What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at Mungo Homes?
Mungo Homes has an opening for a Purchasing Agent on our team in the Greenville, SC market!
This position is responsible for complete cost management support of assigned profit centers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (performs other duties as assigned)
- Cultivating new potential trade partners and maintaining existing trade relationships
- Job starts – PO reviews within 72 hours of notification from operation
- Generate purchase orders for new starts
- Review POs and start sheet for accuracy
- Review plot plans and marked plans for accuracy (optional but best practice)
- Correct issues before job release
- Research and resolve vendor disputes; including product or pricing issues, and invoice and contract discrepancies
- Manage all contract documents including the preparation of plans and documentation for bid process; verify accuracy and completeness of all documents
- Coordinate bid process for new subdivisions including developing bid packages with plans, scopes-of-work and standard and optional features; receive, review, and approve price quotes/bids
- Assist in base cost and option price analysis (more emphasis in new communities)
- Review plans, scopes-of-work, and specifications for accuracy
- Re-bid contracts with vendors once pricing has expired or an increase is requested
- Special projects and assignments
- Bid new plans, new options and plan changes, review bids for accuracy and enter in to KOVA
- Miscellaneous purchasing support
- Change Order job revisions
- Model Home Discounts
Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; five or more years related experience in residential construction; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Computer Skills:
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Previous KOVA experience preferred, not required
The Mungo family started building new homes in Columbia, South Carolina in 1954, and now builds in Markets throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. While still family-focused today with Steven Mungo as Executive Chairman, Mungo Homes proudly became part of the Clayton Properties Group family of companies in 2018, and remains dedicated to quality construction, and an exceptional customer experience.
Mungo Homes a long tradition of improving the communities in which we build, and through the Mungo Homes Foundation provide economic, educational, health, housing, and emergency hardship support to charitable organizations. A portion of each home sold is invested in each local community.
2022-2025 Top Workplace in South Carolina
2024-2025 Top Workplace in Virginia
2024 Best Places to Work in Raleigh, NC
2023-2025 Top Workplace in the United States
Specialty Awards Won for Top Benefits, Leadership, and Direction
Mungo Homes a long tradition of improving the communities in which we build, and through the Mungo Homes Foundation provide economic, educational, health, housing, and emergency hardship support to charitable organizations. A portion of each home sold is invested in each local community.
2022-2025 Top Workplace in South Carolina
2024-2025 Top Workplace in Virginia
2024 Best Places to Work in Raleigh, NC
2023-2025 Top Workplace in the United States
Specialty Awards Won for Top Benefits, Leadership, and Direction