Job title: Project Buyer - Cabinetry & Furniture Production
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Cabinetry and Furniture Making
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Los Angeles, United States
Job published: 20/02/2026
Job ID: 43157

Job Description

Procurement Project Manager

Los Angeles, CA | Full-Time | Exempt | 42.5 hrs/week (Mon–Fri)
Salary: Competitive (DOE)

The Opportunity

Broadreach Recruitment is supporting an international design-led manufacturing business in the appointment of a Procurement Project Manager to join their Operations team in Los Angeles.

This is a high-accountability role responsible for owning procurement across active projects — ensuring materials are strategically sourced, ordered accurately, and delivered on time to protect schedules, margins and client commitments.

If you are commercially minded, ERP-driven and KPI-focused, this role offers genuine operational influence.

 

The Role

You will act as the central procurement owner across assigned projects, working closely with Project Managers, Operations and suppliers to align purchasing with project timelines and budgets.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing all procurement activity across live projects

  • Acting as procurement gatekeeper for scope, cost and timelines

  • Planning and releasing purchase orders via ERP/MRP systems

  • Driving cost-effective buying strategies to protect margins

  • Ensuring Deliver In Full On Time (DIFOT) performance

  • Maintaining structured weekly supplier communication

  • Proactively managing lead times and supply chain risk

  • Maintaining accurate reporting and procurement documentation

 

Performance Targets

This role operates with clear operational KPIs, including:

  • DIFOT target: 95%

  • 95% milestone adherence

  • Snag cost target: 0.5% of sales

  • Zero communication complaints

  • 7-day average punch item completion

 

About You

Essential:

  • Proven procurement or supply chain experience

  • Strong ERP/MRP system experience

  • Experience working within project-based manufacturing environments

  • Strong organisational and analytical capability

  • Excellent communication and vendor management skills

Desirable:

  • Experience in furniture, engineered products, interiors or manufacturing

  • Understanding of product drawings and technical specifications

You are:

  • Detail-driven

  • Commercially aware

  • Process-oriented

  • Comfortable operating against measurable KPIs

  • Proactive and solution-focused

 

Additional Details

  • Based in Los Angeles

  • 07:30am – 4:30pm, Monday–Friday (42.5 hours per week)

  • Exempt position

  • Driver’s license and own vehicle required (mileage reimbursed)

  • Employment is at-will

 

Apply Now

If you are a procurement professional who thrives in a structured, KPI-led environment and wants ownership across live projects, we’d like to hear from you.