Responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing local sourcing agreements for all labor categories of spend while supporting the Division President to ensure cost efficiencies are maximized.

Your Responsibilities on the Team
• Actively participate in the creation and implementation of the Division Business Plan.
• Adopt the role of strategist as integral member of the Division Leadership Team.
• Ensure compliance to Purchasing Policies and Procedures throughout the purchasing department.
• Coordinate the use and further development of the automated purchasing system and other
systems used within the purchasing department.
• Analyze plans for cost reduction recommendations and research cost of proposed design ideas.
• Facilitate value engineering sessions with trade partners and construction associates.
• Train, advise, and assist purchasing, construction, and sales associates.
• Communicate status of new communities with the Florida ROC weekly.
• Review the month end reports (WIP and COP reports) for accuracy and use to control pricing
changes.
• Interact with the division associates to resolve any purchasing related issues.
• Review monthly cost comparisons for suppliers/trade partners.
• Review product and implement specification changes.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers / trade partners.
• Review weekly extra reports for material and labor.
• Manage and oversee options in JDE and Oracle.
• Ensure purchasing department is taking advantage of its volume to increase quality and reduce
cost wherever possible.
• Establish and implement new procedures as technology and needs change.
• Interact and communicate with the Florida ROC to ensure schedules and deadlines are met.
• Work with the management of the Florida ROC to enhance performance and service provided to
the division.
• Work with divis.ion associates to enhance the working relationship between purchasing and the
division
• Ensure division has the best subcontractors in place to meet deadlines and assure budgetary
needs are fulfilled.
• Benchmark industry sourcing and supply management best practices.
• Responsible for improving the division and product's cost per square foot and product's financial
performance.
• Ensure continuity of supply and labor to division communities.
• Oversee architectural and plan review.
• Analyze plans for cost analysis recommendations and value engineering adjustments.
• Negotiate and question pricing and legitimacy of EPO's.
• Identify areas and trends in extra EPO's to prevent and to reduce costs.
• Generate and analyze variance reports.
• Participate in division variance meetings, communicating results to the purchasing and
construction team for any adjustments needed.

Requirements
• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Valid Driver's License with good driving record
• Valid Auto Insurance Coverage
• Minimum of 5 years of residential construction experience
• Minimum 5 years' experience in sourcing and managing supplier/trade partner relationships
• Have superior analytical, influencing, and communication skills
• Must have sound financial management knowledge
• Must have sound project management capabilities
• Must have sound negotiating skills
• Team Player with ability to work well under pressure.

Physical & Office/Site Presence Requirements:
Requires the ability to work more than eight hours per day in the confined quarters of an office
and/or the field environment. Also requires the ability to operate a motor vehicle, read plans, climb
stairs and ladders, bend, stoop, reach, lift, move and/or carry items that are less than 50 pounds.
Finger dexterity required in operating a computer keyboard and a calculator.

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