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Dream Finders Homes · 1 day ago

Purchasing Agent

Dream Finders Homes is seeking a Purchasing Agent to support their purchasing and construction departments in delivering quality homes on time and within budget. The role involves managing vendor contracts, maintaining competitive bids, and assisting with various administrative tasks related to homebuilding.

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Responsibilities

Set up new vendor and trade packages
Maintain three competitive bids for each homebuilding task and upload into Newstar
Send DocuSign pricing agreement to trade partners and file in database
Assist Purchasing Manager in recruiting new vendors and trade partners
Maintain accurate bids and updated costs each month
Ensure contracts are complete and accurate before new community starts
Assist with Architectural and structural plan updates from the field
Create and revise purchase orders in construction software for new starts and changes
Analyze purchase orders on the job start report and revise when necessary
Assist with setup of new plans, options, communities, takeoffs and colors
Maintain rebate-tracking systems
Review and price lot specific changes and coordinate with construction/trades/sales
Maintain vendor contact list
Assist with the creation and maintenance of specification documents
Perform related administrative and clerical duties as assigned

Qualification

MS ExcelConstruction estimating softwarePurchasing experienceVendor managementInterpersonal skills

Required

High school diploma
Minimum of 1 year of purchasing, operations or related experience
Strong inter-personal skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities or projects
Skilled user in MS Excel

Preferred

Experience with floorplan development and design
Experience recruiting, negotiating with, and interpreting/enforcing scopes of work for a large trade base
Proven experience with a large, production builder -- specifically with complex option offerings
Construction estimating / P.O. driven software knowledge -- i.e. Newstar, Sage, Buildsoft, FAST would be highly beneficial

Company

Dream Finders Homes

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Dream Finders Homes is a home builder company that buildsbuilding quality homes at an affordable price point.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$610M
Key Investors
Boston Omaha
2025-09-02Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2023-08-09Post Ipo Debt· $300M
2021-01-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Anabel Fernandez, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
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Paul Megler
Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
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