At Keeley Companies, we believe in empowering our people and fulfilling career aspirations. Keeley is a career destination with countless opportunities for advancement, and a world-class family culture that is centered around creating the best possible environment for our people to thrive.
Keeley Construction is looking for a Procurement Director to join our team. This person will be responsible for leading and optimizing the company’s end-to-end procurement strategy across all industrial construction operations. This role oversees sourcing, subcontractor strategy, supplier management, and procurement operations to ensure cost competitiveness, schedule reliability, and risk mitigation across a diverse portfolio of projects. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in industrial construction procurement, deep knowledge of self-perform contracting environments, and the ability to drive process discipline, vendor performance, and cross-functional alignment with estimating,
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a national procurement strategy aligned with company growth objectives.
- Lead sourcing strategies for key categories including subcontracted scopes (civil, electrical, insulation, scaffold, coatings), fabrication (pipe, structural steel, rebar), bulk materials, and consumable purchasing.
- Establish long-term supplier and subcontractor partnerships to improve pricing, reliability, and capacity.
- Partner with estimating and preconstruction teams to ensure early procurement engagement on pursuits, drive competitive bid coverage and leveling strategies, and identify procurement-related risks and opportunities.
- Standardize procurement input into: estimate development and proposal strategy, subcontractor pre-qualifications, bonding/bond waivers, new vendor setup process, buyout log development, and buyout strategy.
- Oversee procurement lifecycle and implement/enforce procurement processes, policies, and controls.
- Drive adoption of digital tools and systems (CMiC, procurement platforms, Power BI reporting).
- Establish KPI-driven performance management across procurement activities.
- Develop and maintain a qualified vendor and subcontractor network.
- Lead vendor prequalification, performance evaluation, and risk assessment.
- Negotiate commercial terms, master service agreements, and strategic contracts.
- Monitor supplier performance related to cost, schedule, safety, and quality.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through strategic sourcing, volume leverage, and market intelligence.
- Mitigate risks related to material escalation, supply chain disruptions, and labor availability (subcontractor capacity).
- Support project teams with procurement issue resolution during execution.
- Lead, mentor, and develop procurement team members across regions/projects & stablish clear roles, responsibilities, and career progression pathways.
Minimum Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 10+ years of progressive procurement experience in industrial construction or EPC environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing subcontractor procurement and fabrication sourcing.
- Strong commercial acumen and contract negotiation expertise.
- Experience working in a self-perform contractor environment.
Preferred
- Experience with ERP/procurement systems (e.g., CMiC, SAP, Oracle, Viewpoint, or similar).
- Familiarity with open-shop & union labor environments and multi-state operations.
- MBA or advanced degree.
- Experience supporting large-scale capital projects ($50M+).
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