Apex Plumbing, headquartered in Golden, Colorado is the largest wet utilities service contractor in the Front Range.  Founded in 1985, we have been installing, servicing and repairing underground plumbing systems, and have earned a reputation for outstanding service with our customers.  We’re getting ready to grow again and need some talented folks to join our team!

Your role is a critical piece of our success.  Reporting to the president and working with our corporate team, you are the master of everything we need to get our work done.  You have a track record of success in construction purchasing – supplies, material, tools and capital equipment.  You are a fair but deliberate negotiator and your vendors know they can count on you for the straight scoop.  You are always mindful of your fiscal responsibility to the business, and take your work to heart.  You like working with good folks and look forward to helping others daily.  If this sounds like you – keep reading!

About the role:
•    Establishing relationships with local and national suppliers for all supplies, material and equipment needs
•    Respectfully negotiating best value pricing up front and on a continuous basis; actively seeking out new suppliers and working with each toward a healthy pricing structure
•    Working closely with the Operations Manager and field crews to ensure their supplies, tools, material and equipment are in place for each project
•    Making yourself available to vendors and suppliers as necessary – fostering strong relationships that lead to preferred status
•    Maintaining accurate, timely job costing; helping to evolve and improve the process wherever possible
•    Working with your team to develop and implement processes that will promote healthy profit margins
•    Establishing purchasing and vendor management framework in collaboration with the President to allow for sustainable and incremental company growth
•    Working as a responsible fiscal steward in the organization
•    Working with your team to ensure accurate inventory levels and job costing
•    Completing weekly project reports and conducting the weekly internal status meeting

About you:
•    You have at least 3 years of experience in purchasing/supplier management in the construction industry
•    You are technically competent – experienced with mainstream office software and you have embraced mobility in your personal life
•    You have a solid command of job cost accounting and inventory; you understand that close control over your inventory will directly impact the company’s margin
•    You are methodical and systematic – you are wired to think about making processes more efficient so that your teams don’t spend time on useless activities
•    You’re a gifted negotiator – able to work with your vendors to happily agree on the ultimate preferred pricing and making sure everyone feels good about the outcome
•    You bring a friendly, outgoing and professional communication style with you to work every day
•    You are naturally self-directed, resourceful, with an agile mind – you can switch priorities quickly and your memory is remarkable
•    You have a good sense of humor, driven to excellence and able to set boundaries with a smile
•    You are drawn to small business where the people you work with support and encourage each other

Our team members enjoy:
•    A competitive salary
•    Paid time off
•    Growth opportunity
•    A healthy and productive work environment

Goldstone Partners is helping this growing, financially stable organization find talented contributors who want to be part of an amazing team.  Please send your resume us at success'at'goldstonepartners.com.  Principals only please.  Unfortunately sponsorships cannot be supported at this time.