CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT MANAGER
An established construction business is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead purchasing and procurement activities from its Edenderry base. This is a commercially focused role covering construction materials, plant and equipment, with responsibility for supplier performance, cost efficiencies and supply continuity across multiple projects and sites. You will work closely with project, estimating, finance and operational teams to ensure procurement decisions support both project delivery and commercial performance.
About Your New Job
As Procurement Manager, you will:
- Lead purchasing and procurement activities across construction materials, plant and equipment.
- Source and evaluate suppliers and subcontractors, securing competitive quotations and commercial terms.
- Negotiate pricing, contracts, rebates and terms to deliver procurement cost savings and efficiencies.
- Provide accurate material pricing for project plans, drawings and tender submissions.
- Work closely with Estimators during tendering to support accurate project costing.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with preferred suppliers and distributors.
- Identify alternative suppliers to improve value, availability and supply continuity.
- Monitor supplier reliability, performance and agreed delivery times.
- Track project spend and purchasing activity and maintain accurate cost reports.
- Control inventories and oversee purchasing systems, identifying opportunities for process improvement.
- Ensure materials and services meet relevant safety, health and environmental requirements.
- Provide procurement and purchasing information to Finance to support month-end reporting.
What You Need
- Strong procurement and purchasing experience, ideally covering construction materials, plant and equipment.
- Strong commercial and supplier negotiation capability.
- Knowledge of the Irish construction market.
- Experience sourcing, evaluating and managing suppliers and subcontractors.
- Experience managing material pricing and procurement requirements across multiple projects.
- Strong cost-control, spend-tracking and reporting capability.
- Experience managing purchasing systems and inventory controls.
- Ability to work effectively with Estimating, Finance and operational teams.
- Strong supplier relationship management and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage competing purchasing requirements and maintain supply continuity.
What’s Next
Contact Tina at Sigmar Recruitment for a confidential discussion about this Procurement Manager opportunity.
