View Homes · 11 hours ago
Purchasing Agent
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expView Homes is seeking a Purchasing Agent responsible for overall pricing and timely, cost-effective product delivery. This role involves managing supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, and ensuring quality control in the procurement process.
Civil EngineeringConstructionReal Estate
Responsibilities
Manage and coordinate maintaining JDE accounting issues related to contracts or trade partner qualifications with Corporate
Assists with recruiting new suppliers/partners to maintain the trade base and review bids for completeness and accuracy
Manages pricing negotiations, files and contracts, payments, and product replacements, updating existing contracts as needed
Prepares Bid Comparisons and reviews them with the management team. Assists in selecting a preferred bidder based on competitiveness and ability to fulfill contract requirements
Participates in review, development, and analysis of scopes of work aimed at quality control and standardization of equipment, materials, supplies, and services. Analyzes drawings for value engineering opportunities and pricing
Oversees BuildPro regarding purchasing (Trade Partner Payment System)
Prepares 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, addressing any issues if they arise
Identifies areas and trends in extra EPOs to prevent and reduce costs
Reviews and processes options per change orders
Prepares monthly site condition reports for new job starts
Prepares quarterly corporate reports to obtain Rebates
Continually searches for new products, materials, and processes that will best suit our customers
Acts as liaison between subcontractors, construction, marketing, sales, customer service, and land departments, providing continuous support to the Construction and Sales departments through processing POs, plans, and other documents as required
Reviews the plan and creates/revises budgets for multiple new and ongoing communities to ensure the budget supports product development and architecture
Assists the Director of Purchasing with administrative support
Cross-trains in all areas of purchasing to be able to assist as needed
Performs other duties as assigned by the Purchasing Manager, Director of Purchasing, or VP of Operations
Professionally presents self, while maintaining an insightful and enthusiastic team-focused environment
Maintains positive communication channels to help flow information from department to department
Participates in training when needed. This includes learning product knowledge, procedural proficiencies, and computer software
Adheres to departmental operating guidelines and View Homes’ Employee Manual
Fosters, encourages, and rewards a fun, positive, thriving values-based culture!
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum 4 years in a purchasing role, Residential Construction experience, BuildPro, and JD Edwards software system experience preferred
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
Ability to manipulate and be proficient with PCs and Windows applications
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical
Dental
Life and disability insurance
HSA/FSA accounts
Retirement
Rewards programs
Company
View Homes
View Homes is a home builders and construction firm based in El Paso, Texas.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Steve Atchison
Chief Financial Officer
Patrick Woods
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-02-12
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