Purchasing Assistant - Dallas Metro Area

ADP, Inc.; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualico is seeking a Purchasing Assistant in McKinney, TX to support the Business Unit and Purchasing team. You will coordinate with accounting, assist in PO creation, vendor bid processes, and contract setup, while maintaining documentation in SharePoint and coordinating with internal and external teams.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of procurement experience in construction, strong communication skills, and the ability to handle multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of procurement related experience in the Construction industry.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
• Strong communication and written/presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with accounting to resolve PO and invoice issues.
• Provide backup for PO creation and vendor POs.
• Request and track bids from vendors for monthly category bidding.
• Coordinate new vendor contracts, setup, and orientation.
• Maintain Vendor Bid Tabs and Master Vendor Contracts/Insurance.
• Load documents for purchasing to SharePoint and keep team organized.
• Distribute plans internally and externally; support scheduling for permits.
• Assist with architectural set creation for permits as needed.
• Generate VPO reporting and support purchasing-related projects.

Job description

Full Time Employee McKinney, TX, US

Title: Purchasing Assistant

At Pacesetter Homes, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefits packages, company matching 401K program and employee home purchase program.

Job Overview

The Purchasing Assistant is responsible for providing purchasing support to the Business Unit and the Purchasing team.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating with accounting to resolve purchase order and invoice related issues.
• Providing backup for PO creation and VPO’s for the division.
• Requesting and tracking bids from vendors at the direction of the Purchasing Manager for Monthly Category bidding.
• Coordinating new vendor contracts, setup, and orientation
• Maintaining Vendor Bid Tabs in coordination with Purchasing Manager
• Maintaining Master Vendor Contracts and Insurance
• Loading documents for Purchasing to document management (SharePoint).
• Maintaining SharePoint organization for the Purchasing Team
• Distributing new and updated plans both internally and externally.
• Providing backup to Scheduling Coordinator in creating one-off architectural sets for permits.
• Processing architectural review submission and updates with ACC’s.
• VPO Reporting.
• Providing support to other purchasing related projects or duties as assigned.

As our ideal candidate, you are…

• A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation as well as write and present in a persuasive and influencing manner.
• An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
• A creative problem solver; you take evaluated risks to capitalize on opportunities and implement tough or unpopular decisions.
• A leader; you attract, retain, develop or improve the skills of others through effective coaching and guidance.

Minimum 1 year of procurement related experience in the Construction industry.

Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.

What We Value

• Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
• Setting clear, measurable, and achievable goals.
• Cooperating with team members in an open, positive, and respectful manner.
• Staying current with technical job skills.
• Consistently meeting customer expectations.
• Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.

Working Conditions

Primarily work in an office setting during regular business hours. Travel to residential construction sites, meetings with vendors and overtime may be occasionally required.

About Us

Qualico is a fully integrated real estate development company with offices in Western Canada, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

Since its inception in 1951, the company’s activities span the entire real estate spectrum and include residential land acquisition and development, single-family and multi-family home divisions, commercial and industrial development, property management, concrete ready mix, building supply and manufacturing divisions. To learn more, click here .

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