Purchasing Director jobs in Mesa, AZ

WE BUILD THE COOLEST HOMES IN THE COOLEST NEIGHBORHOODS!

Thomas James Homes (TJH) is the replacement builder bringing superior design and tech-enabled simplicity to new, single-family homebuilding. Operating in high-demand communities across Northern and Southern California, the Pacific Northwest and Arizona, TJH offers homebuyers innovative pathways for attaining the right home, in the right neighborhood.

At Thomas James Homes, we are passionately committed to 1. Building your home as a sanctuary radiating with positive energy- a feeling of peace, safety and joy that speaks to your soul and reminds you that your home is your family’s private refuge. 2. Reducing the stress of urban life and 3. Treating everyone like family. Family represents a level of empathy, transparency, and honesty that leaves transactions in the dust in favor of relationships. 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

• PTO Paid Holidays
• WFH Flexibility 
• 401(k) matching - 100% vested
• Supplemental Life & AD&D
• Employee Discounts & Perks
• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• FSA & HSA Spending Accounts 
• Referral program
• Employee paid Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Tranquility Rooms at each location
• Technology allowance and unlimited pantry snacks

THE ROLE: The Director of Purchasing is responsible for leading a portion of the team and/or most important project lines for all division projects in AZ. Sources important vendors and contracts to create specific bids and pricing to develop and buy out all projects to meet cost and quality requirements. Works closely with the operations team to solve problems throughout the building process to ensure contracts meet schedules, deliver to agreed upon expectations, complete on time or early and quality agreed upon.

DAY IN THE LIFE: 

• Oversee members of the purchasing department to source, bid, buy out projects ensuring on time and on budget deliveries.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with trade partners, suppliers, and vendors. Attend Trade partner events to maintain relationships and expand the bid list.
• Ensure all purchasing actions meet all policies and procedure requirements and align with company ethics guidelines.
• Participate in site visits and collaborate with the land and construction team members to evaluate the trades' performance in relation to the contract's scope of work.
• Align trade partner requirements with divisional business plan requirements.
• Work with production, construction, and customer care to manage trade partner performance, ensuring the best "total" costs considering quality, productivity, and service costs.
• Develop, negotiate, and execute division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories.
• Constantly monitor and work to improve the division's cost per sq foot for their specified spend categories.
• Negotiate and award supplier and trade partner contracts based on the best price/value combination, including pricing, quality, capacity, and the ability to adhere to work schedules.
• Validate that architectural plans are accurate and reflect the most current specifications.
• Set direction on pricing methodology and procedure, reporting system set up and input requirements.
• Establish service level needs and evaluation criteria for building products, subcontractors, and material suppliers.
• Ensure all option costs are correctly entered, and option pricing meets company guidelines.
• Oversee and assist in recruiting new qualified subcontractors and suppliers, in addition to maintaining and improving relationships with existing subcontractors and suppliers.
• Drive the bidding process to ensure all costs are negotiated to be cost-effective, all-inclusive, and timely.
• Ensure all end-of-month cost-off processes to get accruals for current month closings.
• Work with the Product Development and Operations teams to maintain flow of information to and from the field.
• Provides support to senior management and departments as needed.
• Attend, take notes, and distribute frame-walk notes to appropriate subcontractors.
• Qualify all proposals to ensure bids are accurate and in compliance with the scope of work, design, and package.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: 

• Bachelor’s degree in purchasing or related field
• 7-10 years’ experience in purchasing, residential construction or related field

WHAT WILL SET YOU A PART: 

• Previous experience acting as a front-line people leader in purchasing or related area.
• Previous experience setting team goals and development.
• Has demonstrated effectiveness coaching team members on performance, capability, and career development.

The compensation range for this role is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Thomas James Homes is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.