Procurement Manager

Location:

On-Site | Galleria Area with 10% travel

Our client is a rapidly growing U.S. distributor of cement and construction materials operating within a diversified international group of companies. Cement distribution plays a critical role in supporting U.S. infrastructure, commercial development, and manufacturing supply chains.

The company is actively expanding its distribution network through new terminals, satellite locations, and strategic partnerships while evaluating opportunities for organic growth and acquisitions to strengthen its national footprint. The organization operates with a lean leadership structure that provides team members direct exposure to senior decision makers and meaningful involvement in strategic initiatives.

While established and well capitalized through its international ownership, the U.S. business operates with the pace and entrepreneurial mindset of a growth-stage organization. The environment is hands-on, fast-moving, and well suited for leaders who enjoy building processes and infrastructure while remaining directly involved in execution.

The Procurement Manager will lead the continued development and professionalization of the company's procurement function while supporting significant capital projects, facility expansion, operations, maintenance, and supply-chain requirements.

This is not a traditional corporate purchasing role. The company is seeking a technically oriented procurement leader who understands projects, engineering requirements, sourcing strategy, and commercial negotiations and can effectively bridge the needs of engineers, operations leaders, subject‑matter experts, suppliers, and finance.

The Procurement Manager will help build a more disciplined and predictable procurement organization, establish appropriate processes and controls, improve supplier terms, develop procurement budgets, and support an expanding portfolio of greenfield and brownfield capital projects.

The position will initially work closely with Finance due to the significant overlap between procurement controls, cash management, budgeting, and SAP. As the organization evolves, the reporting structure and scope of the function may also evolve. The role is expected to ultimately lead the procurement organization, which currently consists of approximately three team members and could grow to approximately five or six.

• Lead sourcing and procurement activities for capital projects, equipment, maintenance, materials, construction services, and operational requirements.
• Partner closely with engineering, operations, finance, logistics, project management, and other subject‑matter experts to translate technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies.
• Procure technically complex scopes that may include mechanical systems, electrical work, transfer equipment, fabrication, welding, pipe fitting, equipment rentals, maintenance services, EPC services, and greenfield or brownfield construction.
• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies that improve total delivered cost, security of supply, supplier performance, and operational efficiency.
• Negotiate master service agreements, framework agreements, commercial terms, pricing, payment terms, volume discounts, and other supplier concessions.
• Evaluate existing vendor relationships and use purchasing volume to create more favorable commercial arrangements and improve cash flow.
• Proactively identify cost‑saving opportunities through spend analysis, market intelligence, supplier consolidation, competitive sourcing, and contract negotiations.
• Establish stronger procurement controls, processes, policies, and approval procedures within SAP.
• Develop procurement budgets and…