Director of Purchasing

2 months ago

Carmel, United States Lennar Homes Full time

Director of Purchasing

We are Lennar 

Lennar is one of the nation's leading homebuilders, dedicated to making an impact and creating an extraordinary experience for their Homeowners, Communities, and Associates by building quality homes and providing exceptional customer service, giving back to the communities in which we work and live in, and fostering a culture of opportunity and growth for our Associates throughout their career. Lennar has been recognized as a Fortune 500® company and consistently ranked among the top homebuilders in the United States.

Join a Company that Empowers you to Build your Future

Responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing local sourcing agreements for all labor categories of spend while supporting the Division President to ensure cost efficiencies are maximized.

  • A career with purpose.

  • A career built on making dreams come true.

  • A career built on building zero defect homes, cost management, and adherence to schedules.

Your Responsibilities on the Team 

  • Actively participate in the creation and implementation of the Division Business Plan

  • Adopt the role of strategist as integral member of the Division Leadership Team

  • Ensure compliance to Purchasing Policies and Procedures throughout the purchasing department

  • Coordinate the use and further development of the automated purchasing system and other systems used within the purchasing department

  • Analyze plans for cost reduction recommendations and research cost of proposed design ideas

  • Facilitate value engineering sessions with trade partners and construction associates

  • Train, advise, and assist purchasing, construction, and sales associates

  • Communicate status of new communities with the Florida ROC weekly

  • Review the month end reports (WIP and COP reports) for accuracy and use to control pricing changes

  • Interact with the division associates to resolve any purchasing related issues

  • Review monthly cost comparisons for suppliers/trade partners

  • Review product and implement specification changes

  • Negotiate prices with suppliers / trade partners

  • Review weekly extra reports for material and labor

  • Manage and oversee options in JDE and Oracle

  • Ensure purchasing department is taking advantage of its volume to increase quality and reduce cost wherever possible

  • Establish and implement new procedures as technology and needs change

  • Work with division associates to enhance the working relationship between purchasing and the division

  • Ensure division has the best subcontractors in place to meet deadlines and assure budgetary needs are fulfilled

  • Benchmark industry sourcing and supply management best practices

  • Responsible for improving the division and product’s cost per square foot and product’s financial performance

  •  Ensure continuity of supply and labor to division communities

  • Oversee architectural and plan review

  • Analyze plans for cost analysis recommendations and value engineering adjustments.

  • Negotiate and question pricing and legitimacy of EPO’s.

  • Identify areas and trends in extra EPO’s to prevent and to reduce costs.

  • Generate and analyze variance reports.

  • Participate in division variance meetings, communicating results to the purchasing and construction team for any adjustments needed.

Requirements

  • Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

  • Valid Driver’s License with good driving record

  • Valid Auto Insurance Coverage

  • Minimum of 5 years of residential construction experience

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in sourcing and managing supplier/trade partner relationships

  • Have superior analytical, influencing, and communication skills

  • Must have sound financial management knowledge

  • Must have sound project management capabilities

  • Must have sound negotiating skills

  • Team Player with ability to work well under pressure

Physical & Office/Site Presence Requirements:

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

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

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