Purchasing Internship

Meritage Homes Corporation; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

In-person summer internship

Biloxi office environment

Job summary

Meritage Homes Corporation is seeking a Purchasing intern for the Biloxi, MS division. The role focuses on learning how residential construction procures labor and materials in a production environment.

You will analyze product budgets, review base house costs, options and margins, and participate in vendor negotiations while learning Meritage’s broader strategy and cross-functional projects with other interns and business leaders.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college.
• Experience working in a team environment on cross-functional projects.
• Interest in homebuilding procurement and operations.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal leaders to learn the homebuilding industry and Meritage’s business model.
• Learn core values and how they drive decisions and actions.
• Translate classroom experience into practical internship applications.
• Participate in cross-functional projects with other interns and leaders.
• Present real-world business recommendations to senior leadership.
• Write a paper focusing on the internship experience or a related topic.

Skills

Integrity

Positive intent

Desire to win

Inclusive environment

Ask questions

Innovative thinking

Pursuit of excellence

Education

Enrolled in degree program

Job description

Responsibilities

Meritage Home’s is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you. The Purchasing intern will learn how residential construction procures all labor and materials in a production environment to support all facets of the business. This includes product budget analysis, review of base house cost, options and margins as well as vendor/contract negotiations. This is all while learning the broader business strategy, participating in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders.

This internship will be full-time, in-person during the summer 2027 internship season in our Biloxi, MS Division office.

The stuff you will do:

• 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

Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

Need to be awesome at:

• Operating with integrity
• Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
• Having a desire to “win” and get stuff done
• Fostering an inclusive environment
• Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
• Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
• Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never “settle”
• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college

Preferred:

• Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects
• Experience dealing with ambiguity
• Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers

Relevant College Coursework/Majors:

• Business Administration
• Construction Management
• Finance
• Real Estate
• Supply Chain Management
• Operations
• Project Management

Overview

Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.

When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:

• A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
• An organization that lives by its core values everyday
• Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
• State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
• A competitive pay structure
• Strong benefits
• Flexibility in work-life integration
• Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
• Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
• Maintain a competitive drive to be the best