Director, Procurement & Asset Management in Minneapolis, Minnesota at Premise INC

SUMMARY

The Director, Procurement & Asset Management provides strategic leadership for all procurement, warehousing, inventory, fleet, tooling, equipment, and asset management activities across Premise. This position collaborates with senior leadership, operations, project management, estimating, and field teams to ensure materials, equipment, tools, and company assets are available, properly managed, and aligned with operational and financial objectives. The Director is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies, building strategic supplier partnerships, optimizing inventory and warehouse operations, managing fleet and equipment assets, implementing scalable processes that support company growth, and driving operational readiness across the organization.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Lead company-wide procurement, warehousing, inventory, fleet, and asset management strategies.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships and negotiate contracts, pricing agreements, rebates, and vendor programs.
• Partner with Operations, Project Management, Estimating, Finance, and Executive Leadership to forecast material, equipment, and asset requirements.
• Establish forecasting, replenishment, and inventory planning processes that balance project demand, asset utilization, working capital, and service levels.
• Oversee warehouse operations, inventory controls, audits, cycle counts, and logistics processes.
• Develop inventory accuracy standards, key performance indicators, and reporting processes.
• Manage fleet vehicles, trailers, heavy equipment, tools, and specialty assets, including lifecycle planning, utilization tracking, maintenance oversight, and replacement strategies.
• Evaluate equipment ownership versus rental strategies to optimize cost, utilization, and operational flexibility.
• Support preconstruction planning, customer qualification reviews, and project procurement planning.
• Lead initiatives to improve material, tooling, equipment, and fleet availability, ensuring operational teams have timely access to critical resources while minimizing downtime and project disruptions.
• Drive automation, process standardization, and scalable planning practices across procurement, inventory, warehouse, fleet, and asset management functions to support operational growth and consistency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, increase asset accountability, and enhance service delivery to internal stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver executive-level reporting and dashboards related to procurement performance, inventory health, asset utilization, supplier performance, fleet operations, cost savings initiatives, and overall operational readiness.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets.
• Directly supervise procurement, warehouse, and asset management personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in procurement, inventory management, warehousing, fleet management, asset management, construction operations support, or related functions.
• Demonstrated success negotiating contracts, supplier agreements, pricing programs, and strategic vendor partnerships.
• Experience managing warehouse operations, inventory programs, fleet assets, tools, equipment, and operational support functions
• Experience utilizing ERP systems, inventory management software, procurement platforms, warehouse management systems, fleet management tools, and reporting systems to drive operational performance and decision-making.
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
• Ability to travel to operational locations and project sites as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supporting electrical contracting, telecommunications, utility-scale solar, battery energy storage (BESS), or related construction operations.
• CPSM, CSCP, CPM, or similar professional certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit, walk, lift, squat, push, pull, climb stairs, ladders, hear, see, reach, grasp and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, telephone, power tools, and equipment. The employee must have the ability to occasionally lift more than 50 lbs.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee will work both inside in a normal indoor office environment and outside at remote job sites. The employee may be exposed to extreme weather conditions, including heat and cold and wet or humid. The employee may work in high places, and/or work around moving mechanical parts, vehicles and other equipment. The employee may also work in areas where the noise volume is loud and constant. The employee must have the ability to work overtime and to travel to remote job sites which may include overnight stays.

Premise Inc. is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, veteran-friendly employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.  The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description are not all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.