Pharmacy Purchasing Agent jobs in Greenville, SC

Purchasing Agent

Job Title: Purchasing Agent

Work Area: Corporate Office

Department: Residential Builders

Reports to: Director of Purchasing

Classification: Salary, Exempt

Job Summary: The Purchasing Agent will work collaboratively with the Director of Purchasing, Project Managers, Estimators, and Design Center Consultants towards a centralized purchasing paradigm. Responsibilities will include contracting all phases of construction, applying purchasing strategies to provide the Cliffs with a competitive cost advantage, and building processes that allow scalability.

Job Duties:

• All plans and elevations 100% properly contracted with base house budgets in system with real numbers.
• Every item on every lot is 100% properly contracted through item pricing or lump sum contracting.
• Ensure pricing, quotes, bids are backed up with emails and/or signed documents. Attach the backups to POs.

• Create initial POs for all construction starts.

• Audit new starts to ensure budgets are accurate and realistic based on-site data and real numbers. Correct missing and incorrect items before the lot start.

• Assist with generating projected profit reports at job start.
• Ensure all included features (base house) are properly contracted and accurately costed.
• Manage, analyze, and track lump sum contract pricing.
• Manage, analyze, and track unit pricing / item pricing.
• Manage Take Offs and Material List for base house and options.

• Review and correct takeoffs required by field contact, frame walks, variance purchase orders and fill-in order tracking.
• In conjunction with DOP, generate or obtain material takeoffs and bids from vendors, enter data, verify accuracy, and maintain information for custom option requests.

• Creation of options and item pricing for options with all necessary bids/quotes in place
• Assist in pricing for custom options requested by Design.

• In conjunction with DOP and Design, assist with options management, i.e. samples are up to date, and the database reflects what we are currently offering with accurate pricing.
• Assist with value engineering of our base house plans. Walk houses under construction looking for cost savings and value engineering opportunities.

• Monthly site visits of homes under construction – to improve efficiency, quality, and margins.

• Research and eliminate all material, trade contractor, and estimating related variances based on feedback from PMs and trade partners.

• Continually challenge and validate existing take offs to ensure consistency and predictability.
• Work with project managers to answer questions about takeoffs, specifications, scopes of work.

• In conjunction with DOP and PMs enter all VPO requests and assist in providing feedback and identifying opportunities to improve takeoffs and budgets based on VPOs.

• Work with PMs to obtain feedback on best sub/worst sub, and compile data for review.
• In conjunction with DOP, assist with recruiting, bidding and on boarding of new trade partners.

• Provide trades with CoConstruct training including scheduling, locating plans, selections for individual houses, and facilitating any payment inquiries.

• Audit job cost for all closed jobs and complete profit reconciliation.
• Assist and facilitate quarterly and annual manufacturer rebates and model home discounts.

Background/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of leadership in a home building purchasing role.
• Strong system skills, including Microsoft Office is required.
• Expert level project management software and purchasing software knowledge.
• Good communication skills and customer service experience
• Organized, detailed oriented and collaborative.

Physical Requirements:

• Mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer, stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions.
• Strength to lift and carry files weighing up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.

This job description is not all encompassing, and the required tasks are subject to change.

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