operate phones or other equipment safely.
• With natural or corrected vision, able to see and focus for close, distance, peripheral vision with normal depth perception
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to others
• Ability to enter text or data into a computer by means of a traditional keyboard or 10-key numeric keypad
Must be able to use arms and hands to reach overhead, signal, grab, hold, lift, turn, push and pull objects and tools

Airtron is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Airtron.