Purchasing Manager
Lennar - Roseville, CA
posted 6 months ago
About the position
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Welcome Home! Build your career with Lennar: As one of the nation's largest builders, Lennar has built over one million new homes for families across America. Since 1954, our communities have catered to all lifestyles and family dynamics, whether you are a first-time or move-up buyer, multigenerational family, or active adult. At Lennar, Everything's Included in our homes, and Everyone's Included on our team. Our Everyone's Included vision is to be as inclusive and diverse as the communities we build unleashing the power of diversity within our workforce to drive innovation & sustainable growth. Lennar's Core Values: Our commitment to Quality, Value, and Integrity is the underlying foundation upon which Lennar was built, and these three fundamental principles still guide us in caring for our customers, associates, trade partners, shareholders, and community. As a Purchasing Manager, you will manage the Purchasing operation for the Division. This includes bidding, coordinating, and writing specifications and scope of work for all vertical construction. You will also prepare and manage all budgets for vertical construction. This role requires a high degree of construction knowledge, excellent verbal and written skills, and the ability to negotiate with trade partners. You will be responsible for creating and updating policies and procedures surrounding the Purchasing Department, assisting in product development, and keeping up to date with competitors' product offerings. Additionally, you will prepare product specifications for each new community and assist the Director of Purchasing in coordinating with architects, consultants, and engineers for plan status and document changes. Your role will also involve compiling bid packages, finding qualified trade partners, negotiating contracts, and managing approved bid lists. You will be expected to communicate and orient all sales personnel on each new community regarding specifications, options, and quality of materials.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for creating and updating policies and procedures surrounding the Purchasing Department.
- Assist in product development to suggest floorplans that are both efficient and highly desirable, working with community proformas.
- Keep up to date with competitors' product offerings, standard features, and options.
- Prepare product specifications for each new community.
- Assist Director of Purchasing to coordinate with architects, consultants and engineers for plan status, plan submittals, and document changes.
- Compile bid packages, bid new communities or plan adds, spread bids.
- Find qualified trade partners who can provide cost effective construction and quality.
- Negotiate contracts with trade partners and approve extras.
- Write general, specific, and inclusive scope of work documents depending on work to be accomplished.
- Coordinate with Regional Operations Center to prepare contracts, purchase orders and all change orders.
- Coordinate with Director of Purchasing and his staff to evaluate trade partners.
- Coordinate and cooperate with National and Regional purchasing initiatives.
- Participate and prepare reporting, tracking and rebate information for the NetPlus Rebate Program.
- Coordinate and assist the Director of Purchasing with all plan changes.
- Communicate and orient all sales personnel on each new community with regard to specifications, options, quality of materials and competition's specifications.
- Assist Forward Planning and Land Acquisition with feasibilities by supplying cost information for studies if required.
- Manage/Maintain approved bid lists.
- Update all budgets monthly, or as directed by the Division President.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Four (4) years of experience in Purchasing or related field required.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Valid and unrestricted driver's license required.
- High degree of construction knowledge.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Knowledge of JD Edwards accounting software is preferred.
- Ability to negotiate with trade partners.
- Detail oriented with ability to multi-task while meeting various deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and be able to teach, motivate, and direct Purchasing Analysts and Administrators.
- Able to accept constructive feedback.
- Team player.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with JD Edwards accounting software.
- Additional certifications in purchasing or supply chain management.
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
