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About the Role

The Purchasing Agent manages bidding, pricing, takeoffs, PO generation, and vendor documentation to support division purchasing operations. This role ensures accuracy in job costing, contracts, and construction starts.

Responsibilities

• Support and conduct detailed takeoffs to validate bid submissions for accuracy, scope alignment, and cost consistency.
• Manage various levels of unitized pricing, turnkey bids, and lump sum pricing.
• Assist in negotiating vendor pricing and contract renewals.
• Generate POs for housing starts; reissue or adjust POs as needed.
• Maintain PO accuracy and resolve routine discrepancies.
• Support budgeting and monthly pricing adjustments.
• Enter take offs and costings for material and options into Dynamic Builder.
• Analyze variance trends and coordinate with field teams to implement corrective actions and continuous-improvement efforts.
• Support and Maintain scopes of work, contracts and addendums, and standardized bid documents.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience in homebuilding and/or purchasing.
• Experience with MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel), and ERP systems.
• Experience reading construction plans and conducting material and labor take offs.
• Attention to detail, analytical ability, and cost awareness.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluently in English.
• Must be able to perform calculations.
• Employees in the position are required to be able to hear and have sufficient vision to utilize all equipment.
• Use of hands and fingers is required to utilize standard equipment.
• Use of feet and legs required to walk, climb, and maneuver with construction sites.
• Requires occasional lifting to 20 pounds.

Skills

• MS Office (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel)
• ERP systems
• Reading construction plans
• Material take offs
• Labor take offs
• Attention to detail
• Analytical ability
• Cost awareness

Location

• Atlanta, Georgia

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3+ years

Education Level

• High school diploma
• Bachelor's degree preferred

About the Company

• Ashton Woods is more than just a home builder, focusing on blazing new trails and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in homebuilding.
• Ashton Woods is the #1 private home builder in the United States, marketing homes through its Ashton Woods and Starlight Homes brands.
• The Ashton Woods brand is known for designing thoughtfully curated, inspired homes.
• The Starlight Homes brand builds affordable homes with well-executed designs and quality finishes for first-time homebuyers.
• The company's commitment to innovation and evolving to meet market needs has earned it numerous national and local industry awards.
• Company values include: Unwavering Integrity, Trail Blazing, Bold Action, Collective Compassion, and Unconditional Respect.
• Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Ashton Woods sells new homes in multiple major US cities.

Equal Opportunity

• Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions if requested.