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Director, National Purchasing
$165k-186k (estimate)
Full Time | Building Construction
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KB Home is Hiring a Director, National Purchasing Near Tempe, AZ
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR® certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home.
JOB SUMMARY: The Director, National Strategic Sourcing leads the sourcing of products, optimizes the supply chain by researching and providing foresight of trends as they relate to division challenges, leverages the company’s consolidated spend, and drives the implementation and change process for company-wide sourcing strategy.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
National Purchasing Strategy Development
- Develop and implement manufacturer and distribution sourcing strategy and purchasing policies for KB Home companywide
- National management of supplier relationships (cost, quality, productivity, service)
- Identify improvement areas for optimizing supply chain processes by researching and implementing strategic foresight of commodity issues into the overarching National Contracts strategy
- Partner with divisions and trades to strategize how to enhance performance and facilitate resolution related to field delays or issues to meet cycle time goals
- Develop product pricing guidelines (category specific), ensure accurate and competitive pricing across category, and audit pull through pricing
- Collaborate with divisions and suppliers for solutions to performance/product availability challenges and implement improvement plans to monitor progress
- Work with divisions and centralized purchasing administration to maximize incentive collections
- Issue national contract updates to all impacted departments
- Ensure all national contract language falls within legal guidelines by collaborating with purchasing leadership and legal department
- Drive consistency in product usage throughout the company
- Responsible for strategic plans for estimated homebuilding contracts values above $100M
- Develop scopes of work based on work with trade partners and contracts to ensure negotiation and obligations are clear upfront, especially for specialized situations
- Establish direct cost benchmarks and applicable KPIs for cost reduction for existing and future product series
Strategic Sourcing
- Identify opportunities and action plans to leverage national, regional, and divisional volume
- Lead the negotiation and contracting of all national and regional manufacturers and make key decisions on sourcing, developing new suppliers, and negotiating contract terms
- Decide on and implement how to expand trade base and evaluate new trade partners
- Update company guidelines for insurance and credit worthiness for national suppliers as required
- Communicate business plan expectations to all suppliers to ensure product availability
- Communicate with divisional operations teams concerning product information and availability
- Recruit large vendor and trade base; oversee bidding and contracting process to ensure efficiency and adherence to KB home practices
Performance Management and Development
- Provide management and oversight of assigned employees, including communication of goals and objectives, delivering effective feedback, handling performance management, participating in recruiting/hiring, and communicating corrective actions as needed
- Assist in establishing performance goals for the team and continuously monitor and communicate results
- Identify team performance gaps and development areas and offer training or coaching solutions to narrow the gap; ensure all training occurs
- Participate in regular team meetings to discuss goals & strategy and share best practices
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education/Certifications/Licenses
- Bachelor’s Degree with a preferred major in Business, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline is required
- Master’s Degree with a preferred major in Business, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline is a plus
Experience
- 10 years of related work experience in purchasing, procurement and/or construction management
- Prior experience managing and leading employees and national purchasing initiatives
- Prior experience in Real Estate industry preferred, ideally in residential homebuilding
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Expertise in commodity challenges as they relate to the supply chain and in trade relations as they relate to national contracts and negotiations
- Strong verbal and written communication, with the ability to take complex concepts and communicate succinctly and accurately
- Strong business acumen
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Ability to give, receive and analyze information, and interpret complex issues, in order to determine the root problem and make effective decisions to bring the issue to a successful conclusion
- Highly organized and flexible, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines, often with frequent interruptions and changing circumstances
- Ability to influence key leaders across the organization
- Ability to manage conflict and resolve problems in a professional manner, particularly with internal and external customers and trades
- Ability to make decisions in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment
- Effective negotiating skills
- Team player with demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams
- Leadership skills and the ability to motivate and direct a professional staff
- Sound judgment and a high level of integrity
- Accurate with keen attention to detail in every aspect of the job
- Self-directed, takes initiative, proactively addresses problems and demonstrates the ability to work and achieve results independently
- Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, & Power Point)
Work Requirements
- Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner with potential buyers and external brokers to reinforce goodwill and profitability for the company.
- Up to 35% domestic travel required
- Candidate should be located near a KB Home location with accessibility to a major airport so that they can easily travel to divisions and the office in Phoenix, AZ, as required; ideally candidate will be located in Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Building Construction
SALARY
$165k-186k (estimate)
POST DATE
10/22/2023
EXPIRATION DATE
04/11/2024
WEBSITE
kbhome.com
HEADQUARTERS
LAFAYETTE, LA
SIZE
1,000 - 3,000
FOUNDED
1957
TYPE
Public
CEO
KHAMLA LUANGSOUPHOM
REVENUE
$3B - $5B
INDUSTRY
Building Construction
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About KB Home
KB Home is a California-based real estate development company that designs, constructs and sells residential properties across the United States.
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