Purchasing Agent

Woodside Homes • united states, united states, us • 3m ago

Since 1977, the Woodside Homes name has been synonymous with integrity, excellence, and design innovation. As one of America's top 30 homebuilders, we are committed to providing the knowledge, experience, and processes that encourage our customers to realize their ideal lifestyle.

Now, Woodside has found its place to call home as part of Sekisui House. Founded in 1960, Sekisui House, Ltd. is one of the world’s largest homebuilders and an internationally diversified developer, with cumulative sales of over 2.6 million homes. Based in Osaka, Japan, Sekisui House has over 300 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates, over 29,000 employees, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange.

Woodside Homes CORE VALUES are the fundamental beliefs and guiding principles that shape the culture and influence how employees interact with one another. These core values build a strong, cohesive culture that aligns with our strategic objectives and resonates with employees, customers, and stakeholders.

· PASSION for our customers.

· Conduct business with INTEGRITY.

· Environment of TEAMWORK AND TRUST.

· Pursue EXCELLENCE in everything we do.

· Be GOOD STEWARDS to create stakeholder value.

Woodside Homes’ LEADERSHIP STANDARDS are integral to the company’s success, serving as a comprehensive framework that delineates the effective behaviors necessary for driving organizational achievements. These standards focus on the essential skills, behaviors, and attributes that employees must embody to inspire, motivate, and guide each other in support of the goal of fostering a cohesive and inclusive culture.

· Trustability – The foundation of effective leadership, encompassing the ability to build trust with others, take responsibility for actions and decisions, and hold oneself and others accountable for results.

· Results With Purpose – The ability to drive outcomes that align with organizational goals and values, ensuring that actions and decisions are guided by a clear sense of purpose and meaning.

· Growth Mindset – Belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work, leading to a focus on learning, resilience, and continuous improvement.

· Investing In Talent – Recognizing and developing potential individuals and teams, creating a culture of learning and growth that enables employees to reach their full potential.

Job Overview

The Purchasing Agent is an essential part of the Company’s team and collaborates in a cross-functionally-organized environment. The Purchasing Agent plays a critical role in assisting in the development of new product and maintaining a high quality of construction within the budget analysis. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for determining the option spec level, with oversight from the Purchasing Manager, and option descriptions for all Cal North division communities. This role is responsible for the master list of options and maintaining the library ensuring options are streamlined, accurate and up to date. The Purchasing Agent manages all Custom Option requests that require approval from Purchasing Manager and V.P. of Operations.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Create, set up, and maintain new communities to bid in community database and maintain community documents in the company’s cloud-based community database.
Participate in Value Engineering Meetings with Project Managers, consultants, and major trades to assist in the development of new home plans.
Prepare community specific option program to be used by Purchasing Department to gather subcontractors’ option pricing during the bid process.
Assist in managing the community bid process, analyzing, and negotiating costs with subcontractors, and maintaining bid pricing in the system.
Work with and provide community relevant documentation to the Community Coordinators. Support department staff in the generation of pricing agreements, commitment/PO accuracy, budget accuracy, and troubleshoot challenges daily.
Input comprehensive option descriptions and applicable Woodside mark-up into appropriate option system and verify the accuracy of all cost/pricing structures and descriptions for standard options.
Research and respond to option RFI's and general questions from trade partners and project superintendents via various media.
Research new and improved materials, colors, manufacturers, processes, specifications, and offerings to deliver increased value to our customers and to keep the division ahead of the competition.
Work closely with our Inspiration Gallery to make sure option orders are processed in timely manner and provided to the correct departments.
Conduct community “kick-off” meetings training sales and construction on plans, specifications, flooring locations, exterior colors pallets and options.
Maintain images and marketing descriptions in Envision and other online marketing tools and provide option information to the Envision Team

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Business or Finance preferred.
3-5 years equivalent applicable experience as a Purchasing Agent.
Previous homebuilding or home interior products industry experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Detail oriented with good follow-up and follow-thru skills.
Exceptional organizational capability, including the ability to multi-task.
Action-oriented with the drive to push projects and tasks to successful closure.
Strong ability to work within a team setting, inclusive of other’s ideas and a willingness to cooperate.
Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Experience with or trained in JD Edwards, Sales Simplicity and Hyphen Solutions is preferred.
Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner to potential buyers, subcontractors, and coworkers.
Conduct business in a professional and highly ethical manner to deliver our buyers, subcontractors and coworkers a great experience.
Ability to proficiently read and interpret Architectural, MEP, and Structural plans.
Build strong trusting relationships with existing trade partners as well as find, investigate, and retain new reliable trade partners to bolster the company’s portfolio of trade partners.

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