Director of Purchasing

siliconbeachrecruiter.com • Roseville, CA

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About The Position

An established, privately held Northern California homebuilder is seeking a Director of Purchasing to lead the purchasing function for its Greater Sacramento communities. The role owns the trade partner base, establishes direct-cost budgets for each plan, and tracks and validates costs from bidding through closing. The Director will lead the full bid process, manage supplier and subcontractor relationships and agreements, maintain plan and options pricing, and collaborate on value engineering and community feasibility. The position also leads and develops the purchasing team and participates at the leadership table.

Requirements

• Homebuilder background is required, with purchasing leadership at a production or semi-custom homebuilder in single-family and/or attached housing.
• At least 7 years of experience in homebuilding purchasing, including at least 3 years in a manager, senior, or director role.
• Demonstrated ability to run bids from setup through award and negotiate trade contracts in the California market.
• Working knowledge of California construction costs, Title 24, and the regional trade base.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with purchasing or ERP systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Hyphen BuildPro.

Responsibilities

• Own the full bid process for every scope, including bid packages, bid spreads, negotiation, awards, and contracts.
• Establish direct construction cost budgets for each community and plan; track variances against plan and report them with context.
• Recruit trade partners and manage existing relationships, ensuring performance on price, quality, and schedule; rebid scopes when costs change.
• Manage subcontract agreements, change orders, rebate programs, and trade compliance, including insurance and licensing.
• Lead value engineering with architects, engineers, construction teams, and trade partners on new plans.
• Maintain plan, specification, and options pricing through revisions and communicate updates to trades and internal teams.
• Provide cost input for land and forward planning, including new-community feasibility and pro formas.
• Lead and develop the purchasing team.

Benefits

• Full benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director