About the position
Lombardo Homes is seeking a Purchasing Manager to oversee all aspects of the Purchasing Department. This role involves acting as a liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, trade partners, and internal departments, ensuring effective communication and collaboration. The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for negotiating contracts, maintaining supplier relationships, and ensuring quality standards are met, all while supporting the company's business objectives and promoting career development within the team.
Responsibilities
- Act as a liaison between suppliers, manufacturers, trade partners, relevant internal departments, and customers.
- Identify qualified suppliers and trade partners and maintain good working relationships with existing partners.
- Update and verify complete scopes of work for each trade partner.
- Negotiate contracts and pricing and monitor their success.
- Check on the quality of work performed to Lombardo Homes standards.
- Ensure all payments are being processed.
- Keep well-organized contract files for future reference.
- Conduct research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of value, delivery schedules, and ease of business.
- Forecast levels of demand for services and products to meet business needs.
- Forecast price trends and their impact on future strategy, proformas, and selling seasons.
- Ensure trade partners are aware of business objectives and expectations.
- Attend field meetings and be involved with L TPC.
- Promote career development for all employees within the group.
- Complete reviews for each direct report.
- Ensure Fieldview is current and all appropriate people are trained.
- Monitor to meet current business strategies.
- Foster a seamless and productive relationship between purchasing and estimating.
- Drive product enhancement and innovation.
Requirements
- High school diploma required; Bachelor's degree in business, finance, construction management, or project management preferred.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in residential purchasing and estimating or a related field (construction).
- Full understanding of effective negotiating techniques, including win-win negotiations.
- Ability to read and understand house plans, engineering plans, specifications, and geological reports.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Knowledge of purchasing and estimating systems, including FAST/Builder Management Systems.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual bonus potential.
- 401k with company match.
- Company-provided life insurance.
- Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, FSA, long-term disability, voluntary life insurance, and accident insurance.
- Company-sponsored employee events.
