Director of Purchasing

Found in: Appcast Linkedin GBL C2 - 2 weeks ago

Houston, United States Davidson Homes Full time

Davidson Homes: Pioneering Excellence in Homebuilding Since 2009

Founded on Adam Davidson’s vision, Davidson Homes has been redefining what it means to call a place "home" through unparalleled craftsmanship and a personalized homebuying experience. We're not just building homes; we're crafting communities where every space is designed to empower, engage, and elevate its inhabitants. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to excellence, innovation, and inclusivity, creating a culture where diversity is celebrated, and challenges are met with creative solutions.


Davidson Homes is currently looking for a Director of Purchasing. The right candidate will oversee the Purchasing Department. This position will require a high level of communication across departments, upper management and trade partners/vendors.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned)

  • Professionally manager, educate and grow the Purchasing Department Team
  • Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategy
  • Manage bid process for architectural plans to subcontracts and vendors
  • Track and report key metrics to reduce expense and improve effectiveness
  • Forecast price and market trends
  • Perform cost scenarios analysis and benchmarking
  • Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
  • Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
  • Create budgets for upcoming projects and manage existing
  • Facilitate value engineering to insure efficiency
  • Responsible to create/review cost vs actual and variance report
  • Review plan and create/revise budgets for multiple new and ongoing projects
  • Manage trade partner agreements, scopes of work, insurance requirements, etc.
  • Participate in division and corporate meetings to communicate results
  • Assist supplier and trade partners to resolve PO/partnership issues
  • Responsible for updating and managing PO system and related software
  • Track, collect and report on local or regional rebates
  • Manager design center selections to ensure proper products are shown


Education and/or experience

  • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; preferably in supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or building science
  • Five to eight years of related experience and/or training as Director of Purchasing, Purchasing Manager, Agent or Officer
  • 5+ years in residential construction
  • Proven experience with sourcing, negotiation and vendor management
  • Possess strong leadership skills and networking capabilities
  • Ability to effectively present information, respond and draw valid conclusions
  • Displays regular interest in market dynamics along with business sense
  • Proficiency with MS Office (specifically excel) and emails


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience and knowledge with Newstar software
  • Management training

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