Senior Purchasing Agent

Procurement Agent

Schaumburg, IL

Come join a national top 3 homebuilder in a high-growth role! If you are a Procurement Agent, Purchasing Agent, Estimator, Construction Manager or Purchasing Associate this may be a great next step for you!

Highlights:

2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® by Great Place to Work® and Fortune, top 50!

4.5 weeks of PTO, hybrid work schedule and division performance bonus paying out at 200% of target.

Responsibilities:

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 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:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Experience as an analyst.

Ability to develop and improve vendor partnerships.

Construction knowledge preferred.

Ability to work in continuous improvement environment.