Purchasing Manager

1 week ago

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States McKee Homes Full time
Purchasing Manager Job Description

The Purchasing Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless procurement of materials, supplies, equipment, and services for McKee Homes. This position requires a strategic thinker who can build strong relationships with trade partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders to drive process improvement and quality performance.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive purchasing strategy that aligns with the company's goals and objectives.
  • Negotiate prices and contracts with suppliers to ensure optimal costs and quality.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and develop needs and requirements for equipment, materials, and products.
  • Assess market conditions and predict future availability of materials to inform procurement decisions.
  • Prepare and present market conditions and merchandise cost reports to stakeholders.
  • Evaluate and approve conditions for issuing and awarding bids, ensuring quality, timeliness, and price.
  • Research and identify potential trade partners, assessing their capabilities and readiness for future growth and business plan expectations.
  • Maintain and develop relationships with trade partners, resolving grievances and ensuring effective communication.
  • Implement and maintain purchasing and recordkeeping systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
  • Represent the company in negotiations with suppliers, driving value-engineering efforts to reduce costs.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure internal goals and deadlines are met, communicating product changes to sales, construction, and trade partners.
  • Assist in reviewing house budgets to verify accurate base house and margin costs.
  • Incorporate regular field time to understand trade performance and opportunities for improvement.
  • Validate architectural plans and ensure scopes of work are updated quarterly.
  • Ensure new communities are properly prepared for bid, with accurate setup in the system prior to production homes.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, or Accounting.
  • Finance or Accounting work experience strongly preferred.
  • Home-building industry experience preferred but not required.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
Competencies:
  • Ethical Conduct
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proven negotiation skills
  • Organization
  • Attention to detail
  • Technical Capacity
  • Collaboration
  • Time Management
  • Leadership
  • Business Acumen
  • Decision Making
  • Excellent organization skills
  • Professionalism
Work Environment:

This position operates in a professional office environment, utilizing standard office equipment and online systems. The Purchasing Manager must exercise initiative and meet objectives with minimal supervision.

Physical Demands:
  • Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Frequently required to sit; occasionally required to stand and walk.
  • Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
  • Frequently required to talk or hear.
  • Occasionally required to bend, twist, or climb.
  • Moderate concentration/intensity, with prolonged mental effort and limited breaks.
  • Average memory, considering the amount and type of information.
  • Moderate level of complexity for decision making, with average time pressure.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Travel:

Travel within the local area is expected.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

None required for this position.

EEO Statement:

McKee Homes provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, McKee Homes complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

McKee Homes expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of McKee Homes' employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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