Purchasing Manager

The Purchasing Manager will assist in value engineering, plan pricing and review and evaluate cost estimates. The Purchasing Manager also serves as a team leader and mentor within the department

Responsibilities

• Screen and qualify contractors for bidding.
• Prepare and distribute Bid Packages for new products and projects.
• Prepare Project Estimates (Feasibilities) and establish proformas with Purchasing Manager

Qualify all proposals to ensure that bids are aligned and consistent and include all specifications, scopes, and details. Create bid comparisons and spread bid numbers

• Assist in negotiating the lowest cost possible while maintaining high quality.

• Review and challenge costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
• Stay updated on industry trends, material costs, and new construction technologies to provide accurate estimates and identify creative solutions to construct the most cost-effective houses
• Work closely with project managers, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure new designs are feasible and to align on project scope and costs.
• Review and interpret architectural and engineering drawings, scopes of work, and specifications to understand the scope and requirements of the project.

• Creatively source new products to help lower cost and improve quality/aesthetic appeal of production homes.
• Assist in development and updates for detailed scopes of work for trades.
• Process Awards Packages, spread subcontractor bids, analysis of pricing and recommend to Purchasing Department head bid awards.
• Set up new Vendors per policies and procedures.
• Create, oversee, and track all vendor Price Agreements.
• Accurately input contract pricing into accounting and purchasing software.
• Audit data input into accounting and purchasing software to ensure accuracy of data.
• Serve as the liaison between vendors, construction crews, project managers, and other departments
• Maintain accurate files and organization of all contracts

• Assure all contract documents are executed and returned within prescribed time frames, process vendors and vendor contracts, track vendor contracts, and track vendor insurance. Calculate takeoffs for all plans, elevations and options
• On-site visits to validate take-offs

• Read and interpret blueprints, specifications and scope documents to prepare, analyze and maintain thorough take offs with accurate quantities
• Assist region with plan value engineering
• Assist with assessing lumber take-offs and $0 items before job starts are sent to the field.