Director of Purchasing

EYA, LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid time off

Employee programs

Job summary

EYA, LLC, a Bethesda-based residential developer, seeks a Senior Purchasing leader to set strategy, manage contracts, and guide the Purchasing team across projects in the Washington metro area.

This full‑time hybrid role in Bethesda offers a salary range of $125,000–$185,000 plus bonuses, with four in‑office days weekly, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, engineering, finance, or related field required.
• Approximately 10 years of progressive experience in construction/ residential development, homebuilding, or general contracting, including at least 3 years in purchasing, procurement, estimating, preconstruction, or related function.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements, drive change.
• Experience leveraging technology, data, and analytical tools to improve processes and support decisions.
• Strong knowledge of construction purchasing, bidding, contracting, scopes of work, cost management, and subcontractor negotiations.
• Strong understanding of construction costs, market dynamics, trade relationships, and value engineering.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including bids, budgets, variances, and purchasing performance.
• Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate across departments, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Self‑directed, proactive, and comfortable balancing strategic priorities in a fast‑moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing strategy aligned with the company’s operational and financial objectives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and enable strategic operation of the Purchasing team.
• Leverage technology, data, and automation to improve purchasing processes, analysis, reporting, bidding, contracting, and decision‑making.
• Partner cross‑functionally to support projects, resolve complex purchasing and construction issues, and improve coordination.
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and contracting across EYA’s residential communities.
• Champion cost management and value engineering with Architecture, Construction, Development, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor construction costs, market conditions, trade capacity, and variances to inform decisions.
• Drive value through cost savings, negotiations, rebates, and partnerships.
• Build and strengthen relationships with subcontractors and suppliers; expand trade partner network.
• Lead contract negotiations to ensure competitive pricing, clear scopes, and strong terms.
• Demonstrate integrity, transparency, fairness in vendor relationships and purchasing decisions.
• Lead and develop the Purchasing team, fostering accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Strategic purchasing

Negotiation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Cost management

Communication

Problem solving

Leadership

Contracting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, engineering, finance, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead EYA’s purchasing function, establishing strategies and priorities that support the company’s operational and financial objectives.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen controls, and enable the Purchasing team to operate more strategically.
• Leverage technology, data, and automation to improve purchasing processes, analysis, reporting, bidding, contracting, and decision‑making.
• Partner cross‑functionally to support new communities, resolve complex purchasing and construction issues, and improve coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and contracting strategies across EYA’s residential communities.
• Champion cost management and value engineering efforts in partnership with Architecture, Construction, Development, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor construction costs, market conditions, trade capacity, and cost variances to identify risks and opportunities and inform business decisions.
• Drive measurable value through cost savings, negotiations, rebates, trade partnerships, and other strategic purchasing initiatives.
• Build and strengthen relationships with subcontractors and suppliers while proactively expanding EYA’s trade partner network.
• Lead contract negotiations to achieve competitive pricing, comprehensive trade coverage, clearly defined scopes of work, and strong business terms.
• Demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and ethics, maintaining transparency, fairness, and objectivity in all vendor relationships, negotiations, and purchasing decisions.
• Lead and develop the Purchasing team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and strong performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, construction management, engineering, finance, or related field required.
• Approximately 10 years of progressive experience within the construction, residential development, homebuilding, or general contracting industry, including at least 3 years in purchasing, procurement, estimating, preconstruction, or a closely related function.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements, introduce new approaches, and successfully drive change.
• Experience leveraging technology, data, and analytical tools to improve processes and support business decisions.
• Strong knowledge of construction purchasing, estimating, bidding, contracting, scopes of work, cost management, and subcontractor negotiations.
• Strong understanding of construction costs, market dynamics, trade relationships, and value engineering.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including the ability to analyze bids, budgets, cost variances, and purchasing performance.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across departments and with subcontractors, suppliers, and other external partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Self‑directed, proactive, and comfortable balancing strategic priorities with the needs of a fast‑moving, highly collaborative organization.

About EYA

EYA is an award‑winning residential developer and builder headquartered in downtown Bethesda, MD. Since 1992, we've built more than 4,000 homes across the Washington Metropolitan Area, earning more residential building and land planning awards than any other homebuilder in the region. We specialize in high‑quality urban‑infill communities - transforming challenging sites into neighborhoods people are proud to call home.

Why Join EYA?

At EYA, you'll be part of a team that values excellence, collaboration, and community impact. Our employees are at the heart of every neighborhood we build - and they love what they do.

To hear from our current team members about why they love working at EYA, clickhere!

Schedule and Benefits

This is a full‑time, hybrid position based out of our main office in Bethesda, MD, with four days per week in the office.

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $125,000.00-185,000.00+, including applicable bonuses. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and other employee programs. For a detailed overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page:https://www.eya.com/careers-eya