Division Director of Purchasing

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Come join Davidson Homes as we continue to grow! We are looking for experienced team players to join one of the fastest growing home builders in the country.

Position Description: The Director of Purchasing oversees the Division's purchasing operations managing all vendor relationships, supply chain, and processes for bidding, bid analysis, and vendor and supplier contracts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Professionally manage, educate and grow the Purchasing Department team.
• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategy.
• Manage bid process for architectural plans to subcontracts and vendors.
• Track and report key metrics to reduce expense and improve effectiveness.
• Forecast price and market trends.
• Perform cost scenarios analysis and benchmarking.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
• Create budgets for upcoming projects and manage existing budgets and projects.
• Facilitate value engineering to ensure efficiency.
• Responsible or creating/reviewing costs vs actuals and variance reporting.
• Review plan and create/revise budgets for multiple new and ongoing projects.
• Manage trade partner agreements, scopes of work, insurance requirements, etc.
• Assist supplier and trade partners in resolving PO/partnership issues.
• Responsible for updating and managing PO system and related software.
• Track, collect and report on local or regional rebates.
• Manage design center selections to ensure proper products are showcased.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; preferably in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or Building Science.
• Five to eight years of related experience and/or training as Director of Purchasing, Purchasing Manager, Agent, or Officer.
• Proven experience with sourcing, negotiation and vendor management.
• Possess strong leadership skills and networking capabilities.
• Ability to effectively present information, respond, and draw valid conclusions.
• Proficiency with MS Office
  
  
  

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience and knowledge with Newstar software.
• Prior management experience.
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

• Standing [20% of time]
• Sitting [80% of time]
• Lifting [up to 50 lbs]
  
  
  

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