Purchasing Manager

Job Title: Purchasing Manager

Department: Houston Division

Summary: The GFO Purchasing Manager’s primary role is to negotiate optimum values for all goods and services, and award work based on a thorough analysis of vendor bids while maintaining a trade base that can accommodate our goals for build times.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage the Solicitation and Comparison of Bids:

1. 1. New Community Bids
   2. New Plan Bids
   3. New Features, Options and Products
   4. Periodic Unitized Commodity Pricing

• Get signed bid sheets
• Negotiate with Vendors to Control Costs
• Review EPO’s to Insure Continuing Improvement
• Managing Vendor Assignments and Capacities
• Market Benchmarks and Intelligence Gathering
• Manage Vendor Input on Product Selections
• Manage the Contracting of Vendors
• Master Contracts and Insurance Requirements
• Maintain Good Vendor Relationships
• Primary Contact for Vendor Payment Issues
• Address Vendor Performance Issues
• Mediate Builder/Contractor Conflicts
• Resolve Communication Breakdowns
• Manage Rebate Submissions
• Model Home Programs and Complimentary Products

Qualifications:

• Strong negotiation skills
• 3-5 years of construction experience
• 3+ years of purchasing experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Brix and Buildpro preferred