National Purchasing Administrator

KB Home is one of America's largest and most trusted homebuilders, with nearly 700,000 quality-homes built over our more than 65-year history. Operating across 21 divisions in 9 states, we don’t just build houses we create places where families can make a lifetime of memories. At KB Home, our foundation is our people. We foster genuine relationships with our customers throughout their home buying journey, while our employees bring passion and purpose to work every day.

Our shared culture of customer obsession drives our mission to make home ownership attainable for all.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Purchasing Administrator to support our National Purchasing team. In this role, you will serve as a key partner between national leadership and division purchasing teams, helping to ensure procurement practices are consistent, efficient, and aligned across the organization.

General Purchasing Support

• Maintain and foster strong supplier relationships by supporting reporting, data analytics, specification reviews, and cost benchmarking
• Assist in the development and rollout of purchasing training materials and standard operating procedures
• Monitor and maintain pricing tools to ensure alignment with company benchmarks
• Prepare reports on market conditions, product costs, and pricing trends
• Track direct and optional costs across divisions to ensure consistency nationwide
• Review contracts to ensure compliance with company standards and guidelines
• Provide data analysis and reporting support to purchasing leadership as needed

Contract Administration

• Support lifecycle management of national contracts, including renewals, RFPs, vendor onboarding, and legal updates
• Partner with division and national purchasing teams to maintain contract documentation and records
• Update and manage Scopes of Work and related contract materials
• Conduct market analyses to benchmark labor and material costs and identify optimization opportunities
• Assist in evaluating bids to support vendor selection decisions
• Coordinate across departments to ensure timely execution of product plans and bidding processes
• Process and communicate cost changes across stakeholders
• Collaborate with centralized purchasing to resolve vendor payment issues and ensure timely communication with divisions

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Procurement, or a related field required
• 1–3 years of purchasing or procurement experience within homebuilding or construction setting required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to extract insights for key stakeholders and make actionable recommendations to cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, concise messaging
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
• Technical aptitude and ability to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and tools
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills across cross-functional teams
• Self-starter who takes initiative and thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Foundational understanding of consumer behavior in a retail setting

• 8-hour workdays with flexibility to work overtime when needed; may include some work on weekends or holidays dependent upon business needs which would be communicated in advance when possible
• Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner to potential buyers, trade partners, and coworkers to reinforce goodwill and profitability for the company
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods
• Ability to move about work location
• Ability to drive/travel as needed
• Ability to walk up and down stairs
• Ability to observe details at close range and communicate information so others…