What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Manager (Open to Relocation) position at Metric Geo?
Industry: Homebuilding
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Responsibilities:
- Recruit, hire, train, and retain productive purchasing team members.
- Develop a positive, achievement-oriented team culture.
- Ensure accurate processing of option requests and change orders within company guidelines.
- Collaborate on product development and value engineering for cost-effective options.
- Work with internal teams (land development, design, sales, construction) to address community standards and option issues.
- Manage bidding, negotiations, and contracting processes to ensure cost-effective and timely trade partner selection.
- Negotiate contract changes, price changes, and communicate updates across teams.
- Lead value engineering efforts to balance cost improvement with quality and design.
- Source trade and supplier relationships and anticipate material and labor constraints.
- Monitor trade partner/vendor performance and ensure adherence to scopes of work and quality goals.
- Maintain and improve National Contract programs at the local level.
- Oversee purchasing databases and ensure understanding of contracting laws and regulations.
- Interpret and manage blueprints, contracts, bids, and legal documents.
- Perform cost analyses, support land acquisition, and manage budgets for plan changes and revisions.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and maintain accurate cost databases.
- Ensure invoice accuracy before submission to accounting for payment.
