WE BUILD THE COOLEST HOMES IN THE COOLEST NEIGHBORHOODS!

Thomas James Homes (TJH) is the replacement builder bringing superior design and tech-enabled simplicity to new, single-family homebuilding. Operating in high-demand communities across Northern and Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, and Arizona, TJH offers homebuyers innovative pathways for attaining the right home, in the right neighborhood.

At Thomas James Homes, we are passionately committed to 1. Building your home as a sanctuary radiating with positive energy- a feeling of peace, safety and joy that speaks to your soul and reminds you that your home is your family’s private refuge. 2. Reducing the stress of urban life and 3. Treating everyone like family. Family represents a level of empathy, transparency, and honesty that leaves transactions in the dust in favor of relationships.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

• PTO Paid Holidays
• WFH Flexibility
• 401(k) matching - 100% vested
• Supplemental Life & AD&D
• Employee Discounts & Perks
• Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance
• FSA & HSA Spending Accounts
• Referral program
• Employee paid Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Tranquility Rooms at each location
• Technology allowance and unlimited pantry snacks

THE ROLE: The Purchasing Agent is responsible for all or part of a project to source vendors, prepare bids, negotiate, and present to the team to approve jobs. Ensures all information is input into the system, prices are kept updated in the system, monitor subcontractors and vendors quality, scheduling performance, completion, and tracks cost and billing for accuracy.

DAY IN THE LIFE:

• Prepare and distribute bid packages for new projects and/or plan changes. Negotiate and award trade partner contracts based on best-qualified bids, including those with optimal pricing, quality, workload capacity, and ability to meet established work schedules.
• Evaluate all bids received to ensure bids are per specs, plan specifics, and include all appropriate details. Manage and update master bid list to include current and new trade partners.
• Manage construction costs through effective bidding and negotiating of job specifications with trade partners.
• Build relationships with vendors, subcontractors and other TJH departments.
• Prepare/process contractual documents and Purchase Orders.
• Distribute bid packages with accurate scopes of work.
• Qualify all proposals to ensure bids are accurate and follow the scope of work, design package, and architectural plans.
• Negotiate with subcontractors on bids to finalize proposal to be at or under budget.
• Communicate and collaborate with construction with any questions that arise in the field as it relates to contracts and subcontractors.
• Work with Construction, Land Development, Forward Planning, and Designers to maintain flow of information to and from the field.
• Analyze and understand vendor/trade partner performance, workload, and market issues to ensure all quality, safety, and job completion requirements are met. Team with construction on performance management of trader partners.
• Track rebates from suppliers and create programs such as “Healthy Homes” concept.
• Negotiate and resolve contract changes/issues and price change requests, including effective and good through dates. Communicate product and pricing changes to Construction, Sales, Customer Care, Design Studio, and other team members as appropriate.
• Oversee contract administration input and timelines.
• Order samples for sales teams, design center, and other subcontractors as needed (i.e. cabinet stain samples for paint subcontractor (for beams, stairs, etc.).
• Work collaboratively with the design studio, sales, construction, customer care, trade partners, and other team members regarding job standards and option issues that arise.
• Negotiate and resolve contract changes/issues and price change requests with trade partners and Land Development team members, oversee and confirm the accuracy of all changes.
• Finalize contract scope details and oversee contract administration.
• Establish budgets through accurate and detailed estimating of construction drawings. Read and interpret architectural plans for options and engage in the review/redlining of all new plans before bidding.
• Manage budget revisions for all plan changes (frame walks, specification changes, field redline changes, added options, etc.). Establish costs before options being offered and ensure all affected homesite budgets are updated appropriately.
• Department. Prepare month end project budget analysis outlining spend, variances, contingency, and change orders by
• Prepare library budget template, design budget template, and acquisitions budget template monthly for departments to

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Bachelor’s degree in purchasing or related field
• 1-2 years’ experience in purchasing within the homebuilding industry

WHAT WILL SET YOU A PART:

• Has an advanced understanding of all stages of the homebuilding process including permitting, horizontal construction, vertical construction, quality standards, and construction requirements.
• Demonstrates an accelerated level of analytical skills to assess and analyze data and synthesize to develop actionable information.
• Able to demonstrate basic vendor sourcing and negotiation skills to build and develop skills for becoming bench for a purchasing agent role.

The compensation range for this role is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Thomas James Homes is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.