Manager Construction

GREGORY SWEENY

*** ********* ***** 803-***-**** (c)

Lexington, SC 29072 **********@***.***

Qualifications Summary

Extensive background in project management, budget preparation and control, purchasing and financial operations for multi-state companies.

Experience:

The Mungo Companies - Irmo, SC May 2007- January 2009

Manager-Purchasing

• Directed the corporate purchasing department for a top 100 national homebuilders company.

• Negotiated the terms and contracts for company’s national purchasing agreements.

• Re-negotiated vendor contracts as necessary to increase company profitability.

• Verified labor and materials for all construction projects.

• Managed purchasing staff of 15 located in five regional markets.

• Responsible for preparation of regional operational budgets.

Significant Accomplishments:

• Reduced Columbia division expense budgets by 7%.

• Reduced Raleigh division construction expense budgets by 15%.

• Increased corporate rebate program by over 300%.

• Improved internal processes and improving budget and purchase order accuracy.

• Increased trade base by 17% to meet aggressive growth goals.

D. R. Horton, Birmingham Division August 2006- May 2007

Manager-Purchasing

• Directed purchasing department consisting of a budget manager, estimator, purchasing agent and four budget coordinators.

• Managed bid and estimation process for three new product lines.

• Negotiated all vendor contracts and verified labor and materials costs on construction bids.

• Maintained construction budgets for 19 communities.

Significant Accomplishments:

• Increased trade base to meet aggressive growth goals.

• Increased vendor base by 20% while improving vendor quality and decreasing construction costs.

St. Joe Towns and Resorts, Central Florida Division April 2004 – August 2006

Manager-Operations

• Responsible for managing and directing operations in the areas of purchasing, estimating, scheduling, and accounts payable.

• Counseled ten direct reports as needed and documented appropriately to insure maximum performance.

• Developed, trained and maintained trade contractor base sufficient to meet construction needs.

Manager-Purchasing

• Established and managed purchasing department consisting of two estimators and two purchasing assistants.

• Managed construction budgets for up to 70 plans in the Central Florida Region which comprised over 300 closings in 2005.

• Responsible for developing and improving all purchasing, sub-contractor and vendor base processes for the Central Florida Division.

• Negotiated pricing for base plans and options with subcontractors.

Significant Accomplishments:

• Developed new residential product for affordable housing initiative and revised product offering. Enabling the company capitalize on other opportunities.

• Established and refined process and procedures for Central Florida Division

• Established Division rebate, model and design center programs.

• Developed national vendor relationships and programs for division.

• Directed Southern Living Magazines Idea House Program at Victoria Park. An annual feature that highlighted the latest home ideas an innovations.

KB Homes Inc., Jacksonville, Florida January 2003 – April 2004

Manager-Purchasing

• Established and managed purchasing department consisting of two estimators and two purchasing assistants.

• Managed construction budgets for up to 95 plans in the Northeast Florida Region which comprised over 1200 closings in 2003.

• Responsible for developing and improving all purchasing, sub-contractor and vendor base processes for the Central Florida Division.

• Negotiated pricing for base plans and options with subcontractors.

Purchasing Agent

• Managed construction budgets for up to 18 community projects simultaneously in the Jacksonville area which comprised 1084 homes during a one year time span.

• Prepared, reviewed and analyzed construction budgets for each home being constructed for assigned communities for homes ranging in value from $150K - $300K.

• Generated and tracked purchase orders, change orders and maintained appropriate documentation.

• Member of the internal audit team which resulted in the first 100% compliance audit for the division

• Recruited, trained and maintained relationships with trade partners.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Army Corp of Engineers, Mobile, AL Logistics Division

EDUCATION

B.S. Organizational Management, University of Mobile, 1995

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