Purchasing Agent
Description
What You’ll Do:
The Purchasing Agent assists the national, corporate, and division purchasing departments with maintaining accurate and updated vendor information, contracts, purchase orders, and programs.
Your Key Responsibilities Include:
• Create and update the model estimate and lot condition budgets.
• Ensure direct costs are budgeted in consistent line items within division.
• Set up new plans & communities in Newstar, ensuring consistent maintenance & accuracy for both.
• Set up new vendors and maintain contracts with existing vendors.
• Ensure Master Subcontract Agreements (MSA’s) and related insurance documents are signed and executed and conform with internal policies.
• Ensure the division is executing vendor bid comparison sheets and obtaining at least three bids when possible.
• Input and maintain quantities and pricing (takeoffs, parts, craft codes, and bid rates).
• Process and issue new purchase orders and maintain existing purchase orders.
• Issue variance purchase orders and manual purchase orders on an as-needed basis.
• Help create a standardized master option database and division product libraries.
• Input option pricing and ensure option margins are consistent with internal guidelines and individual market conditions.
• Help the division process and code invoices as needed.
• Help create and maintain consistent scopes of work for major trades and ensure they are utilized.
• Input division contracts and pricing.
• Assist in corporate and division special purchasing and production-related projects as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What You Have:
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Strong organization & follow-up skills.
Your Education and Experience:
• High School/GED required.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience working within the home building industry.
• Experience working with NEWSTAR Homebuilder ERP software is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience working with purchase orders, variance purchase orders, vendor contracts, and MSA’s (master subcontract agreements) within the home building industry.
• Previous experience working with vendors is a plus.
• OSHA 10/30 Construction qualification is a plus.
About Century Communities
Our mission of A Home For Every Dream® is only possible with the best talent in the industry. If that’s you—if you’re a self-starter, changemaker, and thoughtful collaborator ready to take your career to the next level—then apply today!
As one of the nation's largest homebuilders and an industry leader in online home sales, we strive to create thriving, enduring neighborhoods with lasting livability, with a focus on building sustainable, affordably priced homes for our customers while reducing our carbon footprint. For team members, our goal is to provide the resources, opportunities, and benefits to build successful and rewarding careers. We’re committed to fostering an environment of diversity, inclusivity, and respect, and building a culture dedicated to ethical business behavior and responsible corporate activity.
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