Purchasing Assistant - Dallas Metro Area

Pacesetter Homes Texas; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacesetter Homes Texas is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to support the Purchasing team in a Metro Dallas office. You will coordinate PO issues, help with vendor bids, and maintain contracts and document management.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree or equivalent and at least one year of procurement experience in construction, with strong communication and organizational skills to keep projects moving smoothly.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of procurement related experience in the Construction industry.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with accounting to resolve purchase order and invoice related issues.
• Providing backup for PO creation and VPOs 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 ACCs.
• VPO Reporting.
• Providing support to other purchasing related projects or duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Active listening

Creative problem solving

Leadership

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

Title: Purchasing Assistant

Location: Metro Dallas, TX

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.

Essential Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent.

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.

Candidates being considered will be contacted. We thank you for your interest.