Purchasing Coordinator

Who We Are

At Rock River Homes, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and fast-paced environment, great benefits, and the ability to interact with and learn from experienced leaders in the homebuilding community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping homeowners design and build beautifully crafted homes. We’re customer-focused and we never stop improving. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Rock River Homes. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in the homes we build and in our team.

Our Values:

Do the right thing
Show empathy
Always improve
Have fun
Find a way

If this sounds like you, you’ll be a great fit for our team.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a talented individual to fill the role of Purchasing Coordinator. You will be responsible for bidding out work to subcontractors, managing all contracts and purchase orders, reconciling purchase orders and invoices, ensuring purchase orders stay within the project budget, and work with the Production Manager to ensure contractors are performing well. Ideally, you will enjoy learning new systems and processes, working with numbers and accounting concepts, and feel a great sense of accomplishment when completing very detailed tasks accurately. The ideal person will also have a good understanding of general accounting principles and will be familiar with programs like Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other purchase order systems. To excel in this role, you will need an advanced level of mastery with Excel (i.e., formulas and shortcuts.) You will work closely with the design team to identify and address any estimating and purchasing issues as they occur, and strategically offer solutions.

This role will work from 7:30AM – 4:30PM EST in our Jetersville, VA office.

What You Will Work On

• Pre-qualify subcontractors
• Prepare and issue purchase orders and subcontracts
• Manage contracts and purchase orders for all trades and subcontractors
• Expedite purchase orders and subcontracts as necessary
• Purchase materials according to project needs
• Ensure material availability through accurate purchasing and follow up
• Review vendor qualifications to ensure they meet prescribed company standards
• Resolve accounting, purchasing and vendor contract discrepancies through review and reconciliation
• Work closely with subcontractors and vendors to receive proper proposals
• Strive to complete projects below assigned budget, and continuously seek ways to reduce construction cost and streamline processes
• Work alongside estimating department to guarantee budget costs are accurate
• Create reports as requested

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• At least 2 years of administrative experience required
• Experience in accounting or accounts payable departments preferred
• Capable of managing multiple, simultaneous projects
• Adaptability and technical acumen to learn a variety of software programs
• A high level of accuracy when working with data entry and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to learn and adapt to working in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to multitask and self-manage your workday
• The ability to pass a drug screening

The salary range for this position is $35,000-$45,000. Actual compensation will be based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set and level of relevant experience.

To read more about Rock River Homes and see the beautifully crafted homes we have built for our customers, please visit www.rockriverhomes.com.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Jetersville, VA 23083: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Administrative: 2 years (Required)
• Accounts Payable: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location