Purchasing Manager Jobs in Colorado

Location:

Delta, CO — on-site

Employment Type:

Full-time, direct hire, salaried-exempt; open to part time for the right candidate

Compensation:

$68,000–$82,000/year, DOE

Benefits:

401(k) with company match; paid time off; sick leave; Colorado FAMLI leave; annual bonus eligibility; access to professional coaching; employee development program including tuition reimbursement

Application Deadline:

August 20, 2026

The Job

We're a heavy-industry fabrication operation — steel fabrication, machining, and finishing — growing quickly, with multiple large, multi-month projects running at any given time. Our production team builds our schedule and we are in search of a Purchasing Manager — also known in the field as a Senior Buyer or Procurement Manager — to own the entire procurement chain, end to end, and make it something production can depend on.

This is a senior individual-contributor role reporting directly into ownership, joining a small office team. You'll have real authority to select vendors, negotiate terms, and make sourcing decisions that affect whether a seven-figure project delivers on time — this isn't a PO-processing role, it's ownership of the program.

What You'll Own

● Validate the Bill of Materials for each project with dedicated fabrication leads and design specialists before production starts, so sourcing begins from an accurate list

● Own the vendor and supply chain program end to end — sourcing, qualification, negotiation, and ongoing relationship management — for both physical materials and outsourced services/subcontracted work

● Build and run a genuine competitive bid process for sourcing decisions, replacing ad hoc single-vendor purchasing

● Maintain vendor compliance records, including sales-tax exemption documentation (Colorado DR-0563 and related resale/exemption certificates) to optimize our supply chain spending

● Maintain detailed, accurate materials delivery schedules and actively expedite critical-path items before they become production blockers – keeping CFO, COO and Production Manager in the loop

● Establish and maintain a dedicated, standalone purchasing program for each large multi-month, seven-figure project — its own BOM, vendor commitments, delivery schedule and receiving documentation and identification — so materials bought for one job don't get quietly consumed by another, and every PO can be traced back to the project it belongs to

● Tag every purchase order with the correct project and project phase at the time it's created — this is the source data that makes accurate project cost accounting possible downstream

● Build in safety stock or lead-time buffers for critical, hard-to-source components so a single item running out doesn't stop production

● Own the receiving process — confirming what actually arrives against what was ordered and what the project needs

● Partner actively with sales and production, supporting quoting with real sourcing data and supporting fulfillment simultaneously across concurrent projects

● Actively problem-solve sourcing issues as they come up — this is a hands-on role, not a policy-writing one

Must-Have

● Senior-level purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience in manufacturing or construction — comfortable managing sourcing for multi-month, seven-figure projects, not just recurring low-value POs

● Direct experience building or running a competitive bid process

● Experience managing Bills of Materials and partnering with engineering, design, or fabrication leads to validate them before procurement begins

● Disciplined about tagging every purchase order and expense with the correct project and phase at time of purchase — this role owns accurate source data, not month-end cleanup

● Vendor negotiation experience with a track record of improving price and lead time

● Comfortable owning both physical goods purchasing and services/subcontractor purchasing

● Able to work on-site in Delta, CO full-time

● Self starter familiar with emerging systems and technology, eager to work within our existing proprietary project dashboard and company-provided AI tools

Strong Plus

● Experience specifically in metal/steel fabrication or industrial manufacturing purchasing

● CPSM, CPM, or similar procurement certification

● Familiarity with QuickBooks Online or similar, enough to understand how project/phase tags flow into job-costing reports

● Experience setting up a formal receiving process or vendor compliance program from scratch

How to Apply

Submit a resume along with a brief note covering:

1. A project where you built or ran a competitive bid process — the before/after impact on price or lead time

2. An example of managing procurement for a large, multi-month project as its own standalone program, including how you kept materials and costs tied to that specific project

3. Your experience with vendor compliance documentation (tax exemption certificates, qualification records, etc.)

Pay: $68,000.00 - $82,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Family leave
• Flexible schedule
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Application Question(s):

• Please provide an example of managing procurement for a large, multi-month project as its own standalone program, including how you kept materials and costs tied to that specific project.
• Please detail any experience you have with vendor compliance documentation (tax exemption certificates, qualification records, etc.)
• Please describe a project where you built or ran a competitive bid process — the before/after impact on price or lead time.

Experience:

• procurement: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Delta, CO 81416 (Required)

Work Location: In person