Jay Pendergrass
Vice President, Director of Supply Chain
Jay oversees Gilbane’s Supply Chain team and is responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise-wide strategy for acquiring equipment, materials, and services while creating cost savings, efficiencies, and other value-adds for our clients, projects, and businesses to achieve company objectives.
With extensive experience in the construction industry, Jay is a trusted leader in the management and implementation of measurable improvements across integrated supply chain platforms while ensuring strategic alignment with goals such as cost reduction, innovation, risk management, supply chain sustainability objectives, as well as enhancing opportunities for diverse and local market participation. He has successfully led domestic and international operations, driving implementation and training across global resource bases.
Jay earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from Emporia State University and a Master of Business Administration from Baker University, both in Kansas.
Jay serves as a board member for the Houston chapter of the Institute of Supply Management and gives back to the community by developing the next generation of supply chain leadership through university engagements. He participates in the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and is a member of the board of directors for The Ballard House, whose mission is to provide temporary housing for patients and their caregivers coming to the Katy/West Houston area medical facilities for treatment of life-threatening illnesses.