Purchasing Agent

Seeking a Purchasing Agent for Inland Empire, CA.Working in a fast paced environment, the Purchasing Agent will coordinate all aspects of the vertical construction for homebuilding construction including budgets, trade partner contracts, bidding, trade partner relationships, cycle time, value engineering, and product development. This position will be responsible for working in collaboration with other team members to help achieve the highest level of performance by developing and implementing fluid and manageable job costing processes and procedures.PURCHASING AGENT OBJECTIVES:.Responsible for all purchasing activities, managing, soliciting and awarding contracts, developing trade contractor relations, and performing contract administration.Keep current on market trends in order to advise on price fluctuations and product availability.Select, provide training and leadership to the purchasing group on customer and employee satisfaction.PURCHASING AGENT RESPONSIBILITIES:Initiate, negotiate and contract for all labor and materials associated with the residential construction.Ensure budgets and options are accurate, complete, communicating changes executive management.Ensure that material takeoffs are correct and complete.Set direction on pricing methodology and procedure, reporting system set up and input requirements.Conduct job cost analysis.Establish and maintain Scope of Work for all construction phases, in coordination with the construction.Establish service level needs and evaluation criteria for building products, subcontractors, and material suppliers.Source new and better products, subcontractors and material suppliers.Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of plans and specifications.Responsible for value engineering of the product.Monitor and report (on a regular basis) on subcontractor and material increases/decreases.Monitor and report (on a regular basis) on construction costs by plan.Provide and maintain competitive bid and value engineering reports for each trade by community.QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Business or another related field or have a minimum of 3-5 years in a similar position with a homebuilder.High level of understanding of the system applications in homebuilding software packages (i.e., Timberline, J.D. Edwards, etc.).Extensive knowledge of the homebuilding construction process.Strong time management, planning and problem-solving skills.Strong negotiation skills.Strong relationship skills.Strong self-organization skillsExcellent communication skills.s

Salary : $85,000 - $90,000