Purchasing Intern: Build Budgets, Negotiate & Grow

Meritage Homes Corporation; Franklin (TN); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritage Homes Corporation is seeking an internship in purchasing to learn how residential construction procures labor and materials in a production environment. You will review base house costs, options, margins, and vendor negotiations while aligning with our broader business strategy.

The internship offers a chance to work with leaders across construction, land, marketing, operations, and finance. You will translate classroom knowledge into practical applications, participate in

Qualifications

• Must act with integrity and positive intent.
• Demonstrated teamwork on cross-functional projects.
• Ability to ask questions and make recommendations.
• Willingness to innovate and solve bigger problems.
• Active enrollment in an accredited degree program.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
• Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
• Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges
• Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy
• Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic

Skills

Integrity

Positive intent

Win and deliver

Inclusive environment

Ask questions and recommend

Innovation

Excellence drive

Active enrollment in degree program

Education

Business Administration

Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Finance

Marketing

Real Estate

Supply Chain Management

Human Resources

Operations

Project Management

Job description

Meritage Homes Corporation is seeking an internship in purchasing to learn how residential construction procures labor and materials in a production environment. You will review base house costs, options, margins, and vendor negotiations while aligning with our broader business strategy.

The internship offers a chance to work with leaders across construction, land, marketing, operations, and finance. You will translate classroom knowledge into practical applications, participate in