Purchasing Agent

Join Kittle Property Group's in-house construction team as a Purchasing Agent on the Pre-Construction Team.

Salary: $55,000. Bonus Potential.

Supports the organization's mission and values by exhibiting excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.

Responsible and accountable for requesting and negotiating quotes, compiling bids and populating purchasing buyout documents for new construction and existing rehab construction projects.

• Research and request quotes from potential vendors (subcontractors and material suppliers).
• Negotiate pricing with vendors and provide recommendations to management.
• Generate and coordinate the distribution of bid packages and ensure the timely return of bids.
• Phone poll contractors about bidding, adjustments to quotes, and updating quotes.
• Actively source subcontractors in new areas.
• Place orders with vendors and set delivery time to ensure appropriate inventory level is met when required.
• Use Excel sheets to review projects out to bid, provide feedback to other staff regarding best qualified bidder, number of total bids, etc. to Director and Ownership.
• Follow up on subcontracts and quote related changes and scope clarification.
• Manage bid software platforms.
• Manage bidders lists.
• Other duties as required.

• General knowledge of construction process, and materials as needed for development, production schedules, and repairs.
• Basic understanding of construction contractor scopes of work and specifications.
• Working knowledge of Purchasing policies, processes, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Multi-Family Construction.
• Knowledge of Green Standards.
• Initiative, well organized and detail oriented.
• Professional and clear phone presence.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work in a fast paced working environment.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills with Construction Trade Partners.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Programs, specifically MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Ability to respond to questions or requests from regulatory agencies and the business community. Ability to effectively write speeches, articles, and presentations and then present the information to management, employees, and/or the general public.

Ability to work with concepts such as probability, statistical inference and fundamentals of geometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to situations.

Ability to define issues, collect information, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in various forms and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

Advanced experience with MS Office and MS Project.

Ability to read/educate/implement all facets of engineering and architectural plans, knowledge of general construction codes and practices (local, state and national).

• Rarely must use hands to finger/handle/feel, reach with hands/arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, bed or lift up to 20 pounds.
• Occasionally must stand, walk and sit.
• Regularly must talk and hear.
• Close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability adjust focus are required.

• Normally works in an environment with moderate noise.
• Rarely must work near moving mechanical parts, in high/precarious places, near fumes/airborne particles, near toxic/caustic chemicals, in outdoor weather conditions and near risk of electrical shock.