When job sites are running hot and schedules are tight, even small miscommunications between the field and the office can snowball into delays, budget surprises, and frayed relationships. In this episode host Eric Helitzer breaks down why that disconnect happens in the first place—and what to do about it. He walks through how much of a subcontractor’s day is really tied up in material management, why fragmented tools and channels cause friction, and how to rethink collaboration as a shared system instead of a series of one-off handoffs.
You’ll hear how bringing vendors into the same workflow, giving field and office teams a shared source of truth, and designing role-specific views can reduce manual rework, prevent missed orders, and improve project outcomes.
Chapters [Start] Why Collaboration Breaks Down: Eric explains how field and office teams often operate in parallel instead of together, and why material-heavy workflows make alignment mission-critical.
01:52 Friction Points in the Real World: Eric walks through the common failure points that create delays, rework, and budget surprises.
02:42 The Four Pillars of Alignment: Eric introduces four core pillars—a centralized platform, real-time updates, tailored role-based views, and vendor collaboration powered by data.
04:16 Turning Data and Culture into an Edge: How better collaboration improves procurement, speeds up problem solving, strengthens team culture, and ultimately more predictable project success.
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