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Eden Housing, Inc. · 1 month ago

Procurement Manager - Central Office, Hayward

Hayward, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$82K/yr - $95K/yr

5+ years exp

Eden Housing, Inc. is seeking a Procurement Manager responsible for strategic sourcing and category management for goods and services supporting Property Operations. The role involves bidding, negotiating master service agreements, and fostering vendor relationships while ensuring compliance and cost-effectiveness in procurement practices.

Real Estate

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Leads strategic bidding and negotiations of MSA contracts across Property Operations, ensuring consistency, compliance and competitive pricing

Develop, refine, and standardize scopes of work and bid sheets across categories

Implement purchasing programs, and ensure all regions maintain the programs consistently

Development policies and procedures as needed

Build and maintain a comprehensive vendor database and subcontractor list, ensuring depth of qualified suppliers in each region

Actively update and manage Eden’s “Preferred” vendor list

Create a new vendor onboarding qualification policy, including price check, references, and areas of service

Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and seek out new qualified vendors to broaden and strengthen supply options and reduce risk, bid to a minimum of 6 new vendors or suppliers annually

Serves as point of contact and relationship manager for Eden Housing and Eden’s network of vendors and suppliers across categories managed

Partner with Operations to align specifications and ensure requirements are met

Collaborate with Development as needed to align with Eden standard specifications as new standards become available, ensuring standards are embedded early

Incorporate categories managed into property standard spec book

Contract management and rebate management

Collaborate as needed with Sustainability on any cross-over categories where vendor management and spec is required

Work closely with Property Operations teams to ensure compliance with Eden’s purchasing programs

Review and stay abreast of current industry trends related to purchasing for affordable housing

Consistently maintains a professional courteous attitude when dealing with coworkers, vendors, and the public

Willing and able to work extended hours as necessary to meet deadlines

Run reports as needed to compare costs

Attend a minimum of two industry networking events annually to identify new suppliers and track market trends

Qualification

MSA contract negotiationsVendor relationship managementProcurement experienceERP/purchasing systemsExcel-based bid analysisProfessional judgementCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsIntegrity

Required

5+ years of procurement, purchasing or sourcing experience, including contract negotiations and contract management

Experience in property management, multifamily housing procurement or purchasing, construction or facilities

A minimum of seven years of progressive experience as a Purchasing or Supply Chain Manager, including bids and contracts, and vendor management

Proven ability to develop vendor strategies and negotiate favorable contracts

Proven track record meeting substantial cost reduction targets

Proficiency with ERP/purchasing systems and Excel-based bid analysis

Proven success in collaborating across functional areas

Ability to identify and implement process improvement opportunities

Preferred

Multifamily housing, affordable housing, or property management procurement experience

Experience bidding and negotiating Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and contracts across multiple trades

Strong background in vendor management

Experience with category strategy and sourcing in both recurring services (unit turns, maintenance) and capital/rehab projects

National contract negotiation and rebate program management

Yardi and Yardi Marketplace experience a plus

Proven ability to deliver cost savings through competitive bidding, value engineering, and supplier consolidation

Company

Eden Housing, Inc.

Eden Housing is a non-profit organization with over 55 years of experience providing safe and affordable housing that helps families stay secure, allows communities to thrive, and solves many of the most pressing housing challenges facing California cities.

Founded in 1968

Hayward, CA, US

501-1000 employees