Procurement/Purchasing Agent
Englewood, CO
A Fortune 250 company and one of America's top residential builders is looking for a Procurement Agent for their team in the Metro Denver market. If you are a Residential Purchasing Agent, Residential Supply Chain Associate, Purchasing Coordinator or Estimator this may be a great next step for you!
Highlights:
- 2022 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® by Great Place to Work® and Fortune, ranking in the top 50!
- PEOPLE's 100 Companies that Care 2022: Client is Top 10: Meet the Employers Putting Their Communities First
- Opportunity: Promotes growth and movement within the organization
Responsible for entering into negotiations with suppliers by reviewing terms and conditions, establishing pricing, contract formulation, and any supplier management conditions affecting the division.
What you will do:
- Provide accurate and timely local supplier negotiations and contracting based on defined category selection criteria (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)
- Manage supplier performance monitoring within the division (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)
- Collaborate with Product, DCOs, CMs, FMs, PIMs, RPMs & Sales
- Manage supplier relationships and assist in resolving issues and conflicts related to daily Trade Partner activities
- Maintain all applicable databases (Purchase Pro, DMTs, etc.) used in developing the cost and quantity estimates
- Verify estimates of costs and quantities of residential products using comparative and differential estimating techniques
- Responsible for Trade Partner Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement and validation
- Performs analysis of Trade Partner data submissions and manages impact of commodity fluctuations
- Communicate completed estimates to the construction personnel, trade subcontractors and vendors (Purchase Pro)
- Develop material and labor optimization solutions using Value Engineering tools and methodology
- Control trade category costs by utilizing zone tools and methodologies
- Responsible for assigned Project Tracker categories and rebate capture.
- Develop and implement division specific tools and methodologies for estimating and controlling trade category costs as required
- Assist zone estimating in methodology development and optimization
- Develop scopes and standard operating procedures that assure Trade Partner compliance with Pulte construction standards, local, state and national building codes, and safety regulations
- Complete necessary customer option estimates
- Follow Pulte business processes for supplier management
- Contribute as subject matter expert for the Strategic Sourcing Director
What you will need:
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
- ISCM accreditation preferred
- Experience as a procurement professional in residential construction
- Business acumen including understanding the impact of purchasing costs on income statements, balance sheets, and cost structures
- Purchasing and supply chain experience
- Ability to negotiate in a cost transparent environment
- Ability to develop and improve vendor partnerships
- Construction knowledge
- Ability to work in continuous improvement environment
- Category expertise and ability to positively influence and lead others outside of Division and Procurement
