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

 What you will need: (competencies, behaviors & attributes) 

• Business Acumen

• Customer Focus

• Developing Direct Reports and Others

• Drive for Results

• Priority Setting

• Self-Knowledge

About you:

• 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

FLSA Status: Exempt

Will have responsibilities such as:

• 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

Essential Functions:

Successful job applicants will be able to perform these functions. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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

Physical Demands:

• 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

*Taylor Morrison experience and/or successful completion of training program may override required education and/or experience requirement.

Job descriptions are not intended as, nor should be construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job.  They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job duties and responsibilities essential for making fair pay decisions about the job.