What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at KB Home?
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR� certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home.
The Opportunity:
Key Responsibilities:
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Implement the Purchasing Process:
- Develop budgets and solicit bids for new communities.
- Prepare material take-offs and cost estimates with subcontractors and consultants.
- Evaluate subcontractors and negotiate effectively with vendors to secure fair contracts.
- Analyze proposals and prepare bid-award packages with detailed cost breakdowns.
- Archive critical supporting documents on SharePoint in compliance with requirements.
- Ensure an efficient flow in the contract administration process.
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Drive Process Improvement:
- Streamline labor and material supply chain operations with the construction team.
- Identify cost reduction opportunities while eliminating material waste and pricing discrepancies.
- Leverage national contracts and economies of scale for division benefit.
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Manage Options:
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of sales and studio options.
- Keep the options database current with changes and upgrades.
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Oversee New Product Plans:
- Manage maintenance and development initiatives in collaboration with KB Architecture.
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Coordinate New Community Setup and Community Plan Adds:
- Manage new community setups including direct cost budgeting.
- Coordinate community plan adds from bid solicitation to activation for sale.
- A High School Diploma is required; an Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, Communications, Construction or a related field is preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years in construction contracting or purchasing experience is required.
- Familiarity with residential construction processes and components for single-family and multi-family homes.
- Proficiency in analyzing direct costs to maintain or improve budgets.
- Strong multitasking, organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent negotiation skills, a cooperative attitude, and the ability to interact professionally with internal and external partners.
- Strong mathematical aptitude, advanced Excel and analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook.
- Experience working with various computerized systems.
- Ability to travel throughout the designated area to construction sites as needed.
- Maintain a professional and ethical conduct to reinforce company goodwill and profitability.
- Position is located on-site (36310 Inland Valley Drive, Wildomar, CA 92595) #LI-onsite
- Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $80,000-$90,000 per year depending on experience, paid semi-monthly.
- Bonus: this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
- Benefits: Employee benefits available for this position include health care (medical, dental and vision) benefits, a 401(k) employee savings plan with Company match, vacation pay, paid sick days, and a monthly mobile phone stipend
Find out why KB Home is attracting and retaining the best employees! If you are interested and qualified, please apply now. KB Home provides above average compensation packages and earnings potential, full benefits, an outstanding 401K matching program, bonus plans and amazing promotional opportunities. KB Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse work team. Diversity is important to KB Home!
KB Home and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, "Recruiters") in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.
Salary : $80,000 - $90,000
