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Purchasing AgentMeritage Homes • Duval County, FL, United States
Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Agent

Meritage Homes • Duval County, FL, United States
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Responsibilities

Meritage Homes is looking for a Purchasing Agent to support our Jacksonville Division. This person will :

  • Research and resolve Vendor disputes; including product or pricing issues, and invoice and contract discrepancies and coordinate pricing adjustments when necessary
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with trade partners to better meet bidding and production requirements
  • Work collaboratively with other departments, including land development, construction, marketing, finance, and design, to ensure all internals goals and deadlines are met
  • Communicate product changes to Sales, Construction, and Subcontractors
  • Initiate bid events with subcontractors, perform bid analysis, and create and compile contract confirmations as well as all backup as necessary for audit compliance
  • Assist in base cost and option price analysis
  • Assist in reviewing house budgets to verify accurate base house and margin costs
  • Assist in end-of-month cost-off process to get accruals for current month closings

Qualifications

Policy Related

  • Ensure that all purchasing actions meet Meritage Homes policies and procedure requirements and are aligned with company ethics guidelines
  • Understand and ensure all internal purchasing audit requirements are met. Make sure that all purchasing actions related to audits are regularly checked to ensure your work is "audit-ready" every day

    • Vendor Related

  • Establish and maintain effective vendor relationships
  • Have a clear understanding of vendor capabilities within your sphere of influence to ensure all goals are met. Communicate vendor inadequacies when needed
  • Work with divisional PA's to compile a nation-wide assessment of vendor capabilities.
  • Gather information related to vendor performance from SCI manager, construction and customer care and use that information to ensure the best "total" costs are achieved when considering costs related to quality, productivity and service
  • Resolve contract issues with vendors

    • Bid Related

  • Ensure scopes of work are current and specific to each vendor and that each vendor clearly understands them
  • Prepare bid packages including specifications and bidder lists prior to bidding
  • Analyze vendor bids to ensure all items are aligned with specifications and all costs are included and no aspects of the bid are missing
  • Compare new bids to pre-determined estimates to ensure alignment with expectations
  • Negotiate with vendors to develop the most cost effective pricing
  • When needed, provide ideas to better align bids with estimated pricing
  • Produce all bid analysis documents. Assemble a bid analysis for vendor selection team
  • Provide guidance concerning "best" choices for contracting new community

    • Product and Contract Related

  • Ensure all vendors are correctly contracted and meet company insurance requirements prior to perform any work
  • Maintains and supplies weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting as needed to support decision making
  • Ensure all change documentation is properly filed to ensure easy access for future needs
  • Identify opportunities to improve costing efforts
  • Ensure all specification changes are properly reflected in current contracts
  • Work with National Purchasing team to maximize rebate collection

    • Overview

    Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.®. Meritage is committed to building energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes across the US. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as bringing their authentic self every day to be part of an inclusive organization. Meritage was certified a Great Place To Work for a second year in a row, and is currently ranked on Fortune’s Best Workplaces listings in the categories of Construction, Women and Parents. Meritage has delivered over 200,000 homes in its 40-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction, and award-winning customer experience. Meritage is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.

    When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including :

  • A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
  • An organization that lives by its core values everyday
  • Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
  • State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
  • A competitive pay structure
  • Strong benefits
  • Flexibility in work-life integration
  • Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
  • Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
  • Maintain a competitive drive to be the best
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