Purchasing Agent

What You’ll Do:

The Purchasing Agent assists in special projects relating to the origination, negotiation, and management of supply contracts for local vendors.

Your Key Responsibilities Include:

• Assist in creating and setting up new communities to bid in the Vendor Database.

• Send out Bid Invites via email to interested vendors.

• Assist in creating Spec Level & Scope of Work and coordinate plans.

• Research and respond to bidders' questions via email and phone calls.

• Pull bids from our bid program, NewStar; merge the bids to include base and options into Excel and format.

• Compile the lowest bids and create a budget template in Excel.

• Assist in the negotiation of contracts to include base and option.

• Assist in the execution of contracts and entering budgets.

• Respond to calls and emails from production and subcontractors regarding contracts, plans, questions, etc.

• Set up, maintain, protect, and ensure accuracy of all documents in Vendor Database to include plans, sublists, community information, documentation, etc.

• Provide ongoing support for Forward Planning, Centralized Purchasing Administration, and Subcontractors.

• Coordinate plan changes from production to consultants on new and active communities.

• Communicate outstanding issues where Purchasing and Forward Planning interface.

• Provide support for all vendor contracts, subcontractors, scopes, contracts, and production concerns.

• Communicate work progress and outstanding issues with the direct report daily.

• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What You Have:

• Strong negotiating skills.

• Ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions.

• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with customers, contracted agencies and workers, other employees, supervisory personnel.

• Excellent organizational skills and detail oriented.

• Residential Construction knowledge or experience.

Your Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, or Construction Management is preferred.

• 2 - 5 years of purchasing experience preferred.

• 3 - 5 years of General Office Organization, Contract Administration, or Administrative Assistance experience.

• Residential Purchasing and Contracting is preferred.

Compensation: Century Communities (the "Company") intends to offer the selected candidate an annual base salary in the range of $65,000k - $99,000k with the potential for other financial incentives. Actual offers will be based on a variety of factors, including experience. Employees will have access to paid time off, medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, and the Company's 401(k) plan.

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