Purchasing Manager - Austin

Summary: The Purchasing Manager’s primary responsibility is to negotiate optimum values for all goods and

services, and award work based on a thorough analysis of vendor bids while maintaining a trade base that can

accommodate our goals for build times.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage the Solicitation and Comparison of Bids

     - New Community Bids

     - New Plan Bids

     - New Features, Options, and Products

     - Periodic Unitized Commodity Pricing

• Get signed bid sheets

• Negotiate with Vendors to Control Costs

• Review EPO’s to Insure Continuing Improvement

• Managing Vendor Assignments and Capacities

• Market Benchmarks and Intelligence Gathering

• Manage Vendor Input on Product Selections

• Manage the Contracting of Vendors

• Master Contracts and Insurance Requirements

• Maintain Good Vendor Relationships

• Primary Contact for Vendor Payment Issues

• Address Vendor Performance Issues

• Mediate Builder/Contractor Conflicts

• Resolve Communication Breakdowns

• Manage Rebate Submissions

• Model Home Programs and Complimentary Products

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Strong negotiation skills

• Knowledge of residential construction concepts and practices

• Excellent communication skills

• Knowledge of and experience with Excel, Word, and Project preferred

Education/ Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.

• 3-5 years of construction experience

• 2-5 years of purchasing experience

• Must have experience in Brix software

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• Ability to travel the greater Austin area is required