Building Industry Partners portfolio, Endeavor Fire Protection, currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of National Procurement.
The Endeavor field operating companies are the primary interface with the customer base. Each operating company is led by a strong local leadership team with specific knowledge of their local market. How these firms perform in aggregate drives results for Endeavor as a whole. Maintaining strong relationships between corporate Endeavor and the operating companies is very important, as is Endeavor’s ability to leverage its size and national reach to provide programs that create value for the operating companies.
Endeavor is seeking to further develop its National Purchasing Group. At this time, the organization is seeking a Director of National Purchasing to lead a team of professionals in their strategic sourcing and procurement activities.
The National Purchasing Group will be charged with applying the latest best practices in procurement, corporate accounts agreements, strategic alliances, logistics, and supply chain management. Endeavor seeks best-in-class supply and logistics that result in significant advantage for its many operating companies. Advantages are sought in buying power, terms, ease of purchase, logistics, service levels and other support for Endeavor operating companies.
We need a leader who is knowledgeable in fire and life safety engineering and has a strong background in procurement of construction materials and equipment, to include strategic alliances, corporate account purchasing agreements, logistics, supply chain management, and the integration of suppliers into operations support.
The Director of National Purchasing will report to the Chief Executive Office. This position will require approximately 50% travel, to operating company and supplier locations.
Professional Qualifications
- 7-10 years of experience in the fire and life safety contracting industry, in positions of increasing responsibility;
- proven command of current best practices in procurement, corporate account agreements, strategic alliances, logistics, and supply chain management. Minimum of 5 years of experience leading a solid procurement program;
- proven experience working effectively with multisite company business units that do not report directly;
- knowledge of the large equipment and materials suppliers to the fire and life safety construction industry;
- proficient with Excel and Access and ability to evaluate current processes and evolve same to improve quality, productivity and efficiency;
- Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) preferred;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, fire and life safety Engineering, or related area is required.
Personal Qualifications
- proven ability to create valuable partnering or strategic account relationships with major suppliers to the fire and life safety contracting industry, and sustain them;
- proven ability to explain program value to operating units, build trust, and get them to use the programs to their advantage;
- creative and persuasive in developing supply agreements;
- adept at making the purchase process with each national account supplier an easy process for the operating companies;
- analytical in pursuit of specific product group sourcing alliances, to best leverage cost, terms, and ease-of-use for Endeavor operating units;
- a leader and a listener who will win the trust of all who would participate in supply relationships with Endeavor, both as supplier and as purchaser;
- excellent communication skills with ability to develop and sustain strong relationships with internal and external partners;
- impeccable honesty and integrity.
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates, including minorities, women, veterans, and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
What We Do
Building Industry Partners (“BIP”) is the leading private equity investment firm focused on the U.S. building industry. Founded by Matt Ogden in 2008, BIP is headquartered in Boston, with operating partners and advisors across the U.S.
Our purpose is to build exceptional and enduring businesses, generate world class investment returns, and contribute to elevating the building industry and its workforce through people-focused investment & business principles.
We help to build exceptional businesses, to realize the entrepreneurial visions of the industry's rising stars, and to increase shared prosperity amongst shareholders, management, and our broader workforce through broad-based employee ownership.
Over the past decade, BIP is proud to have been part of building some of the fastest growing and most dynamic businesses in the U.S. building industry’s middle market, including U.S. LBM Holdings, Kodiak Building Partners, Homewood Holdings, and U.S. Fence Solutions/Binford Supply.
