Purchasing Manager / Agent

As a Purchasing Manager or Agent, you will be responsible for managing, analyzing, and controlling homebuilding construction costs in order to maximize divisional profitability while ensuring sure we have the correct trade partner resources needed to build each home/project within budget. You will help lead and recommend process improvements, and will work daily with the management team, production, warranty, and sales staff and subcontractors/vendors.

The successful candidate will be ambitious, work well in a team atmosphere and have good people skills, as you will deal with a variety of departments and trade partners and be a lead representative for the purchasing team. There will be an opportunity to expand responsibilities and use the role as a path to broader management positions.

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• Help drive continuous improvement of costing, processes, and systems.
• Manage and maintain accurate direct and indirect cost budgets for each plan.
• Assist with costing out custom options for sales and or design as needed.
• Help manage day to day purchasing operations and direct focus as needed.
• Develop and maintain processes for new trade partner solicitation and onboarding.
• Conduct, lead or assist with all trade partner negotiations.
• Maintain and document all pricing as needed in a format consistent with takeoffs.
• Visit jobsites regularly to verify accuracy of take‐offs and trade partner performance.
• Attend construction and community meetings and conduct training as scheduled.
• Work with trade partners to resolve any contract issues as needed.
• Provide resolution assistance on matters of payment disputes, performance issues and back charges.
• Review trade scopes of work for accuracy and train vendors on agreements, scopes, policies, acceptable standards, and warranty requirements.
• Further develop bid processes, and constantly monitor and evaluate division needs for current and future projects with existing trade partners, and recruit and vet trade partners as needs arise.
• Assist in developing a standard system for maximizing and tracking available rebates, model home contributions and marketing rebates.

Medallion Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Testing, Background and Reference Checks are required.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the United States.

Job Type: Full‐time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sarasota, FL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work

Experience:

• residential construction purchasing or homebuilding: 4 year (Preferred)
• Knowledge of ECI MarkSystems a plus

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• College degree in Construction Management or Business preferred

Work Location:

• In Person

Work Remotely:

• No