Overview

The Purchasing Agent must believe in, practice and initiate all Green Brick Partners values set forth in an acronym we call HOME. They must be Honest, Objective, Mature and Efficient in how he or she approaches their role at Green Brick Partners.

Provide technical support to the purchasing process with specific responsibility for processing bid and purchasing documents/materials; responding to related inquiries; and maintaining vendor/source information and inventories.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reviewing and understanding plans and community specification necessary for set up in Newstar Enterprise
• Assist Purchasing Manager in loading costs per community into Newstar
• Coordinate with Purchasing Manager to confirm options to be offered
• Manage Community Sales Diagrams on VPN site and in community binders
• Support Purchasing Manager and obtain data (vendor list, specifications, etc.) for community opening meeting
• Request bids and price quotes from vendors
• Track & record trade partner contract documentation
• Maintain system data/costs/takeoffs
• Process Starts as needed
• Assign retail pricing for options and ensure margins meet assigned percentage
• Price/Manage non-standard options from sales and design center
• Update community specifications
• Work with Estimating on redline changes and updated bids needed
• Assist purchasing coordinators with vendor questions
• Research invoices
• Various projects as assigned
• Resolve Purchase Order and Takeoff related issues

Qualifications

Authority/Budget/Decision Making/Discretion and Independent Judgment Ability: Position requires the ability to exercise the discretion and judgement of vendor bid pricing, setup of budget information, and execution of contract.

Physical Requirements: Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day; sit for extended periods; kneel and bend at the waist; walk up and down stairs; walk on unlevel terrain; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Location: Trophy Signature Homes Corporate Office

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Experience:

• Prefer two or more years’ Purchasing experience
• Prefer two or more years’ experience in the homebuilding industry.

Competencies:

• Require attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to read and understand plans.
• Intermediate skill in MSOffice Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to quickly learn purchasing specific software.
• Maintain good relationships with vendors, construction, and sales.
• Possess analytical problem solving and multi-tasking skills
• Be able to work in a fast pace environment

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.