Description:
Summary: The Purchasing Manager’s primary responsibility is to negotiate optimum values for all goods and
services, and award work based on a thorough analysis of vendor bids while maintaining a trade base that can
accommodate our goals for build times.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Manage the Solicitation and Comparison of Bids
- New Community Bids
- New Plan Bids
- New Features, Options, and Products
- Periodic Unitized Commodity Pricing
- Get signed bid sheets
- Negotiate with Vendors to Control Costs
- Review EPO’s to Insure Continuing Improvement
- Managing Vendor Assignments and Capacities
- Market Benchmarks and Intelligence Gathering
- Manage Vendor Input on Product Selections
- Manage the Contracting of Vendors
- Master Contracts and Insurance Requirements
- Maintain Good Vendor Relationships
- Primary Contact for Vendor Payment Issues
- Address Vendor Performance Issues
- Mediate Builder/Contractor Conflicts
- Resolve Communication Breakdowns
- Manage Rebate Submissions
- Model Home Programs and Complimentary Products
Requirements:
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Strong negotiation skills
- Knowledge of residential construction concepts and practices
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of and experience with Excel, Word, and Project preferred
Education/ Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
- 3-5 years of construction experience
- 2-5 years of purchasing experience
- Must have experience in Brix software
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
- Ability to travel the greater Austin area is required
