Purchasing Agent

Job - Purchasing Agent (Eagle, ID)

Established in 2007, our client is one of the Treasure Valley's premiere move-up home builders, developing unique and exciting communities from the Foothills to South Meridian. With innovative product lines and large land positions in incredible locations, we take pride in building the best homes in the area We are a family-owned company whose dedication to providing the highest level of service to our buyers is unmatched. Bringing that quality into everything we do, our team enjoys a fun, challenging, and rewarding work environment

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing the purchasing processes

• Establish material take-offs and cost estimates

• Prepares, Issues, and Approves purchase orders

• Prepares Schedules

• Manage structural and design option pricing both maintaining and creation.

• Ensure database for all plan and option pricing is updated to reflect accurate pricing at all times.

• Provides purchasing information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

• Provide accurate and timely local supplier negotiations and contracting based on defined category selection criteria (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)

• Manage supplier performance monitoring (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)

• Assist in resolving issues and conflicts related to Trade Partner activities

• Maintain systems used in developing the cost and quantity estimates

• Verify estimates of costs and quantities of residential products using comparative and differential estimating techniques

• Performs analysis of Trade Partner data submissions and manages impact of commodity fluctuations

• Communicate completed estimates to the construction personnel, trade subcontractors and vendors

• Complete necessary customer option estimates

• Responsible for assigned Project Tracker categories and rebate capture

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in construction purchasing and/or estimating

• Ability to develop and improve vendor partnerships

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Construction knowledge

• Tracking Budget Expenses

Compensation:

• Competitive Salary Depending on Experience

• Health Benefits, 100% Employee premium for Medical & Dental covered by Employer

• 4 Weeks Paid Time Off

• 401K Program with 6% Employer Match

• Job Type: Full-time

• Work Location: In person