We trust that as a Purchasing Manager you will: (responsibilities)
- Initiate, negotiate and contract for all labor and materials associated with construction of our homes
- Configure and input house budgets, options and area figures
- Ensure that material takeoffs are correct and complete
- Set direction on pricing methodology and procedure, reporting system set up and input requirements
- Maintain contracts, bidding documents and the required insurances for the subcontractor
- Establish and maintain Scope of Work for all construction phases
- Establish service level needs and evaluation criteria for building products, subcontractors and material suppliers
- Source new and better products, subcontractors and material suppliers
- Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of plans and specifications
- Manage the non-standard option pricing program (if applicable to their specific division)
- Responsible for the entry into the reporting system of job specific pricing and issuance of initial purchase orders
- Responsible that plans, specifications, scope of works and current house budgets (to include standard and non-standard options) are included in the Builder "Start" packages. (Not responsible for other departments start package information)
- Responsible for bid variances (construction is responsible for field variances)
- Responsible for value engineering of product
- Monitor and report (on a regular basis) on subcontractor and material increases/decreases
- Monitor and report (on a regular basis) on construction costs by plan
- You are willing to perform other duties as assigned
What you will need: (competencies, behaviors & attributes)
- Business Acumen
- Customer Focus
- Developing Direct Reports and Others
- Drive for Results
- Priority Setting
- Self-Knowledge
About you:
- Bachelor's degree in Construction, Business or another related field or have a minimum of 3 years in a similar or position with a production homebuilder.
- Candidates with Estimating Experience highly preferred.
- High level of understanding of the system applications in one or more homebuilding software packages (i.e., FAST, J.D. Edwards, Lloyds, etc.)
- Experience with NewStar a plus
- Extensive knowledge of the homebuilding construction process
- Strong technical aptitude and willingness to learn new systems and processes is critical
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong relationship skills
FLSA Status: Exempt
Will have responsibilities such as:
- Interviewing, selecting, and training employees
- Setting rates of pay and hours of work
- Appraising productivity; handling employee grievances or complaints, or disciplining employees
- Determining work techniques
- Planning the work
- Apportioning work among employees
- Determining the types of equipment to be used in performing work, or materials needed
- Planning budgets for work
- Monitoring work for legal or regulatory compliance
- Providing for safety and security of the workplace
Essential Functions:
Successful job applicants will be able to perform these functions. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Report to Division/Corporate Office/Community daily and adhere to schedule
- Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed
- Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
- Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and higher level manager
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
- Comply with company policies and procedure
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
- The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
*Taylor Morrison experience and/or successful completion of training program may override required education and/or experience requirement.
Job descriptions are not intended as, nor should be construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job duties and responsibilities essential for making fair pay decisions about the job.