Purchasing Manager

Toll Brothers, Inc.•Austin, TX

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Toll Brothers, America's Leading Luxury Home Builder, is seeking a Purchasing Manager for our division office in Austin, Texas. The Sr. Purchasing Manager is responsible for contracting trade partners for labor and material items for each cost code they manage. In this capacity, the individual will work with local trade partners, national/regional suppliers, and distributors to continuously find opportunities for negotiating cost savings for their trade categories. This role will partner with Operations to ensure proper trade partners are bid, negotiated, and awarded. This role will also serve as a resource of the National Purchasing team, supporting company cost savings initiatives.

Requirements

Organizes and articulates ideas clearly and concisely
Creative problem-solver
Strong interpersonal skills
Capable of forward thinking to the benefit of the organization.
Ability to analyze information; identifying discrepancies and inconsistencies
Specific knowledge and a complete technical understanding of assigned product categories
Able to utilize department specific technologies to solve business challenges
Demonstrated ability to monitor progress and make changes as required
Able to plan and prioritize while focusing on detail orientation and effective time management
Collaborative and able to work with trade partners and employees across multiple departments
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Construction Management or Supply Chain Management (or extensive experience in the residential homebuilding industry)
Minimum 5 years of experience in contracting and negotiating pricing of building materials or some experience in the residential building sector
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel, and aptitude to learn new software programs (E1)

Nice To Haves

Hands-on residential construction experience
Supply Chain certification
Experience with EnterpriseOne (E1) and BuildPro software
Experience with Energy Star requirements, Green Building concepts, sustainability, etc.

Responsibilities

Budgeting/Contracting of trade categories in the Division
Collaborate with Community Planning to develop community specifications and trade budgets for new land deals and new community openings
Bid, negotiate, and approve trade partner contracts in partnership with division Operations leaders
Manage contract maintenance and scopes of work updates for their trade assignments
Partner with Community Planning, Architecture, and other functions to ensure new plan development is looked at through the lens of value engineering and SKU optimization
Partner with Architecture to ensure national guidance is adhered to for room and option naming
Recommend strategic sourcing strategies to lower total cost of ownership
Apply national strategies to local market, unbundling labor and material pricing, where applicable
Oversee the model home rebate collection process
Conduct industry benchmarking studies
Perform financial analysis of the impact of new and existing contracts
Determine the financial health of trade partners, notify others of potential problems
Analyze total spend by trade category, supplier, community, etc. to identify opportunities to leverage spending for greater savings
Determine optimum product specifications and ensure there is alignment with national and regional agreements
Optimize overall SKU availability in order to reduce cost, administrative burden and increase procurement accuracy
Develop an understanding of trade partners’ cost drivers
Facilitate a collaborative environment with trade partners, local distributors and manufacturers
Measure trade partner performance, track and counsel
Act as an intermediary with trade partners and Operations personnel to maintain quality standards of production and cost effectiveness