Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager
Who We Are:
Our mission is to enhance, inspire and grow. We enhance the lives of people by creating inspiring living environments. With over 30 years of experience, we’re no strangers to the homebuilding industry. We are a multi-disciplinary development company with neighborhoods in Northern, Central and Southern California, and Colorado! Since our beginning, we have always strived to set ourselves apart from other builders. We do this by looking ahead. We make sure that the products we are providing are the best for our homebuyers; that they fit into life today and in the future; that the surroundings are inviting and purposeful. When we Trumark our homes, it is because they reach every one of these criteria.
Overview:
Trumark Homes, Central Valley California Division, is looking for an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead the Purchasing Department and collaborate with the Director of Purchasing on maintaining contracts, scopes of work, project budgets and sourcing competitive bids for new communities. An integral part of the homebuilding team, the Purchasing Manager will connect with subcontractors, vendors, and colleagues across departments to ensure Trumark builds world class, inspiring homes.
The successful candidate will have an acute attention to detail, strong interpersonal relationship skills, and a knack for project management. In addition, the successful candidate will enjoy both digging into the day-to-day details and using his/her purchasing and options knowledge to contribute to the purchasing department’s big picture strategy and process improvements.
Responsibilities:
The Purchasing and Options Manager responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Represents the purchasing department in the weekly Project Meeting.
Leads weekly purchasing department meeting with purchasing and construction.
Assists in new project development; review Conditions of Approval, competition review, T24, value engineering, feasibility budget.
Coordinate plan review process with production team, trade partners and design professionals.
Monitors bidding process to ensure timely completion of contracts.
Review new products and Vendors to identify opportunities for improved quality and cost effectiveness for cost analysis and consideration on future projects or specifications.
Creates new scopes of work as required.
Builds and maintains positive relationships with subcontractors and internal customers; identifies and implements ways to improve inter-group communication and work processes.
Recruit new, qualified trade contractors and suppliers, in addition to facilitating the improvement of existing trade contractor and supplier relationships.
Research new procedures, products, and methods of construction available to improve efficiency and cost‐effectiveness.
Works closely with the Director of Purchasing to standardize and implement purchasing and options processes and procedures (i.e. new Options Guidelines, Interior Design Guidelines, etc.).
Manages contract maintenance; creates, sends out, tracks, and ensures execution of contracts.
Oversees monthly budget reporting in both Excel and Newstar for completeness and accuracy.
Validate and eliminate variances to the Direct Construction Budget.
Attends frame walks and integrates frame walk notes into plan updates; disperses plans and plan updates to departments and subcontractors.
Ensures all contracts reflect current plans; enters contracts and change orders into New Star.
Assists in negotiations of price changes with subcontractors and vendors.
Leads, reviews, and coordinates community spec levels that solicit competitive and quality bids.
Develops community options programs, processes with Sales and Marketing department; assists in training Sales personnel.
Reviews blueprints for accuracy and consistency with options bidding process, options detail, flex options, and sales brochures.
Liaises with all Division departments to effectively communicate and distribute options related information including, but not limited to, samples, options checklists, options detail reports, special price requests, and cancellation notifications.
Reviews, implements, and distributes model decorator plans for the division; includes fielding questions from designers, construction, and subcontractors, ensuring options and design elements are installed correctly and that all options are correctly input into Newstar.
Actively mentor and train Assistant Purchasing Agents.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
4 Year University Degree – Business, Economics, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent required.
Minimum of 3 years homebuilding purchasing and options experience; (5+ years preferred).
Strong knowledge of residential construction required in both single family and multi‐family construction.
High attention to detail.
Project management experience.
Strong interpersonal relationship and negotiation skills.
Ability to read and understand plans, scopes of work, and contracts.
Aligned with Trumark's values: Responsible, Responsive, Resourceful, Respectful, Integrity.
Strong in Trumark's core competencies: Creative Problem-Solving, Deal Making, Tenacity, Market Insight, and Operational Excellence Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook as well as proficiency in builder’s software such as Build Pro, Newstar, F.A.S.T., On Location, Vendorlink or other pertinent software.
Ability to conduct business in a professional and ethical manner to potential buyers, trade partners, external officials, and coworkers to reinforce goodwill and profitability for the company.
Why Work for Trumark?
Work with a team that values you! Trumark offers a direct career path with an open seat for you at our table.
We embody our mission to Live Well. Trumark Homes is dedicated to creating communities that foster an enthusiasm to connect, the strength to aspire and the compassion to give back. For approximately every 50 homes we build, we work with charity: water to provide and serve approximately 200 people with fresh, clean water.
Exceptional Medical Benefits (100% Employee + 60% Dependent).
401k with company matching program, we are helping you plan for future retirement.
Pay range is $80,000 -

$115,000 annually, depending on experience.

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