Purchasing Agent

Description

• Manage negotiating and executing of contracts for the purchase of all material and labor
• Perform take-offs and calculate costs for various phases of construction
• Involved with trade management, vendor loading/assignment, bi-directional service, and quality (M/I Homes to vendor; vendor to M/I Homes) and vendor contracting
• Manage and maintain cost and price data for community specifications and standard option offerings
• Mentor and train other personnel within the purchasing department and within the division
• Oversee vendor training and new contractor orientations
• Assist the VP of Purchasing with researching and implementing new products, construction processes and/or services
• Accountable for all vendor rebate and incentive recognition in the division
• Ensures closed loop interdepartmental communication and issue resolution
• Compiles, verifies, calculates, and distributes hard cost items including costs for permits, driveways, public walks, and lot programming in order to provide accurate housing budgets (area figures).
• Prepare bid packages, collect pricing, negotiate contracts, maintain scopes of work, administer contracts and control budgets

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years experience in purchasing and/or estimating developing accurate construction estimates and negotiating material and labor contracts
• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in the operation and maintenance of JD Edwards system on a day-to-day basis

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance