Strategic Construction Purchasing Manager

LAM Lennar Associates Mgmt LLC; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 1:

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Vacation

Holidays

New Hire Referral Bonus

Job summary

Lennar is seeking a Senior Purchasing Manager to develop, negotiate, and execute division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories, ensuring value, quality, and on-time delivery across homebuilding initiatives.

This role requires strategic thinking, strong supplier relationships, and hands-on cost management to drive margin improvements and supply continuity for multiple communities. The job is based in Alpharetta, GA and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• College degree required.
• Minimum 5 years sourcing and managing Supplier/Trade Partner relationships, preferably with a National Homebuilder.
• Superior analytical and communication skills.
• Knowledge/Experience of excel and other Microsoft office applications required.
• Must have significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry.
• Must have sound financial management knowledge.
• Must have sound project management capabilities.
• Must be able to build and use should-cost models.
• Must have sound negotiating skills and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Lennar has only the best subcontractors in order to meet its manufacturing needs.
• Ensure Lennar’s subcontractors are continuously improving in the areas of quality, cost, and service and delivery performance.
• Understand the material supply chains of specific spend categories and implement material sourcing strategies to optimize the flow through the chain.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the industry for the specific major category being sourced.
• Facilitate value-engineering sessions with subcontractors and associates from division customers.
• Maintain product specifications and available selections.
• Analyze new and existing plans, and product in development, to ensure that internal specifications are considered.
• Proactively communicate with all applicable associates within division customers.
• Benchmark industry sourcing and supply management best practices.
• Develop, maintain and use should-cost models for specific spend categories and related construction services.
• Own the responsibility for improving the division’s cost per sq foot for their specified spend categories.
• Negotiate and question pricing and legitimacy of EPO’s.
• Review all extra EPO’s to verify within accordance of approved take-offs, scopes of work, proper reason codes utilized, and work with Expeditor to resolve issues as they arise.
• Identify areas and trends in extra EPO’s to prevent and to reduce costs.
• Rationalize the subcontractor base to the best of the best.
• Ensure continuity of supply and labor to the division’s communities.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Supplier relationships

Negotiation

Financial management

Project management

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JDE/AS400

Excel

Job description

Lennar is seeking a Senior Purchasing Manager to develop, negotiate, and execute division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories, ensuring value, quality, and on-time delivery across homebuilding initiatives.

This role requires strategic thinking, strong supplier relationships, and hands-on cost management to drive margin improvements and supply continuity for multiple communities. The job is based in Alpharetta, GA and offers a comprehensive benefits package.