Construction Purchasing Specialist

Mattamy Homes; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with Company Matching

Entertainment Discounts

Job summary

Mattamy Homes is seeking a Purchasing Agent for Farmers Branch, TX to manage budgets, supplier relations, and purchasing activities for residential construction projects. The role focuses on cost control, value engineering, and ensuring timely delivery of materials and services.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years in construction purchasing, strong Excel and negotiation skills, and a proven ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects under pressure while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree minimum with 4+ years related work experience in the construction field.
• Several years progressive experience in the residential construction industry, estimating and purchasing.
• Extremely well-organized, flexible, ability to prioritize workloads, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Understanding Building Codes, National Electrical Code, OSHA Guidelines, and other applicable building codes and practices.
• Professional experience dealing ethically with people/situations/issues and ability to demonstrate what processes are applied in decision-making which reflect professionalism and integrity.
• Solid understanding of generally accepted purchasing principles and practices.
• Working knowledge of house building and construction material purchasing.
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills.
• Excellent mathematical skills with the ability to analyze, look for trends and superior estimating skills.
• Prior experience in preparing and analyzing budgets.
• Experience in computerized environment for production planning, ordering, analysis etc.
• Superior computer skills in MS Office – in particular Excel.

Responsibilities

• Control, develop and produce approved budgets and proformas with input from appropriate internal departments
• Negotiate and solicit the best price/value combination from suppliers and trade contractors; analyze cost comparisons and differences in products and services on long term/short term contract agreements, while ensuring the correct amount of product or service is received at the appropriate time
• Participate in review, development, and analysis of scopes of work aimed at quality control and standardization of equipment, materials, supplies and services
• Conduct analysis of drawings for value engineering opportunities and pricing thereof
• Develop and qualify new subcontractors/suppliers while maintaining and monitoring existing ones
• Act as liaison between subcontractors, construction, marketing, sales, customer service and land departments
• Prepare quantity take-offs from working or design drawings for budgeting or bid purposes.Manage and maintain take-offs within the software(s) utilized by the company
• Participate in site visits and work with construction team members to check performance of trades against scope of work/contract
• Additional duties to be discussed

Skills

Negotiation

Budgeting

Excel

Cost analysis

Vendor management

Communication

Attention to detail

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Construction/Related Field

Tools

Build Pro/Supply Pro

JD Edwards

MS Office / Excel

Job description

Mattamy Homes is seeking a Purchasing Agent for Farmers Branch, TX to manage budgets, supplier relations, and purchasing activities for residential construction projects. The role focuses on cost control, value engineering, and ensuring timely delivery of materials and services.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years in construction purchasing, strong Excel and negotiation skills, and a proven ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects under pressure while