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. Learn more.
JOB SUMMARY: The Purchasing Agent is responsible for forging new and fostering existing trade partner relationships, leading the bid process, conducting effective negotiations, and delivering value to our home buyers.
Purchasing Process
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible For Implementing The Purchasing Process
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
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.
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. Learn more.
JOB SUMMARY: The Purchasing Agent is responsible for forging new and fostering existing trade partner relationships, leading the bid process, conducting effective negotiations, and delivering value to our home buyers.
Purchasing Process
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible For Implementing The Purchasing Process
- Build budgets and bids for new communities.
- Establish material takeoffs and cost estimates.
- Evaluate new and existing subcontractors.
- Request and review bids.
- Conduct effective negotiations to achieve the best value.
- Maintain required documentation to remain audit/SOX compliant.
- Ensure contract administration process flows efficiently.
- Supplier and trade partner rationalization.
- Hold trade partners to commitments, including contracts and scopes of work.
- Reduce field purchase order and warranty spend.
- Eliminate wasteful processes.
- Various projects and tasks, as required.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Required: High school diploma.
- Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, or related field.
- 2 to 5 years of progressive experience as a Purchasing Agent or Construction Manager/Superintendent in a comparable environment.
- Deep knowledge of residential construction details and processes.
- Ability to read technical drawings, schematics, and documents (architectural plans, structural plans, scopes of work, construction schedules, etc.) and apply the appropriate information to the purchasing process.
- Above average Excel and analytical skills.
- Must be able to multitask and meet deadlines; high level of organization required.
- Always display a cooperative attitude.
- Comfortable interacting with all levels of internal and external customers in a professional manner.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience with ERP systems (JD Edwards, Constellation, etc.) preferred.
- Position is located on-site (7807 E. Peakview Ave. Suite 300, Centennial, CO 80111)
- Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $75,000-$95,000 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
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 : $75,000 - $95,000
