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Mattamy Homes · 1 day ago

Purchasing Agent

Venice, Florida

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

Mattamy Homes is the largest family-owned homebuilder in North America, dedicated to helping families realize their dream of home ownership. The Purchasing Agent will be responsible for controlling budgets, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring quality control in procurement processes.

ConstructionReal EstateResidential

Responsibilities

Control, develop and produce approved budgets and proformas with input from appropriate internal departments

Negotiate and solicit the best price/value combination from suppliers and trade contractors; analyze cost comparisons and differences in products and services on long term/short term contract agreements, while ensuring the correct amount of product or service is received at the appropriate time

Participate in review, development, and analysis of scopes of work aimed at quality control and standardization of equipment, materials, supplies and services

Conduct analysis of drawings for value engineering opportunities and pricing thereof

Develop and qualify new subcontractors/suppliers while maintaining and monitoring existing ones

Act as liaison between subcontractors, construction, marketing, sales, customer service and land departments

Prepare quantity take-offs from working or design drawings for budgeting or bid purposes. Manage and maintain take-offs within the software(s) utilized by the company

Participate in site visits and work with construction team members to check performance of trades against scope of work/contract

Additional duties to be discussed

Qualification

Construction industry experienceBudget preparationNegotiation skillsUnderstanding building codesPurchasing principlesEstimating skillsComputerized production planningMathematical skillsProfessional integrityCommunity commitmentSustainability awarenessBuild ProJD EdwardsPrioritizeCommunicationOrganizational skillsFlexibilityTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree minimum with 4+ years related work experience in the construction field

Several years progressive experience in the residential construction industry, estimating and purchasing

Extremely well-organized, flexible, ability to prioritize workloads, meet deadlines and work well under pressure

Understanding Building Codes, National Electrical Code, OSHA Guidelines, and other applicable building codes and practices

Professional experience dealing ethically with people/situations/issues and ability to demonstrate what processes are applied in decision-making which reflect professionalism and integrity

Solid understanding of generally accepted purchasing principles and practices

Working knowledge of house building and construction material purchasing

Excellent communication and negotiating skills

Excellent mathematical skills with the ability to analyze, look for trends and superior estimating skills

Prior experience in preparing and analyzing budgets

Experience in computerized environment for production planning, ordering, analysis etc

Superior computer skills in MS Office – in particular Excel