Purchasing/Estimating Professional

ROD CARLSTEDT

***** ****** ********** ****, ***** 107, PMB 66 • Temecula, CA 92591

*********@***.*** • 951-***-****

PURCHASING & ESTIMATING MANAGER

Expertise in the Home Building Industry

Dedicated and top-performing materials purchasing/estimating manager with proven success in planning, directing, and coordinating purchases of materials and services to maximize cost options and produce optimal outcomes. Track record of developing positive, productive relationships with team members to move projects forward under challenging circumstances. Reputation for being effective and efficient. Prepared to travel. Well-poised to excel in new challenges.

Operations and Management Strengths:

• Strategic Planning & Implementation

• Turnaround / Crisis Management / Problem Solving

• Reading Blueprints, Construction Terminology • Budget Administration / Management

• Internal Systems and Controls

• Staff Training & Supervision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TARBELL, REALTORS – Murrieta, California

Licensed Professional Real Estate Agent (2009 to present)

Providing services to buyers and sellers throughout Southern California.

Providing close personal attention to clients in their efforts to buy and sell real estate. Prepare contract documentation with each transaction. Providing tenacious follow up in order to provide the best service available. Establish professional relationships with agents from other brokerages.

SELF EMPLOYED

Purchasing Manager (2007 to 2009)

Provided consulting services to purchase all on- and off-site trades for a 96 unit multi-family project.

Served as primary company liaison with over 50 subcontractors.

Selected Contributions:

♦ Successfully created all contractual documentation to maintain a purchasing department.

TRIMARK PACIFIC HOMES – Riverside, California

Director of Purchasing (2003 to 2007)

Built record of success managing on- and off-site purchasing and estimating for 10 projects for a total of 833 new home lots.

Collaborated with Sales, Marketing, and Project Management personnel to establish all new job specs. Tracked costs and budgets through development of spreadsheets. Worked closely with site superintendents to maintain good working relationships with subcontractors. Served as primary company liaison with over 50 subcontractors per job. Responsible for all forward planning estimating of costs.

Selected Contributions:

♦ Wrote over $160M in contracts. Purchased seven new jobs under budget. Contributed to the division experiencing record profitability for three consecutive years.

♦ Performed purchasing functions for divisions between purchasing managers; trained two purchasing managers for other company divisions as well as a contract administrator to read architectural plans and understand construction terminology.

♦ Re-worked all contracting documents to maintain a consistent format and eliminate redundancy.

RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES – Norco, California

Purchasing Agent (2000 to 2003)

Shouldered responsibility for purchasing on-site and off-site materials for 1594 lots on 19 projects.

Coordinated with the Division President, Vice Presidents of Sales and Construction, and the Marketing Manager, to determine job specific standard specifications. Collaborated with the Customer Service Manager and Director of Construction to address specific issues with subcontractors and to clarify job requirements and scopes of work. Supervised and trained Contract Administrator. Functioned as primary liaison with 50+ subcontractors per job.

Selected Contribution:

♦ Purchased 10 new jobs under budget.

KAUFMAN AND BROAD HOMES – Pomona, California

Purchasing Agent (1999 to 2000)

Managed on-site purchasing for 18 projects.

Served as primary liaison to over 50 subcontractors per job. Purchased the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and in correct quantities. Prepared purchase orders, solicited bid proposals, and reviewed requisitions for goods and services. Researched and evaluated suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier's reputation and history. Analyzed price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to determine reasonable prices.

Selected Contributions:

♦ Succeeded in bringing all jobs in under budget.

♦ Spearheaded the setting up of an automated option bid process.

CENTEX HOMES – Corona, California

Director of Purchasing & Estimating (1989 to 1999)

Managed all purchasing & estimating functions for multiple new home building projects.

Coordinated between Division President and the VP of Sales and Marketing to determine job specific standard specifications. Worked closely with each jobsite superintendent to ensure that a good working relationship with the subcontractors was maintained. Worked with the VP of Construction to address any specific instances with subcontractors or job scopes of work that needed correction or clarification. Supervised one Purchasing Agent, one Estimator and two Contract Administrators. Conducted informal weekly meetings to address projects and review completed work. Collaborated with the Project Managers in bidding and contracting the off-site contracts.

Selected Contributions:

♦ Consistently contracted all jobs under budget.

♦ Responsible for all forward planning estimating of future costs.

♦ Contributed to the implementation of the division’s local area network (LAN), and provided technical support for 45 users.

♦ Assisted in two construction phases; served as Assistant Superintendent for one phase of construction.

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Additional experience as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps

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