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David Weekley Home Purchasing Agent - Residential Construction in Nashville, Tennessee
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Purchasing and Supply Chain
Nashville, TN
Purchasing Agent - Residential Construction
Nashville, TN
Purchasing Agent - Residential Construction
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Job Description
David Weekley Homes is seeking a Purchasing Agent with residential construction experience to join our Nashville Team.
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for providing support on all costing and budgeting related to residential construction within the Nashville market. The primary functions of the position are cost and vendor management. The primary responsibilities of the position are cost control and risk reduction. This position also must work closely with vendors of all types and trades, develop vendor relationships, hold vendors accountable to bids and to contractual terms, negotiate pricing, manage vendor scope and quality, and monitor trends in the industry.
Job Responsibilities:
Maintain take-offs and unitized pricing
Create and maintain clear bid documents
Collect bids, layouts, diagrams, etc. and provide necessary analysis
Collect, review, analyze, and provide all necessary option pricing from vendors
Review provided bid analysis and work with other internal team members to award contracts
Ensure all pricing is reflective of correct specifications, plans, and scopes
Provide clear, meaningful, and actionable analysis to Purchasing Manager
Work directly with Purchasing Manager to provide necessary support and analysis. Maintain data integrity
Monitor product specifications on all homes built
Seek vendors in assigned area that offer a combination of quality, products and services are at an acceptable level
Work with trade partners to transition to a more unitized procurement structure
Assist in the development of various pricing structures (i.e.. lumber indexes)
Manage trade partner onboarding
Conduct value engineering studies
Research new products and processes from a cost and value basis
Where applicable: Create, Maintain, Issue and Monitor Purchase Orders and variances
Qualifications
3-5 years in residential construction operations preferred
2+ years in construction purchasing including estimating, construction, negotiation, purchasing, or accounting preferred
Current experience working in a homebuilder's purchasing department preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Management, Civil Engineering or related degree preferred
Read and thoroughly understand residential blueprints
Excellent negotiation skills with demonstrated success in this area
Strong math and MS Excel computer skills are essential; exposure to JD Edwards beneficial
An ideal candidate will also possess the following intangibles: self-directed, readily adaptable to change, disciplined work habits, good organizational skills
Additional Information
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What We Offer:
Come build your future with our winning team, recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" 18 times! David Weekley Homes builds in 19 markets across the U.S. and is one of the largest private home builders in America.
We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:
Health Insurance - Medical, Dental and Vision
401k and discretionary 8% match
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Profit Sharing
Vacation, Paid Holidays, plus PTO
New Home Discount for Team Member and Family
College Scholarship Program
Community Outreach
Sabbaticals
And more!
David Weekley Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://careers.davidweekleyhomes.com/eeo) , and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law.
Note to Job Seekers: No telephone calls or walk-ins please. Interviews are by appointment only. Your resume will be reviewed and qualified candidates may be contacted in the event of a potential job match, or if further information is needed.