Purchasing & Estimating Specialist

Company Overview

Brandon Homes is a rapidly growing home builder dedicated to delivering exceptional quality, craftsmanship, and customer experience. Our team is passionate about redefining what it means to build a home—through innovation, integrity, and attention to detail. Joining our team means becoming part of an exciting period of growth, where new ideas, efficiency, and continuous improvement are not just encouraged but expected. Every member of our team plays a vital role in shaping our success and creating homes we’re proud to stand behind.

The Purchasing & Estimating Specialist plays a key role in ensuring accurate job costing, vendor compliance, and seamless procurement operations within Brandon Homes’ Builder Trend system. This position requires a blend of analytical, operational, and technical skill to maintain the integrity of our quoting, purchasing, and cost‑control systems.

The ideal candidate will be detail‑oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working within a fast‑paced homebuilding environment where precision and process matter.

• Develop, manage, and maintain accurate cost estimates for all home models, options, and custom upgrades.
• Configure and continuously refine the Builder Trend Quoting Engine to ensure pricing accuracy, option logic, and client proposal consistency.
• Collaborate with the sales and design teams to align option selections, allowances, and scope of work with estimating data.
• Analyze cost trends, supplier pricing, and production feedback to maintain competitive and accurate budgets.

• Generate and issue purchase orders (POs) through Builder Trend
  , ensuring alignment with current approved budgets and specifications.
• Maintain vendor and supplier pricing databases and update cost codes within Builder Trend as needed.
• Negotiate pricing and terms with trades and suppliers in coordination with leadership.
• Manage release of POs and ensure all purchase activity aligns with company budgets, timelines, and job cost tracking.

• Review and approve bills for compliance to purchase orders within Builder Trend.
• Verify quantities, pricing, and scopes on invoices before approval for payment.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between invoices and purchase orders to maintain cost integrity.
• Work collaboratively with Accounting and Construction to resolve billing disputes or missing documentation.

• Serve as the Builder Trend purchasing and estimating administrator, ensuring the platform reflects current workflows and standards.
• Configure templates, cost codes, and assemblies within Builder Trend to streamline quoting and purchasing.
• Train and support internal users on Builder Trend purchasing and estimating processes.
• Partner with leadership to enhance automation, reporting, and visibility within Builder Trend for cost and purchasing analytics.

• Experience in residential construction purchasing, estimating, or related field.
• Strong understanding of homebuilding cost structures, vendor management, and PO/invoice processes.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proficient in Excel and data‑driven estimating or procurement tools.
• Experience with Builder Trend is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross‑functionally with operations, field teams, and accounting.

• Seniority Level: Entry level
• Employment Type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job Function:
  Purchasing and Supply Chain
• Industry: Residential Building Construction