Purchasing Manager

1 month ago

Hamilton Township, United States Lennar Homes Full time

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Welcome Home Build your career with Lennar: As one of the nation’s largest builders, Lennar has built over one million new homes for families across America.  Since 1954, our communities have catered to all lifestyles and family dynamics, whether you are a first-time or move-up buyer, multigenerational family, or active adult.  

At Lennar, Everything’s Included in our homes, and Everyone’s Included on our team.  Our Everyone’s Included vision is to be as inclusive and diverse

as the communities we build unleashing the power of diversity within our workforce to drive innovation & sustainable growth.   

Lennar's Core Values:

Our commitment to Quality, Value, and Integrity is the underlying foundation upon which Lennar was built, and these three fundamental principles still guide us in caring for our customers, associates, trade partners, shareholders, and community.  

Purchasing Manager Summary: The Purchasing Manager is responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance to Purchasing Policies and Procedures in bidding practices.
  • Ensure Lennar has only the best Trade Partners in order to meet its manufacturing needs.
  • Ensure Lennar’s Trade Partners are continuously improving in the areas of quality, cost, and service and delivery performance.
  • Understand the material supply chains of specific spend categories, and implement material sourcing strategies to optimize the flow through the chain.
  • Maintain a thorough understanding of the industry for the specific major category being sourced.
  • Analyze plans for cost reduction recommendations and research cost of proposed design ideas.
  • Facilitate value-engineering sessions with Trade Partners and associates from division customers.
  • Perform Plan cost analysis to determine causes of cost differences between similar plans.
  • Review new plan budgets, take-offs and document cost variables.
  • Proactively communicate with all applicable associates within division customers.
  • Benchmark industry sourcing and supply management best practices.
  • Develop, maintain and use should-cost models for specific spend categories and related construction services.
  • Own the responsibility for improving the division’s cost per sq foot for their specified spend categories.
  • Negotiate and question pricing and legitimacy of EPO’s.
  • Review all extra EPO’s to verify within accordance of approved take-offs, scopes of work, proper reason codes utilized, and work with Expeditor to resolve issues as they arise.
  • Identify areas and trends in extra EPO’s to prevent and to reduce costs.
  • Rationalize the subcontractor base to the best of the best.
  • Ensure continuity of supply and labor to the division’s communities.
  • Obtain market research information from Trade Partners and NetPlus Partners for use in the development of future specification recommendations.
  • Actively communicate with Suppliers/Trade Partners.


Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required, college degree preferred
  • Minimum 3 years experience as a Purchasing Manager, preferably with a National Homebuilder
  • Must have superior analytical and communication skills.
  • Must have significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry.
  • Must have sound financial and project management knowledge.
  • Must be able to build and use should-cost models.
  • Must have sound negotiating skills and influencing skills.
  • Computer literate with the ability to work with JD Edwards, Buzzsaw, BuildPro and Excel preferred.
  • Professionally perform multiple, detailed-oriented tasks with simultaneous deadlines.
  • Possess strong work ethic, integrity and loyalty.
  • Team player with the ability to work well under pressure.
     

Contacts:

Daily interaction with various division personnel, outside agencies, business partners, and consultants.

Physical Requirements:

This is primarily a sedentary office position which requires the ability to occasionally bend, stoop, reach, lift, move and carry office supplies weighing 25 pounds or less. Finger dexterity is required to operate computer keyboard, calculator and telephone equipment.

This description outlines the basic tasks and requirements for the position noted. It is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties of the associates.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Life at Lennar:

Lennar recognizes our associates are the heart of the company’s success. Learn new skills, build your path, and become an integral part of the Lennar Family.

Lennar associates will be eligible for many benefits in accordance with Lennar’s policies and applicable plan terms, including:

  • Health Insurance - Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Vacation – up to 3 weeks of vacation per year upon hire
  • Holidays, Sick Leave, & Personal Days
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with company match
  • Paid Maternity & Bonding Leave
  • New Hire Referral Bonus Program
  • Home Purchase Discount for Associates
  • Associate Assistance Plan
  • Everyone’s Included Day
  • Student Debt Repayment Program
  • This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by the Company due to factors affecting the business.

​​Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

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