Purchasing Assistant - Dallas Metro Area

Qualico Developments US Inc; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401K matching

Employee home purchase program

Job summary

Qualico Developments US Inc in McKinney, TX is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to support the Purchasing team. You will coordinate PO and invoice issues, assist with PO creation and VPOs, and help solicit bids from vendors for monthly category bidding while assisting with vendor setup and contracts.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of procurement experience in construction, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with accounting to resolve PO and invoice issues.
• Provide backup for PO creation and VPOs for the division.
• Request and track bids from vendors for Monthly Category bidding.
• Coordinate 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.

Skills

Strong communicator

Active listener

Creative problem solver

Leadership

Team collaboration

Tools

SharePoint

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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