Corporate Purchasing Director
Who We Are:
Our mission is to enhance, inspire and grow. We enhance the lives of people by creating inspiring living environments. With over 35 years of experience, we’re no strangers to the homebuilding industry. We are a multi-disciplinary development company with neighborhoods in Northern and Southern California, and Colorado! Since our beginning, we have always strived to set ourselves apart from other builders. We do this by looking ahead. We make sure that the products we are providing are the best for our homebuyers; that they fit into life today and in the future; that the surroundings are inviting and purposeful. When we Trumark our homes, it is because they reach every one of these criteria.
Overview:
The Corporate Purchasing Director (CPD) is responsible for activities geared toward profitability and efficiency. The role will require conducting extensive research as well as developing and executing the overall strategy for the Company’s group procurement. They will lead category insight and analysis processes, negotiate national accounts (via data driven methodology and effective relationships), develop a clear marketing cadence for key product categories, and will deliver financial results and savings.
The position heavily involves developing negotiation strategies, advising requestors on contract terms and conditions, monitoring cost and scopes to assure compliance, best value, and validate/improve costs, and innovating the supply chain to support growth. In addition, the CPD will work collaboratively with all division purchasing and operations team members to ensure national contracts meet appropriate needs of each division/market.
Essential Duties:
- Identify and qualify new or existing capable suppliers, initiate requests for proposals/quotations (RFPs/RFQs), and advise requestors with respect to contract terms and conditions
- Lead negotiations on General Procurement agreements, including Master Agreements and Statements of Work balancing business deliverables, legal interests and pricing
- Conduct analysis on proposals for services in support of various business functions
- Responsible for all national account relationships including negotiations and documentation of current and new agreements
- Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage company purchasing power
- Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of products and services at the highest value benefit to the company
- Become the expert on various categories and consulting internal clients on industry trends, benchmarking, and best practices
- Ensure pricing & deliverables as negotiated, are included in the contract including coordinating comparison of proposals and final contract terms
- Mediate supplier issues and resolve customer/supplier contract disputes if necessary
- Lead and participate in supplier performance reviews with vendors to review performance and support mutually agreed upon improvement programs as required
- Assist in planning, leading, and executing supplier management projects and activities (including sourcing, price negotiating, cost reducing and managing improvement projects with suppliers) with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables within a broader degree of complexity
- Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to standardize lifecycle contract and sourcing processes and systems
- Work with Corporate office departments including product development, operations, marketing and design studios
- Provide timely updates and support management reporting of quarterly reports and quickly address any issues
- Manage Rebate Collections and ensure timely collections
Education and Additional Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing and/or any other relevant experience required working for a top 20 national homebuilder.
- Previous experience working in a decentralized, highly entrepreneurial environment with the ability to balance home/ in-office objectives and company standards with field operations.
- Strong project management skills, including stakeholder, timeline, and meeting management skills required.
- Planning and organizational skills with an ability to handle a multitude of projects required.
- Ability to present to executives/stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics.
- Ability to work well in a high-pace dynamic environment, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure task completion and deadlines are met as required.
- Subject matter expertise in sourcing & contracting.
- Strong Excel skills and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications, including Word, SharePoint, and PowerPoint. Newstar experience a plus.
- Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures, management of contractual, IP and labor law risks.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High standards of integrity.
- High energy level and strong self-motivation.
- Creativity and ability to be innovative in finding solutions.
Why Work for Trumark?
- Work with a team that values you! Trumark offers a direct career path with an open seat for you at our table.
- We embody our mission to Live Well. Trumark Homes is dedicated to creating communities that foster an enthusiasm to connect, the strength to aspire and the compassion to give back. For approximately every 50 homes we build, we work with Charity: Water to provide and serve approximately 200 people with fresh, clean water.
- Exceptional Medical Benefits (100% Employee + 60% Dependent).
- 401k with company matching, we are helping you plan for future retirement.
- Hybrid work flexibility after training period
- Travel – 15% - includes travel to Trimark’s divisions (Clovis, Newport & Denver), and vendor meetings across the US
- Compensation - $170,000 - $200,000 plus bonus
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