Purchasing Coordinator

Why Southern Land?

Our full-service company is comprised of planning, architecture, design, construction, marketing, and resident experience professionals—all in-house and working together every day to envision and create uniquely beautiful places.

Position Summary

The Purchasing Coordinator will work to continually improve plan and house specific costs, our bid process, scopes of work, procurement, contracts, purchase orders, rebate programs, and lien waivers. In a timely manner, ensure POs are released for new starts with verification of budget accuracy. Provide budget reports and job scrubs post-closing with continued focus on variance cost control. The salary range for this position is $115,000 to $125,000, based on experience.

Role And Responsibilities

• Contract management – Ensure all trades working on-site have an accurate contract in place that allow the business to be as successful as possible in all aspects (safety, pricing, specification and takeoff accuracy, insurance, and length of contract). Collaborate with the team to determine which contracts need to be executed for as long as possible versus contracts that need to be executed house by house to either lock in or improve on pricing.
• Budget and Procurement Management – Constant deep dive analysis into specification accuracy, take-offs, and accuracy in unit pricing across all scopes while also actively improving scopes of work for all activities.
• Support the team in working on construction software implementation and improvement as needed in connection with all other listed responsibilities.
• Rebate Programs – Understand and track rebate programs in place and research, analyze and present additional programs that make sense for the division or preferably, across all divisions.
• Lien Waivers/Risk – Manage the lien waiver process for all applicable trade partners while also ensuring risk in all possible areas, is as minimal as possible. In junction with lien waivers, also ensure steps are taken related to purchasing/field operations to minimize risk across the board, including success in zero defect closings and minimal warranty.
• Collaborate with the field staff and all team members to improve construction cycle time, scheduling accuracy, forecast accuracy, budget accuracy/variance cost control, safety and storm water management, site cleanliness, trade partner relations, customer satisfaction, and all other field and business-related topics.
• Perform all other duties assigned to ensure longevity, success, and profitability for SLC Homes, CO.
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent Required, Bachelor's degree, preferred.
• Experience: Over five years of production homebuilding experience in Colorado.
• Excellent interpersonal, time management and organizational skills.
• Strongly developed written and verbal communications skills, a persuasive, credible and polished communicator.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience analyzing and proposing purchasing bids.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Experience in doing take-offs, estimating, cost type management, budget analysis, starts, and a general understanding of residential home building and codes.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to take initiative and to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within an organization.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills that create credibility and trust.
• Ability to build and maintain relations.
• “Hungry, Humble, & Smart”
  
  

Company Overview

Southern Land Company believes that community is the heart of every successful development project. With that as our starting point, we create residential developments around the country that provide a generous, comfortable lifestyle to those that call them home. In support of our single family and multifamily projects, we also undertake key retail, office, and recreation developments to craft convenient, complete communities. We believe in big ideas and paying attention to every detail required to realize them.

We Have…

• A strong brand recognized for quality, performance, and artistry
• Guiding principles of creativity and innovation
• An open mind for new ideas and creative methods
• A strong compensation and benefits package, including health, vision, dental, 401k with a strong match and more!
  
  

Southern Land Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we seek to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives. Southern Land Company offers a competitive benefits package, including 401k and paid time off. Southern Land Company is a Drug Free Workplace. For more information, please visit our website at www.southernland.com.

The above information is only an illustration of the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Company and employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.

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