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Purchasing And Pricing Information Management Coordinator

Coordinates purchasing and pricing information management of processes, including but not limited to: costing, ensuring system data integrity, mediating field/trade communications, and assisting in the development of housing budgets.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Procurement and analysis of bids/pricing from the Brohn vendor base for both new and existing products including all associated data entry and maintenance.
• Change order/selection sheet processing, prepare start pack materials, including blueprints, plot plans etc.
• Analyze and compare various vendor pricing
• Analyze takeoff requests from field area managers.
• Data Entry and Maintenance for all Brohn budgetary items.
• Perform ongoing detailed cost analysis across entire Brohn Product Line
• Work with Brohn vendor base on all product changes
• Analyze reports to identify improvements for costing purposes.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events
• Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures
• Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed
• Makes decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in the decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be analytical and have data analyst skillset.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products, especially Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good oral and written communications
• Attention to detail, while seeing the overall objective.
• Ability to plan and organize.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Current personal computer knowledge
• Ability to exercise excellent judgment.
• Ability to collaborate with immediate team members and across departments.
• Strong mathematical aptitude with experience and proficiency in working with numbers.
• Ability to convey information to internal and external customers in a clear, focused and concise manner.
• Ability to function effectively and positively within a team environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be team-oriented and motivated.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to [10] pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to [25] pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, exempt position. Days and hours of work are [Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.] This position may work outside of normal business hours to include evenings and weekends as needed.

Travel

Less than 10% travel is expected for this position.

EEO Statement

Brohn Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other employment practices.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Business Unit - Brohn Homes