Senior Purchasing Agent

Dream Finders Homes • Charlotte, NC

6d

About The Position

The Senior Purchasing Agent supports the purchasing and construction departments in delivering quality homes on time and within budget. The role ensures that contractors and vendors are approved and contracted to build homes at competitive prices, according to established schedules and company expectations. The agent maintains accurate, up-to-date information in Newstar, attends quarterly training for field personnel and award meetings, and performs related administrative duties.

Requirements

• A BA in Construction Management, Building Sciences, or a related discipline, or at least 4 years of experience.
• At least 4 years of residential homebuilding purchasing or operations experience.
• Experience recruiting and negotiating with a large trade base, and interpreting and enforcing scopes of work.
• Proven experience with a large production builder, specifically with complex option offerings.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities or projects.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of construction estimating or purchase-order-driven software such as Newstar, Sage, Buildsoft, or FAST.
• Skilled user of MS Excel.
• Proven experience with floorplan development and design.

Responsibilities

• Set up new vendors and trade packages.
• Maintain three competitive bids for each homebuilding task and upload them into Newstar.
• Send DocuSign pricing agreements to trade partners and file them in the database.
• Assist the Purchasing Manager with recruiting new vendors and trade partners.
• Maintain accurate bids and update costs monthly.
• Ensure contracts are complete and accurate before new community starts.
• Assist with architectural and structural plan updates from the field.
• Create and revise purchase orders in construction software for new starts and changes.
• Analyze purchase orders on job start reports and revise them when necessary.
• Assist with setting up new plans, options, communities, takeoffs, and colors.
• Maintain rebate-tracking systems.
• Review and price lot-specific changes and coordinate with construction, trades, and sales.
• Maintain the vendor contact list.
• Assist with creating and maintaining specification documents.
• Perform related administrative and clerical duties as assigned.
• Attend quarterly training for field personnel and award meetings.

What This Job Offers

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