Hi A***n, I’m J***e, an HR recruiter at StrategyBrain. I came across your profile and was impressed by your leadership as Managing Director at C***g and your hands-on procurement experience with C***a. We’re partnering with N***s F***s S***s to find a Director of Operations and Procurement to oversee end-to-end operations, lead vendor sourcing and C***a-based procurement, and drive cost-control initiatives. Would you be interested in a brief chat to explore this opportunity? Best regards, J***e

Hi A***n, Great to hear you’re interested! Here are a few details: • Location: This role is based in Fort Worth, TX, at N***s F***s S***s’ main operations office, with occasional travel across the DFW region. • Team size: You’ll lead a cross-functional team of roughly 10,12 professionals (procurement specialists, operations coordinators, and service schedulers), plus dotted-line partnerships with project managers and finance. Does that sound like what you’re looking for? If so, let me know a couple of times that work for a 15-minute call next week, and I’ll send over a calendar invite. Looking forward to chatting, J***e

Hi A***n, Thanks for the quick reply. Let’s schedule our 15-minute call for Tuesday at 2:30 pm CST,I’ll send a calendar invite shortly. In the meantime, here’s how N***s tackles real-time reporting and cost control: • C***a Integration & Analytics: We’ve built an hourly-updating dashboard that pulls spend data from C***a and our ERP, giving you project-level visibility. • Automated Workflows: Custom approval flows in C***a have reduced manual routing by 40% and trigger instant alerts for budget variances. • Cost-Control Measures: We monitor key metrics (margins, supplier performance, forecast vs. actual) and hold monthly P&L reviews with operations and finance. • Team & Resources: You’ll lead a 10,12-person cross-functional team, partnered with a dedicated data analyst and finance business partner, plus access to our Continuous Improvement office. • Growth & Impact: Reporting to the COO, you’ll shape procurement strategy, streamline processes, and drive scalable growth across new markets,an ideal next step for someone with your MD and hands-on C***a experience. Looking forward to discussing this further on Tuesday. Does 2:30 pm CST work for you? Let me know if you need any additional details before then. Best, J***e

Hi A***n, Great question. In your first 90 days, our biggest focus will be standardizing and streamlining the end-to-end procurement and operations workflow across our mechanical, electrical and plumbing service lines. Specifically, we’d love for you to: 1. Audit Current Processes & Vendor Landscape , Dive into our C***a setups and existing supplier contracts to pinpoint manual bottlenecks, approval delays and maverick spend. 2. Implement Enhanced Workflows & Reporting , Design and roll out streamlined approval flows in C***a, plus project-level dashboards that update hourly so operations and finance always share a single source of truth. 3. Align Procurement with Service Delivery , Work closely with our operations coordinators and schedulers to synchronize material orders, reduce job delays and improve on-time delivery metrics. 4. Establish Cost-Control Cadence , Kick off monthly P&L reviews with your finance partner, track key metrics (margins, forecast vs. actual) and set up escalation paths for variances. Tackling these priorities will lay the groundwork for scalable growth, tighter cost control and stronger supplier performance. I’m looking forward to walking through this on Tuesday at 2:30pm CST,see you then! Best, J***e

Hi A***n, Great question. Right now our plumbing line is the biggest bottleneck,largely due to part lead-times and a handful of legacy vendor agreements. Here are some high-level baseline metrics from the last quarter: • Job Delay Rates , Plumbing: ~12% of projects experienced schedule slippage , Electrical: ~9% , Mechanical: ~7% • Maverick Spend by Line , Plumbing: ~10% of total P-line spend , Electrical: ~7% , Mechanical: ~5% I’ll send over a one-page dashboard export before our call on Tuesday so you can dig into the details. Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like to see in advance,I’m happy to pull additional slices. Looking forward to our conversation! Best, J***e

Hi A***n, Absolutely,I’ll enhance the dashboard export to include: • Vendor-level plumbing lead times (average and range) • PO cycle-time metrics by vendor • Flags on the legacy vendor agreements driving the longest delays You’ll have the revised one-pager by tomorrow afternoon so you can review it ahead of our 2:30 pm CST call. If there’s any other slice of data you’d like or a quick walkthrough during our chat, just let me know. Looking forward to diving in! Best, J***e

Hi A***n, Absolutely,I’ll update the dashboard export to include: • Six-month trend lines for each vendor’s plumbing lead times • PO cycle-time breakdown by order type (routine vs. emergency) You’ll have the revised one-pager by tomorrow afternoon so you can review ahead of our 2:30 pm CST call. If there’s any other metric or slice you’d like added, just let me know. Looking forward to digging into this with you! Best, J***e

Hi A***n, Absolutely,I’ll layer in the following to the dashboard: • Vendor order volumes (six-month trend) alongside lead-time metrics to highlight demand-driven slippages • Delay breakdown by root cause (stockouts vs. transit) • Monthly routine vs. emergency order volumes over the last six months You’ll have the updated one-pager by tomorrow afternoon ahead of our 2:30 pm CST call. Let me know if there’s any other slice of data you’d like, and I’ll make sure it’s ready. Looking forward to our discussion! Best, J***e