Trade Relations Manager

Smith Douglas Homes • Fairhope, AL

8h

About The Position

At Smith Douglas Homes, we pride ourselves on being one of the fastest growing home building companies in the country. We are looking for a Trade Relations Manager to join our team located in Fairhope, Alabama, supporting our Gulf Coast Division. Smith Douglas Homes is proud to offer a competitive benefits package to our employees as well as a family type work environment.
In this role, you will establish and maintain strong relationships with our Trade Partners.
You will negotiate the purchase of products and services to help us achieve our production, sales, quality, and profitability goals.

Requirements

• College degree in related field or commensurate experience
• Knowledge of home construction techniques
• Four+ years of experience in residential construction field operations
• Microsoft Office (all applications)
• Internet Proficiency
• SMART (Proprietary software)

Responsibilities

• Select and hire Trade Partners; oversee set up process.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with our Trade Partners.
• Manage the Trade Partner contract and Scopes of Work.
• Evaluate trade partner performance and address insufficiencies.
• Maintain Standard Trades and Trade bid lists in SMART (Proprietary Software).
• Collaborate with Purchasing staff from Support Center and other affiliates.
• Identify cost saving ideas, value engineering opportunities, and alternatives.
• Coordinate Product Development process (with Estimating and Architecture).
• Review monthly release notes and communicate changes.
• Monitor new community cost books for accuracy.
• Weekly review of Variance Reports and PCRs.
• Oversee Purchasing Coordinator role.
• Manage Site Bid Documents, rebate and model home programs.
• Routinely visit sites to ensure Trades are using specified materials/products.

What This Job Offers

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