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About the Role
The Purchasing Manager is responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories, focusing on quality, cost management, and schedule adherence to build zero-defect homes.
Responsibilities
- Ensure Lennar has top-quality trade partners for production needs, focusing on quality, scheduling adherence, and pricing.
- Conduct trade partner audits as directed, assessing quality and adherence to schedules.
- Source, contract, negotiate, and onboard new trade partners with required insurance to meet production demands.
- Travel to sites to assess and communicate trade partner performance to the Director of Purchasing.
- Implement material sourcing strategies to optimize supply chain flow for designated categories.
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices for specified sourcing categories.
- Facilitate value-engineering sessions with trade partners and division associates.
- Communicate proactively with division associates and benchmark sourcing practices.
- Develop and use should-cost models for cost estimation and optimization.
- Monitor and improve divisional cost per square foot for specified categories.
- Negotiate and validate pricing and legitimacy of Extra Purchase Orders (EPOs).
- Review and ensure accuracy of all scopes of work, resolving issues with Expeditor as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years sourcing and managing Supplier/Trade Partner relationships, ideally with a National Homebuilder.
- Superior analytical and communication skills required.
- JDE/AS400 experience preferred.
- Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry.
- Sound financial management knowledge.
- Strong project management capabilities.
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
- Regular, in-person attendance at Company communities/job sites and offices during regular work hours is an essential function of this job.
- Requires the ability to work more than eight hours per day in the confined quarters of a construction trailer.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle, read plans, climb stairs and ladders, bend, stoop, reach, lift, move and/or carry equipment which may be in excess of 50 pounds.
- Job may require occasional operation of construction equipment.
- Finger dexterity may be required to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Excel proficiency
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Residential homebuilding industry knowledge
- Financial management
- Project management
- Negotiating skills
- Influencing skills
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- College degree preferred
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Associate Assistance Plan
- Education Assistance Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Vacation time
- Holiday Leave
- Sick Leave
- Personal Day policies
- New Hire Referral Bonus Program
- Home Purchase Discounts
About the Company
- Lennar is one of the nation's leading homebuilders, dedicated to making an impact and creating an extraordinary experience for their Homeowners, Communities, and Associates by building quality homes and providing exceptional customer service.
- Lennar gives back to the communities in which we work and live in, and fosters a culture of opportunity and growth for our Associates throughout their career.
- Lennar has been recognized as a Fortune 500® company and consistently ranked among the top homebuilders in the United States.
- We promote asking questions and working together to solve complex problems.
- We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive culture where everyone has a seat at the table, and we’re all on a first-name basis.
Equal Opportunity
- Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.