Purchasing Agent

Overview

Well-established, award-winning home builder located in northern Colorado is seeking a skilled and motivated purchasing agent to communicate, coordinate, and execute plans assigned by the Purchasing Manager. This position requires recent and in-depth purchasing experience, exceptional organizational abilities, refined communication skills, and the determination to learn, grow, and develop along with our dynamic team.

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for accurately maintaining total costs associated with a project or the development of a new product. The Purchasing Agent builds and maintains our cost database with Mark Systems and vendor files as per company policies and procedures, while issuing start packages for each new home before construction. The Purchasing Agent reports directly to the Purchasing Manager.

• Cost analysis and negotiation
• Primary focus on horizontal development including but not limited to: community development, excavation, and foundations
• System setup within homebuilding software database (Mark Systems)
• Accurately and thoroughly bid and contract communities so the best value is received
• Provide accurate and complete construction budgets

• Regular jobsite visits to build relationships with the construction team and our trades
• Coordinate training for new and existing products
• Engage in regular collaboration with construction team members
• Provide and/or update scopes of work for each trade category
• Update specifications to reflect current product usage
• Provides complete community launch package including trade selections

• Recruit, select, train, and continually develop strong trade partner and supplier relationships
• Participate in Trade partner trainings & onboarding programs
• Maintain/Grow relationships with all existing Trade partners and Suppliers
• Problem solving with Trade Partners, suppliers, or construction team to resolve product or process issues
• Maintain/Grow relationships with Sales and Construction Team Members
• Coordinate training for new and existing products

• Analyze trade partner and supplier costing
• Research alternative products and materials to increase the value to our home buyers
• Continually seek innovative products, techniques and changes in the home building industry
• Research competitors’ products for ideas to improve our own product or processes
• Coordinate trials and oversee installation of new products
• Perform material Quantity Take-Off’s for applicable trade categories
• Convert to and Maintain Unit Costing for all scopes of work
• Management of direct construction costs for all scopes of work
• Negotiate costs with trade partners and suppliers
• Provide cost input on new product development and design
• Ability to make decisions with sound judgement based on total cost, availability, and fit with
• Administer new community or new phase bid process
• Jobsite visits specifically to analyze material usage and to review plans versus reality
• Review Variance costs and problem solve to eliminate repeated variances

• Setup new communities in our home builder software, Mark Systems
• Maintain and Update all Base House and Option Costing within Mark Systems
• Ensure accuracy of each PO and WO by correct system setup
• Maintain all schedule to payment links within the system
• Residential Construction knowledge or experience with an aptitude for technology
• High school diploma required
• Accounting, Business and/or Construction Management degree is helpful but not necessary
• Ability to maintain the highest ethical behavior
• Must be well organized and a self-starter
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable, excellent work ethics.
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, 10-key by touch, Mark Systems a plus
• Ability to type 45-55 wpm
• P possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Analyzes problems and makes sound decisions in a timely manner based on objectives, risks, implications, and costs.
• Displays strong written and oral communication skills and employs effective listening skills
• Tactful and mature demeanor with well developed interpersonal skills including the ability to work well with diverse…