Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager A Career that Empowers You to Build Your Future

• A career with purpose.
• A career built on making dreams come true.
• A career built on zero defect homes, cost management, and adherence to schedules.

• Ensure Lennar has top-quality trade partners for production needs, focusing on quality, scheduling adherence, and pricing.
• Conduct trade partner audits as directed, assessing quality and adherence to schedules.
• Source, contract, negotiate, and onboard new trade partners with required insurance to meet production demands.
• Travel to sites to assess and communicate trade partner performance to the Director of Purchasing.
• Implement material sourcing strategies to optimize supply chain flow for designated categories.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices for specified sourcing categories.
• Facilitate value‑engineering sessions with trade partners and division associates.
• Communicate proactively with division associates and benchmark sourcing practices.
• Develop and use must‑cost models for cost estimation and optimization.
• Monitor and improve divisional cost per square foot for specified categories.
• Negotiate and validate pricing and legitimacy of Extra Purchase Orders (EPOs).
• Review and ensure accuracy of all scopes of work, resolving issues with Expeditor as needed.

• College degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years sourcing and managing Supplier/Trade Partner relationships, ideally with a national home builder.
• Superior analytical and communication skills required.
• JDE/AS400 experience preferred.
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry.
• Sound financial management knowledge.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills.

Regular, in‑person attendance at company communities, job sites, and offices during regular work hours is an essential function of this job. Requires the ability to work more than eight hours per day in the confined quarters of a construction trailer, the ability to operate a motor vehicle, read plans, climb stairs and ladders, bend, stoop, reach, lift, move and/or carry equipment in excess of 50 pounds.

Job may require occasional operation of construction equipment. Finger dexterity may be required to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.

This description outlines the basic responsibilities and requirements for the position noted. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

During the course of your employment, you may be required to use, download, or access certain company-approved tools, programs, applications, or systems, including but not limited to applications designed for customer engagement, operational efficiency, data analysis, artificial intelligence tools, and other business functions.

We offer a comprehensive array of benefits including health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) retirement plan with a 1:1 company match up to 5%, paid parental leave, an associate assistance plan, education assistance, up to $30,000 in adoption assistance, up to three weeks of vacation annually, holiday, sick leave, personal days, a new hire referral bonus program, home purchase discounts, and unique opportunities such as Everyone’s Included Day.

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