VP-Level Purchasing Leader for Homebuilding

SECCA Search Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SECCA Search Group partners with a major national homebuilder to appoint a VP of Purchasing for the Dallas–Fort Worth division. The role leads the purchasing function, drives cost visibility, and develops a high-performing team across estimating, bidding, contracting, and vendor management.

The successful candidate will shape cost strategy, optimize supplier performance, and support land acquisition decisions through robust cost analysis and market insights.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience within the homebuilding industry.
• Minimum of seven years of onsite and offsite purchasing experience within residential construction.
• Proven experience leading purchasing teams and managing trade contractor and supplier relationships.
• Strong knowledge of residential construction methods, materials, labor, estimating, bidding, and purchasing processes.
• Experience preparing and reviewing construction estimates, scopes of work, bid packages, contracts, and work orders.
• Experience supporting land acquisition decisions through cost analysis and evaluation of project-specific variables.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to visit construction sites as needed.
• Strategic purchasing leader with strong operational knowledge of production homebuilding.
• Strong estimating, bidding, negotiation, cost-analysis, and contract-management capabilities.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing purchasing teams.
• Strong understanding of trade partner capacity, pricing, performance, and market conditions.
• Financially disciplined and able to manage costs, variances, and margins.
• Effective communicator who can create accountability across employees, trade partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Highly analytical, organized, and detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Collaborative, decisive, and comfortable operating with visibility and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing Leadership: Lead the division’s purchasing function, set priorities, and align activities with objectives.
• Team Leadership & Development: Recruit, mentor, and develop Purchasing staff; foster accountability.
• Estimating & Cost Analysis: Oversee hard-cost estimates for land and communities; monitor costs.
• Bidding & Contract Awards: Direct bidding, negotiation, and awards for production homes and options.
• Scopes of Work & Documentation: Ensure accurate scopes, specs, orders, contracts, and pricing.
• Trade Partner Strategy: Build a balanced base of qualified trade contractors and suppliers.

Skills

Homebuilding

Purchasing leadership

Cost analysis

Bidding & contracts

Vendor management

Negotiation

Team development

Financial acumen

Travel to sites

Strategic sourcing

Job description

SECCA Search Group partners with a major national homebuilder to appoint a VP of Purchasing for the Dallas–Fort Worth division. The role leads the purchasing function, drives cost visibility, and develops a high-performing team across estimating, bidding, contracting, and vendor management.

The successful candidate will shape cost strategy, optimize supplier performance, and support land acquisition decisions through robust cost analysis and market insights.