Purchasing Manager

Job Description

WHY LOMBARDO?
Choosing a place to work is a big deal. You spend 40 hours each week at work, so you want to love what you do. We get it. When telling you why you'll love working at Lombardo Homes, we could list all of our statistics and accomplishments ... but everyone does that, right? Here’s the real reason you ’ll love working at Lombardo: we’re a family.

We are family owned and operated, and our entire team is a family. We appreciate and care for our team members and trade partners. When our team members succeed, we all succeed; when they struggle, we pitch in to build them back up. This is the Lombardo way.

• Act as a liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, trade partners, relevant internal departments, and customers.
• Identify qualified suppliers and trade partners and maintain good working relationships with existing partners.
• Update and verify complete scopes of work for each trade partner.
• Negotiate contracts and pricing and monitor their success.
• Check the quality of work performed to Lombardo Homes standards.
• Ensure all payments are being processed.
• Keep well‑organized contract files and use them as a reference for the future, including updated copies of insurance, pricing, bids, master construction agreements, and contact information.
• Conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules, and ease of business. Quality should be considered but assumed.
• Forecast levels of demand for services and products to meet business needs.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future strategy, pro‑formas, and the selling seasons.
• Ensure trade partners are aware of business objectives and expectations.
• Attend field meetings and be involved with L TPC.
• Ensure career development is promoted for all employees within the group and complete reviews for each direct report.
• Ensure Fieldview is current and all appropriate people are trained. Monitor to meet current business strategies.
• Maintain seamless and productive relationships between purchasing and estimating.
• Drive product enhancement and innovation.

• A high school diploma is required; a bachelor's degree in business, finance, construction management, or project management is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in residential purchasing and estimating or a related field (construction preferred).
• A full understanding of the elements of effective negotiating, including win‑win negotiations.
• Ability to read and understand house plans, engineering plans, specifications, and geological reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Preferred knowledge of purchasing and estimating systems, including but not limited to FAST/Builder Management Systems.

• Competitive salary with annual bonus potential.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Company‑provided life insurance.
• Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, FSA, long‑term disability, voluntary life insurance, and accident insurance.
• Company‑sponsored employee events.

Founded over 50 years ago, Lombardo Homes established its reputation as a leader in home building excellence. In over 30 communities, the privately owned and operated family business continues to set the new home building industry pace by creating exceptional new construction homes with the utmost quality, anticipating customer needs and providing customers with a new home buying experience.