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The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.\nAs a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.\nJob Summary:\nLeads purchasing operations and demand planning activities to support enterprise material needs. Oversees regional and national purchasing specialists while establishing forecasting processes and demand plans aligned with operational requirements. Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to aggregate data, optimize inventory strategies, and improve procurement performance. Drives continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, supplier engagement, and purchasing governance.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLeads and manages purchasing specialists, including workload coordination, performance management, and development.\nOversees purchase order execution, transfers, and stocked purchasing activities to ensure operational continuity.\nDevelops and maintains aggregated demand forecasts and item-level demand plans aligned with project and branch requirements.\nIdentifies and aggregates material and service demand across internal entities to support forecasting and supplier planning.\nAnalyzes forecast data and market intelligence to adjust planning assumptions and communicate impacts to stakeholders.\nEstablishes processes for forecasting governance, inventory optimization, and supplier alignment.\nMonitors purchasing and demand planning performance metrics and implements corrective actions as needed.\nEducation Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, procurement, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.\nWork Experience:\n7+ years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, demand planning, or procurement operations required.\n2-4 years of experience leading purchasing teams or coordinating team workload required.\nExperience developing forecasts, demand plans, or inventory strategies required.\nExperience using ERP, procurement, or forecasting systems required.\nDPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.\nWorking at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together-by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.\nExplore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3616,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":2,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Real Estate","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T18:13:58Z"}],"liveness":{"score":72,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.799,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":10,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/dpr-construction-mgr-purchasing","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/dpr-construction-mgr-purchasing.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T10:43:57Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1910,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3090,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}