Strategic Procurement & Community Sourcing Lead

Pulte Homes of Indiana, LLC; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PulteGroup seeks a Procurement Manager to oversee category procurement and community setup for our homebuilding operations in Indiana. You will drive sourcing strategy, contract execution, supplier performance, and compliance across multiple communities.

Collaboration with construction, sales, and design leaders is essential to align procurement activities with cost, quality, and schedule goals, while leading cost analyses, negotiations, and value engineering initiatives to improve efficiency

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Typically requires a University degree or equivalent experience and minimum 2-4 years of prior relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement processes for assigned categories, including sourcing strategy, contract execution, and supplier performance.
• Oversee community setup strategy, including category data entry, pricing validation, and procurement policy and procedures required for new communities.
• Strategize with internal leadership, including construction, sales, and design, to ensure procurement and community-specific needs are met.
• Lead category management strategies such as cost analysis, negotiation preparation, and implementation of contracts for communities.
• Facilitate trade partner strategy and communication, to align with cost efficiencies, performance goals and legal requirements.
• Provide input into and analysis of procurement and community-specific reports to provide actionable insights and ensure operational accuracy.
• Manage supplier and trade partner relationships to address compliance, risk management, and ongoing performance improvements.
• Monitor and improve procurement processes, and support initiatives for cost containment, value engineering, and operational efficiency.
• Supervise and evaluate trade partner performance and inform hiring and termination decisions.
• Contribute to cross-functional team efforts to resolve procurement and community challenges and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Supplier relationships

Cost analysis

Contract negotiation

Education

High school diploma or GED

University degree or equivalent experience

Job description

PulteGroup seeks a Procurement Manager to oversee category procurement and community setup for our homebuilding operations in Indiana. You will drive sourcing strategy, contract execution, supplier performance, and compliance across multiple communities.

Collaboration with construction, sales, and design leaders is essential to align procurement activities with cost, quality, and schedule goals, while leading cost analyses, negotiations, and value engineering initiatives to improve efficiency