Purchasing Manager

Job Description Summary
As a Purchasing Manager working for Taylor Morrison you will manage the purchasing and cost estimating functions from product development through construction.

Job Details

We trust that as a Purchasing Manager you will: (responsibilities)

• Initiate, negotiate and contract for all labor and materials associated with construction of our homes
• Configure and input house budgets, options and area figures
• Ensure that material takeoffs are correct and complete
• Set direction on pricing methodology and procedure, reporting system set up and input requirements
• Maintain contracts, bidding documents and the required insurances for the subcontractor
• Establish and maintain Scope of Work for all construction phases
• Establish service level needs and evaluation criteria for building products, subcontractors and material suppliers
• Source new and better products, subcontractors and material suppliers
• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of plans and specifications
• Manage the non-standard option pricing program (if applicable to their specific division)
• Responsible for the entry into the reporting system of job specific pricing and issuance of initial purchase orders
• Responsible that plans, specifications, scope of works and current house budgets (to include standard and non-standard options) are included in the Builder "Start" packages. (Not responsible for other departments start package information)
• Responsible for bid variances (construction is responsible for field variances)
• Responsible for value engineering of product
• Monitor and report (on a regular basis) on subcontractor and material increases/decreases
• Monitor and report (on a regular basis) on construction costs by plan
• You are willing to perform other duties as assigned

• Business Acumen
• Customer Focus
• Developing Direct Reports and Others
• Drive for Results
• Priority Setting
• Self-Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in Construction, Business or another related field or have a minimum of 3 years in a similar or position with a production homebuilder
• High level of understanding of the system applications in one or more homebuilding software packages (i.e., FAST, J.D. Edwards, Lloyds, etc.)
• Experience with NewStar a plus
• Extensive knowledge of the homebuilding construction process
• Strong technical aptitude and willingness to learn new systems and processes is critical
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong relationship skills

• Interviewing, selecting, and training employees
• Setting rates of pay and hours of work
• Appraising productivity; handling employee grievances or complaints, or disciplining employees
• Determining work techniques
• Planning the work
• Apportioning work among employees
• Determining the types of equipment to be used in performing work, or materials needed
• Planning budgets for work
• Monitoring work for legal or regulatory compliance
• Providing for safety and security of the workplace

• Report to Division/Corporate Office/Community daily and adhere to schedule
• Ability to oversee direct reports daily and provide guidance as needed
• Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer and/or electronic device
• Ability to have face to face conversations with customers, co-workers and higher level manager
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and move around work environment as needed
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle
• Comply with company policies and procedure

• Must be able to able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• The ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds