Purchasing Coordinator

M/I Homes; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) with profit sharing

Job summary

M/I Homes Southwest Florida division seeks a driven Purchasing Coordinator to manage division purchasing, pricing data, and vendor communications. The role supports budgeting and data integrity across the construction process.

In this position, you will work closely with the Purchasing Manager to ensure timely bids, accurate pricing, and efficient data workflows in JD Edwards, contributing to overall project profitability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• General office and administrative work supporting the purchasing process.
• Customer-service oriented with professional and courteous attitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication for cross-functional interaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support for purchasing, including data entry and report preparation.
• Process subcontractor bids and analyze monthly cost changes to support pricing and budgets.
• Maintain vendor pricing and records; update takeoffs from blueprints and bids.
• Assist with questions to the Purchasing Department and mediate day-to-day issues with Trade Partners, Supervisors, and Sales team.
• Project time frames for vendor transitions and maintain efficient costing data structures.
• Support the Purchasing Manager in defining bid criteria and input formats into the JD Edwards system.
• Review and update option sales prices to maintain margins; compile vendor cost comparisons.

Skills

Office administration

Customer service

Verbal & written communication

Attention to detail

Education

HS Diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Word processing

Estimating software

Spreadsheets

Oracle JD Edwards

Job description

M/I Homes has been building new homes of outstanding quality and superior design for more than 50 years. Founded in 1976 by Irving and Melvin Schottenstein and guided by Irving’s drive to always “treat the customer right,” we have fulfilled the dreams of over 170,000 homeowners and grown to become one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. M/I Homes started as a family business and grew into a national leader in a single generation with divisions in 17 markets.

Southwest Florida is M/I Homes’ newest division in Florida, covering Lee, Collier, Charlotte, and parts of Sarasota counties. This position offers a great leadership role in an expanding Division as we continue to grow in the SWFL market. M/I Homes offers an excellent benefits package, including comprehensive medical/dental, 401(k) with profit sharing, bonus opportunity and much more!

We are looking for driven, passionate members to join our M/I Homes TEAM in Southwest Florida. Where you work matters!

Job Summary

Coordinates division purchasing and pricing information management processes including but not limited to costing, ensuring system data integrity, mediating field/trade communications, and assisting in the development of housing budgets. Division purchasing function administrator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides general administrative support for purchasing department including routine processing of correspondence from rough or revised draft, data entry, preparation and/or maintenance of miscellaneous reports and vendor files. May compile and verify information for reports.
• Processes subcontractor bids, reviews, and analyzes monthly cost changes to provide and maintain accurate sales pricing and housing budgets.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining vendor pricing and record keeping.
• Enters and maintains takeoffs from blueprints and bids.
• Assists with questions related to the Purchasing Department and mediating any day-to-day issues between our Trade Partners, Construction Supervisors, and Sales Team.
• Responsible for projecting time frames of vendor transitions or changes to the Division.
• Responsible for building & ensuring that the Division’s data structure (costing) is constructed in an efficient way.
• Work with Purchasing manager to determining the criteria and format for vendor bids to be entered into JDE data base.
• Review and update option sales prices regularly to maintain required margins.
• Helps to compile cost comparisons between vendors to assist in pricing negotiations.
• Performs additional assignments as requested by purchasing manager.

Education Experience:

• HS Diploma Required (Bachelor’s degree preferred)

• Basic knowledge and understanding of construction required
• Ability to read blueprints preferred
• Data Entry, Accounts Payable, and Database Maintenance Experience desired
• Oracle JD Edwards JPD920 desired

Skills and Abilities:

General office and administrative skills to assist in the processing of departmental workflow. Customer-service oriented with professional and courteous attitude. Good verbal and written communication skills for interaction with a variety of people inside and outside of organization; ability to follow oral and written instructions. Good working knowledge of word processing, estimating and spreadsheet software packages. Ability to stay focused on details of task.

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements:

Office environment.

M/I Homes offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental leave, traditional and Roth 401(k) options, profit sharing plan, employee home purchase plan and more.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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