What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at Symphony Homes?
About Symphony Homes
Symphony Homes has been building dream homes in Utah for over 35 years. We focus on building in the best locations along the Wasatch Front, with a strong emphasis on delivering industry-leading customer experience. We have built a reputation in the market for both the high quality and the beauty of the homes and communities we create. Over the years, we have won multiple awards for our design innovation. The Symphony team is critical to our success, and we strive to live the purpose and values that our founders have instilled in the company since 1988. Symphony Homes believes in fostering an exceptional work environment where each employee is empowered to be their best.
Our Purpose:
Symphony Homes’ purpose is to enrich the lives of our customers and employees by building enduring homes and beautiful neighborhoods.
Core Values:
- Customer Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Discipline
- Integrity
- Attitude
THE ROLE
Job Overview:
This role will be responsible for managing specific job-related estimating and purchasing tasks within the purchasing department of Symphony Homes. The role will report to the purchasing manager who oversees all ongoing projects and assigns specific jobs and other tasks as circumstances dictate. In addition, this individual will assist the purchasing manager in establishing and maintaining the subcontractor base including pricing, capacity and quality of operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Complete and provide all purchase orders to assigned subcontractors and production managers or project managers
- Create a building budget comprised of purchase orders, take-offs, and all fees associated with each home
- Assist office staff and construction staff by processing all change orders in a timely manner, and notifying subcontractors of the changes with amended purchase orders
- Upload completed construction budgets to Symphony’s accounting software prior to house construction
- Maintain purchasing tools such as purchase order templates and pricing library to ensure up to date and accurate pricing
- Order and track any custom products per house to ensure the construction team has those items on hand when needed
- Review project budget vs. actual costs and work with the accounting team to understand any budget deviations and assist in providing solutions to avoid similar deviations in the future
- As requested, research and provide technical support and/or pricing for new building products and practices
- Continuously augment product knowledge through both formal and informal opportunities to receive training and updated information
Qualifications:
- 5 years minimum residential estimating or construction experience
- Ability to read and understand residential building plans and nomenclature
- Bluebeam Revu (preferred but not required)
- Microsoft Office
- Newstar Enterprise (preferred but not required)
- Learn and follow Symphony Homes Core Values and Mission Statement
Time Requirements and Location:
Full-time role, located in Centerville, Utah
Symphony Homes is an equal-opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to age, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, or any characteristic protected by law.