National Purchasing / Procurement Analyst
Richmond American Homes - Denver, CO
posted 4 months ago
About the position
BREAK GROUND ON A REWARDING CAREER WITH US! At MDC Holdings, Inc. /Richmond American Homes, we encourage a company culture that promotes professionalism, teamwork, health & wellness and work-life balance. If you are a results-driven professional with a passion for success, consider building a career with us. We're proud to be one of the most established builders in the industry, with 45 years of experience and 240,000 homes to our credit. We are currently seeking a qualified National Purchasing Analyst to join our team. The Purchasing Analyst will play a key role in the company's Purchasing functions and assist to collaboratively implement sourcing strategies that deliver best total value for Richmond American Homes Divisions for assigned markets and trade categories. This position will contribute to the success of the Procurement/Purchasing Organization through a comprehensive understanding of home building, purchasing, product, ERP Systems, and cost management. In this position, the individual will be hired and will spend, at least, 3-6 months of employment in our Corporate Purchasing Training Program in Denver, CO. After successful completion of the training program, the employee will then be placed into a Purchasing role across one of our divisions in Colorado or may be eligible for relocation to another one of our homebuilding divisions across the country.
Responsibilities
- Establishing quantity estimates, takeoffs, plan review and other relevant tasks to support corporate cost management directives for rough trade categories.
- Collaborative support of the bidding and RFI/RFP process.
- Comprehensive analysis of supplier and manufacturer proposals, including financial and non-financial criteria, to facilitate award recommendations.
- Accountability for national supplier and manufacturer contract administration.
- Comparatively auditing and benchmarking costs for assigned categories and divisions.
- Identifying new vendors in the market.
- Conducting product feasibility research.
- Providing division support including data analytics, data input, system support, and national program rollouts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required in Business, Supply Chain, Construction Management, or other related field.
- MS Excel proficiency is required.
- An understanding of home building operations is beneficial.
- An understanding of analyzing supply industries, key cost drivers and market dynamics is preferred.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to drive results through a nationwide structure.
- Experience with takeoff and estimating for rough and finish trades highly desirable.
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated leadership experience is required.
- Strong technical acumen and computer skills required to function within our ERP system, support data analytics, and other software.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in home building operations.
- Familiarity with supply industries and market dynamics.
Benefits
- Paid jury duty
- Health savings account
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Military leave
- Employee assistance program
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Pet insurance
- Vacation
- Sick leave
- Holiday pay
- Bereavement leave
- FMLA leave
- Home purchase discounts
- Discounted pet insurance
- Year-end discretionary bonus
