AMH · 1 day ago
Director, AMH Purchasing
Tampa, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$97K/yr - $133K/yr
4+ years expAMH is one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recognized as a top employer. The Director, AMH Purchasing is responsible for developing and executing purchasing and vendor strategies, overseeing procurement activities, and managing a team to achieve construction goals.
Property ManagementReal EstateReal Estate InvestmentRental
Responsibilities
Develops, communicates, and executes procurement strategies. Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present/future material availability and competitive pricing. Prepares and issues purchase orders and change notices. Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance. Develops and executes negotiation plans (pricing, delivery, timing, and contractual language) for key purchases. Supervises preparation of bid packages, including scopes of work, payment and price schedules, insurance requirements, other exhibits, plans and cover letters
Negotiates and contracts with subcontractors and other vendors. Bids out onsite construction. Negotiates subcontractor increases as appropriate. Serves as escalation point for resolution of any vendor related issues. Ensures timely and expedient processing, receipt of vendor and national contract rebates. Monitors compliance with established contracts and agreements. Researches and pre-qualifies trade partners who can provide cost effective construction, service, and quality
Oversees activities of the department. Manages, trains, and coaches the team while guiding individuals to reach their potential and providing constructive feedback for employee development. Prospects, interviews, and strategically hires new and replacement employees
Analyzes bids for completeness and accuracy. Prepares bid comparison and review with management team. Assist in selection of preferred bidder based on competitiveness and ability to fulfill contract requirements. Monitors trade partner performance and assist in efforts to ensure trade partner complies with contract requirements
Conducts pre-construction meetings to go over scope of work and creates a timeline and a budget for projects. Assists in monthly budget reviews. Assists in the validation of material takeoffs
Researches new products and processes from a cost and value basis. Reviews all plans and specifications from a cost perspective identifying areas, which warrant detailed review. Negotiates and executes on every opportunity to reduce costs. Prepares and maintains comparative feature analysis identifying alternative features and their cost differential. Work with purchasing leadership to implement National Purchasing initiatives
Collaborate as an essential member of a four-person Operations team responsible for orchestrating all activities necessary for the successful acquisition, development, and build-out of communities. Occasionally engages in activities beyond traditional purchasing responsibilities, ensuring seamless coordination across all facets of community development
Assist accounting department in researching and resolving budget and payment issues. Updates and maintains existing contracts as required. Ensure market’s compliance of AMH processes, SOX and record keeping requirement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Building Science, Construction Management, or a related field preferred
Minimum of four (4) years of related purchasing or procurement experience required
Minimum of four (4) years of budget management experience required
Experience must include analyzing direct costs to maintain or improve budgets
Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience managing direct reports required
Valid driver's license required
Demonstrated knowledge of residential construction and the components required to construct single family and multi-family homes required
Demonstrate advanced Excel proficiency, given the extensive data management involved in overseeing community acquisition, development, and build-out
Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, budgeting, analysis, and organizing skills
Strong leadership, employee development, relationship management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Minimum two (2) or more years of homebuilding industry experience preferred
Benefits
Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts
Dependent savings accounts
401(k) with company matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement program
The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year
New employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.
Company
AMH
At AMH, we’re redefining what it means to make a home yours. And we’re doing it with care.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.15B2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-06-18Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Philip Irby
Chief Technology Officer
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