Purchasing Manager

Company DescriptionAre you interested in joining a company culture where accountability, top performance, and teamwork are valued and rewarded? We are dedicated to insightful design and superior craftsmanship, we are setting a new standard in homebuilding and customer experience. If this sounds like a career for you, apply to be a part of our great team.We are looking for an innovative and energetic individual to join our talented group as a Purchasing Manager.Position Highlights: Manages the 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. Duties include maintaining auditable records, variance research, managing direct reports, and fostering positive trade partner relationships.Position ResponsibilitiesTrain, develop and retain productive and highly engaged purchasing department team members.Develop positive, teamwork, and achievement-oriented work culture within purchasing team and between departments.Ensure option requests and change orders are accurate and processed appropriately within the department, within the scope of company guidelines.Engage in product development and value engineering meetings/initiatives with internal and external partners to ensure cost-effective standard and upgrade options are selected by the community, and continually evaluated for improvements. Keep up with industry trends and research new ideas while being mindful of the end-user - the homebuyer.Work collaboratively with land development, the design studio, sales, construction, customer care, trade partners, and other team members regarding community standards and option issues that arise..Interface with the land development team, civil engineers, architects, and structural engineers on product development and innovation with a strong understanding of building science and proper design.Manage cut-off dates by community, by phase for all option stages as dates are finalized.Model and reinforce actions consistent with the Company's values, vision, and culture and display core competencies listed on the following page(s).Understand and coach team members about purchasing and construction best practices, as well as how to read/evaluate blueprints, and building codes to ensure proper contracting of trades.Follow company expectations and policies on bidding processes, trade partner/vendor selection, and business partner relations. Ensure understanding and compliance with company policies and internal control procedures.Develop and manage effective purchasing (bidding, negotiating, contracting) processes and systems to ensure cost-effective and timely contracting of trade partners while preserving high construction quality standards.Oversee, manage, and timely participate in bidding process per timelines established by Senior Management and provide thorough evaluations and comparisons of all bids.Negotiate and resolve contract changes/issues and price change requests, including effective and good through dates. Communicate product and pricing changes to Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Design Studio, and other team members as appropriate.Understand and train the team on how to calculate appropriate take-offs, unit costs, unbundle items/costs, and estimating skills.Lead value engineering efforts, collaboratively with the purchasing team, engineers, and key members of management to identify areas for cost improvement while maintaining the balance of quality and design aesthetics.Evaluate and implement best practices to gain efficiency and accuracy and champion new, innovative products and processes for consideration and implementation.Work collaboratively with the Design Studio team and/or other members of management to select standard features and options for all communities and collaborate with Sales, and Marketing (as applicable) to maintain, evaluate and continually improve these features.Anticipate material and labor sourcing constraints and continually source relationships with trades and suppliers within and outside the local market.Ensure clear understanding regarding Scopes of Work with all trade partners and vendors.Utilizing buyer satisfaction survey and other available metrics, oversee and collaboratively evaluate trade partner/vendor performance with construction/operations, customer care, and sales team members to continually improve trade partner performance; ensure adherence to scopes of work, help with workload balancing and market issues to ultimately achieve quality, safety, job completion & cost containment goals.Establish service level requirements and performance/quality evaluation criteria for building products, trade partners, vendors, and material suppliers.Manage all aspects of the Company's purchasing databases (including Brix and Hyphen information systems).Interpret documents such as blueprints, scopes of work, company/department policies, contracts, bid proposals, pricing, and legal documents.Seek out and evaluate new qualified subcontractors to improve trade depth.Anticipate cost increases, decreases, risk of loss of trades, changes in material availability, commodity trends, and the effect that these factors have on any aspect of vertical construction. Ensure that these factors/potential trends are communicated with senior management.Establish budgets through accurate and detailed estimating of construction plans/drawings. Accurately interpret architectural plans for options and engage in the review/red-lining of all new plans before bidding.Perform cost comparisons and analyses as needed to support Land Acquisition/Due Diligence.Help enhance option revenue opportunities through proper execution and education with the Design Studio utilizing financial and capture rate metrics.Manage budget revisions for all plan changes (frame walks, specification changes, field redline changes, added options, etc.).Review spending variances and engage in cost-saving/improvement efforts.Create, compile, and maintain an organized/accurate cost database. Continually update budgets to reflect current costs through regular reporting.Ensure accuracy of invoices before submitted to the accounting department for payment.Position QualificationsBA/BS Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.A minimum of 4 years of homebuilding purchasing experience is preferred.Previous leadership experience required.Strong PC skills required, with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook), Adobe Pro, and internet-based programs such as Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Prior experience with ShareFile, DocuSign, Envision, and Hyphen Solutions preferred.

Created: 2025-03-07