Options Manager

Toll Brothers; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Toll Brothers in Danbury, CT, is seeking an Options Manager to oversee divisional options, pricing matrices, and cost budgets. You will partner with Design Studio, Purchasing, and Sales to price standard and non-standard options and ensure accurate catalogs.

This role requires 3–5 years purchasing experience in homebuilding, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate design concepts into costed options. Join a Fortune 500 leader committed to quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years purchasing experience.
• Experience in the homebuilding industry with Design Studios.
• Experience with Sales/Pricing Analysis

Responsibilities

• Oversees all changes related to Sales and Design Studio options in Community Catalogs, including retail pricing and margins
• Partners with Purchasing Managers to create and update option pricing matrices to determine the retail price and cost for measured options
• Partners with Sales and Design Studio to ensure all option requests, upgrade or non-standard, are available in the program and are accurate and consistent across the division
• Reviews non-standard option requests and recommends the creation of standard options as needed
• Creates, maintains, and distributes features and selection books and preview/orientation pricing packets to assist buyers, where applicable
• Leads quarterly option optimization to review option sales and identify new options and improve gross margins
• Partner with Design Studio Manager to set up options and option packages based on national guidance

Skills

Purchasing

Excel proficiency

Sales/Pricing Analysis

Construction knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Read construction drawings

Enterprise 1 (E1)

Tools

E1 (Enterprise 1)

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning company!

Who are we?

Since 1967, Toll Brothers has been building luxury homes and communities in the best locations in the U.S. Today, we’re a Fortune 500 company operating in over 60 markets. We’re the country’s premier luxury builder with the widest range of product offerings and price points in the industry, serving first-time, move-up, active-adult, and second-home buyers.

From the homes we build to the talent we recruit, we know that to be the best, we have to work with the best. Toll Brothers is a place where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and where employees of all backgrounds are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We believe every employee should feel safe to be their true and authentic self at work. Our employees are our family, and we strive to uphold the values that our founders instilled in us, creating an exceptional place to work that is inclusive to all.

Toll Brothers, America's Leading Luxury Home Builder, seeks an Options Manager for our division located in Danbury, Connecticut.

What is the Opportunity?

The Options Manager oversees all divisional options. The Options Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining all pricing matrices and databases, creating cost budgets, and developing pricing for non-standard option requests to support the Design Studio. In some cases, the Options Manager will also be responsible for costing and pricing non-standard option requests from Sales. This role is also responsible for partnering with the national options team to create and assign options at the division.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all changes related to Sales and Design Studio options in Community Catalogs, including retail pricing and margins
• Partners with Purchasing Managers and trade partners to create and update option pricing matrices to determine the retail price and cost for measured options (e.g. flooring, countertops, and vertical surfaces)
• Partners with Sales and Design Studio to ensure all option requests, upgrade or non-standard, are available in the program and are accurate and consistent across the division
• Reviews non-standard option requests and recommends the creation of standard options as needed
• Creates, maintains, and distributes features and selection books and preview/orientation pricing packets to assist buyers, where applicable
• Leads quarterly option optimization to
  • Review option sales, identify new options (non-standard options that need to be converted to standard options), and recommend options for retirement based on sales frequency
  • Improve gross margin (reducing costs, increasing sell price, maintaining competitive MSRP)
  • Partner with Design Studio Manager to set up options and option packages based on recommendations from national Design Studio
• In some Divisions, prepare budget ready non-standand option costs for the project team to enter into BuildPro for accurate trade partner payment
• Partner with Architecture to ensure national guidance is adhered to for room and option naming

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the nation's most respected Fortune 500 companies!

Qualifications

Does this describe you?

• Organize and articulate ideas clearly and concisely
• Creative problem-solver
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Capable of forward thinking to the benefit of the organization
• Ability to analyze information and identify discrepancies and inconsistencies
• Able to utilize department specific technologies to solve business challenges
• Demonstrated ability to monitor progress and make changes as required
• Able to plan and prioritize while focusing on detail orientation and effective time management
• Collaborative and able to work with trade partners and employees across multiple departments

Qualifications

• Essential
  • Minimum of 3-5 years previous related purchasing experience
  • Experience in the homebuilding industry, specifically working with Design Studios
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel, and aptitude to learn new software programs (E1)
  • Experience with Sales/Pricing Analysis
• Preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
  • Ability to read construction drawings
  • Experience with Enterprise 1 (E1)

We offer an excellent benefits package that includes comprehensive medical/dental, 401(k) with a company match, discounted stock purchase, discounts on mortgages, homes, appliances, and much more! Come see why Toll Brothers has been attracting and retaining some of the best professionals in the industry!

Toll Brothers is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions, policies, and practices are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. Toll Brothers will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination (including any form of unlawful harassment) on account of a person's sex (including pregnancy), age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, status as a transgender individual, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, family responsibility, armed services, or any other status protected by law.