Purchasing Manager

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Position Description: The Purchasing Manager is responsible for the divisional department that handles vertical bid preparation, negotiation, and award of material and labor contracts in home construction. Responsible for all aspects of the purchasing and cost estimating functions from product development through construction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and evaluate new qualified trade partners and manage bid requests in support of trade partner solicitation process.
• Prepare, review, and approve bid packages, resolve questions, conduct trade partner negotiations, and make recommendations to management in support of trade partner selection.
• Understand, support, and maintain National Contract programs at the local level, with manufacturers and vendors for each product.
• Monitor and manage trade partner utilization, evaluation process, review and communicate performance, and resolve performance disputes.
• Manage supplier performance monitoring within the division (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, communication).
• Maintain reliable pool of trade partners available for all trades.
• Manage supplier relationships and assist in resolving issues and conflicts related to daily trade partner activities.
• Develop and maintain scopes of work for all construction phases. Communicate and manage scopes of work with Production team.
• Ensure clear understanding regarding scopes of work with all trade partners
• Monitor market trends, supply chain disruptions, and other factors that may impact the availability and cost of materials.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community builders, field associates, and trade partners to facilitate efficient decision-making and purchasing processes.
• Manage and facilitate the identification of new products (i.e., models and options) and services to improve product quality and reduce costs.
• Responsible for working with all operation teams to reduce variances.
• Maintain the integrity of the contract bid, negotiation, and award processes.
• Ensure that purchasing policy and procedures are accurately followed by Purchasing Associates, Community Management, and trade partners.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Management, or related field.
• 5 or more years of experience in construction purchasing management to include estimating, construction, negotiation, purchasing, and supervision responsibilities.
• Extensive knowledge of the homebuilding construction process.
• Ability to read complex documentation containing financial, technical, and administrative data.
• Ability to effectively communicate (oral/written) such information to all levels of management.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with key people in internal and external organizations.
• Strong PC skills required, with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook).
  
  
  

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Newstar and BuildPro preferred.
  
  
  

Physical Demands:

• Standing [10 % of time]
• Sitting [90 % of time]
• Lifting [up to 30 lbs]
  
  
  

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