Assistant Purchasing Manager

Job descriptionCompany DescriptionWe 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 an Assistant Purchasing Manager.Position Highlights: Assists with managing the department that handles vertical bid preparation, negotiation, and award of material and labor contracts in home construction. Responsible for 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 Responsibilities·        Train, 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, 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.·        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 processes according to timelines established by Senior Management and provide thorough evaluations and comparisons of all bids.·        Communicate product and pricing changes to Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Design Studio, and other team members as appropriate.·        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 help 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.·        Ensure clear understanding regarding Scopes of Work with all trade partners and vendors.·        Assist with managing aspects of the Company’s purchasing databases (including Brix and Hyphen information systems).·        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.·        Help enhance option revenue opportunities through proper execution and education with the ·        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 QualificationsA minimum of 4 years of homebuilding purchasing experience is 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 Brix/Hyphen Solutions preferred.IndustryConstructionEmployment TypeFull-time