Purchasing Manager

Stanley Martin Homes•Southport, NC

About The Position

A day in the life of a Purchasing Manager at Stanley Martin Homes involves overseeing every aspect of contracting and purchasing to ensure the smooth production of homes. Your day might include managing budgets, finalizing contracts, and maintaining master agreements while working closely with trade partners to negotiate pricing and drive cost-saving initiatives. You’ll coordinate bids, market-test costs, and update ERP systems to keep pricing and labor demands aligned with company goals. Ensuring smooth workflows, you’ll address material shortages, process work order revisions, and facilitate key meetings such as Neighborhood Specification and Final Neighborhood Start. Within this position you will play a key role collaborating with every department in the division to include Land, Production, Sales, and the Back Office, helping to ensure the division is operating effectively. Every decision and interaction you have reflects your commitment to supporting Stanley Martin’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

Requirements

Purchasing Manager or construction experience in residential construction
Project management skills to demonstrate experiences with managing projects effectively
Exceptional Excel and Word and PowerPoint skills
Strong communication skills verbally and in writing
Creative thinking skills that show the ability to generate new ideas and approaches to problem solve
Adaptability and eagerness to learn and pick up new skills as work environment changes

Nice To Haves

College degree preferred
Experience working with contracts and/or budgets

Responsibilities

Overseeing every aspect of contracting and purchasing to ensure the smooth production of homes
Managing budgets
Finalizing contracts
Maintaining master agreements
Working closely with trade partners to negotiate pricing and drive cost-saving initiatives
Coordinating bids
Market-testing costs
Updating ERP systems to keep pricing and labor demands aligned with company goals
Addressing material shortages
Processing work order revisions
Facilitating key meetings such as Neighborhood Specification and Final Neighborhood Start
Collaborating with every department in the division to include Land, Production, Sales, and the Back Office

Benefits

Access to competitively priced, high-quality health care options through Aetna, MetLife and EyeMed
Employer-paid Short Term and Long Term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance
Employee-paid life, Legal Resources, and Aflac supplemental options
401(K) with up to $5K employer match
Health Savings Account (HSA)
3 weeks of paid parental leave
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent care
12 weeks of paid maternity leave through our Short-Term Disability Plan
Well-rounded wellness benefits, including free and low-cost mental health resources and support services through our Employee Assistance Program
Tuition and certification reimbursement
15 days of vacation (increases with tenure)
6 days of paid sick leave
No-cost coverage for identity theft or travel mishaps
Great discounts on buying a Stanley Martin home
Discounts with our partners in mortgage and title services
Discounts on cell phone service through Verizon
Access to your paycheck early with an advanced pay option through Dayforce Wallet
Support local charities through our Giving Back Program; with up to $250 match, 8 hours leave and more