Purchasing Manager

3 weeks ago

Brentwood Tennessee, United States Drees Homes Full time
Overview:

Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It’s why we rank as the 18th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We’re proud of being named a 2022 and 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we’ve been officially certified as a 2023 Great Place to Work. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.

 

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.

Responsibilities/Qualifications:
We are seeking candidates for the position of Purchasing Manager in our growing Nashville, TN Division.

 

This position is responsible for managing the purchasing duties for the division which includes pricing, contract administration, bid processes and insurance/legal claims.   Also, work with divisions concerning bidding cost and cost analysis of new product and changes to existing product.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Analyze costs of contractors and suppliers to ensure that Drees Homes maintains a competitive cost position.

Initiate procurement of bids from subcontractor and vendors and conduct appropriate analysis/comparisons to current cost structure. 

Recommend additions of and/or changes of vendors based upon cost analysis and work performance.

Responsible for all contract document preparation for new and existing vendors; ensure all relative contract documents are on file and are a part of the contract; ensure contract documents are executed prior to the first payment to the vendor.

Negotiate, coordinate, and secure new vendors with input from the division Construction Managers, Production Manager and Regional Purchasing and Ops manager.

Analyze budgets and job cost for accuracy with goal of eliminating errors and variances.

Analyze FPOs weekly for opportunities to reduce variances and improve takeoffs and BOM.

Maintain a cost system to provide preliminary costing of new and proposed products as well as a cost analysis of product and feature changes; perform cost analysis on all prototype homes.

Coordinate preliminary and final bids for new products to ensure cost effective products and systems.

Perform cost analysis and review of existing and new plans for cost effectiveness and proper use of construction details, systems and materials; make recommendations for changes to main cost efficiency.

Assist in the administration of promotional and volume discounts and update divisions.

Monitor products offered and implement pricing strategy that generates profitable upgrades and options.

Work with Customer Care and Production Manager to maintain positive and prompt service from subcontractors and suppliers.

Monitor and manage legal issues that involve subcontractors and suppliers.

Work to expedite settlements and payments from subcontractors and suppliers on insurance/warranty related issues.

Monitor subcontractor/supplier statements to insure that invoices and payments are kept current.

Knowledge and Skills:

Must have possess strong negotiation and analytical skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Must be able to adapt to changing environments and exercise independent decision making

Demonstrates willingness to work with suppliers and subcontractors

Knowledgeable of the Nashville market and its suppliers and local contractor base

Must be goal oriented, deadline driven and a team oriented

Requirements:

5+ years residential construction knowledge/experience

2+ years purchasing experience in residential construction

Familiarity with regional construction processes

MS Office skills including Excel and Outlook

Experience with completing house take-offs and estimates

Good understanding of homebuilding software systems such as JDEdwards, FAST, BuildPro or similar software

4 year college degree

Excellent salary, bonus potential plus a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.

 

Join a special team that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work

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