Senior Construction Purchasing Lead | 15% Bonus Eligible

Taylor Morrison; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Morrison is seeking a Senior Purchasing Agent in Bellevue, WA to lead local supplier negotiations, manage contracts, and monitor supplier performance across divisions. The role requires deep knowledge of homebuilding processes and strong negotiation and leadership skills.

Responsibilities include coordinating with national teams, ensuring compliance with sourcing guidelines, and developing cost-control strategies using Should Cost and value engineering methods.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Purchasing or Construction experience in the homebuilding industry.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent desired.
• Extensive knowledge of shell (foundations, framing, etc.) and mechanical trades (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc.)
• Proficient in math with basic finance knowledge
• Able to read and interpret blueprints
• Able to travel if necessary
• Knowledge of Newstar, BuildPro and PlanSwift is preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate local supplier negotiations and contracting based on defined category selection criteria (cost, quality, productivity, service).
• Manage supplier performance monitoring within the division (cost, quality, productivity, service).
• National: manage compliance to agreements, scopes, etc.
• Local: manage and execute contract agreements consistent with sourcing guidelines.
• Collaborate with divisional operations and national purchasing teams.
• Manage supplier relationships and assist in resolving issues and conflicts related to daily Trade Partner activities.
• Verify estimates of costs and quantities of residential products using comparative and differential estimating techniques.
• Responsible for Trade Partner KPI measurement and validation.
• Presents analysis of Trade Partner data submissions and manages impact of commodity fluctuations.
• Communicate completed estimates to construction personnel, trade subcontractors and vendors.
• Develop material and labor optimization solutions using Value Engineering tools.
• Control trade category costs by utilizing Should Cost methodology.
• Develop and implement division-specific tools and methodologies for estimating and controlling trade category costs.
• Develop scopes and SOPs that assure Trade Partner compliance with Taylor Morrison standards, codes, and safety regulations.
• Complete necessary custom option estimates
• Be highly approachable and display a positive approach to both work and internal customers
• Have strong project management and leadership skills, ability to manage multiple projects
• Follow Taylor Morrison business processes for supplier management
• Assist in managing specifications
• Use detailed takeoffs and understand impact to a trade partner
• Willing to perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Analytical

Communication

Ethics & Integrity

Independent Worker

Leadership

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Newstar

BuildPro

PlanSwift

Job description

Taylor Morrison is seeking a Senior Purchasing Agent in Bellevue, WA to lead local supplier negotiations, manage contracts, and monitor supplier performance across divisions. The role requires deep knowledge of homebuilding processes and strong negotiation and leadership skills.

Responsibilities include coordinating with national teams, ensuring compliance with sourcing guidelines, and developing cost-control strategies using Should Cost and value engineering methods.