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    Director of Purchasing - Houston, United States - Davidson Homes LLC

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    Davidson Homes: Pioneering Excellence in Homebuilding Since 2009

    Founded on Adam Davidsons vision, Davidson Homes has been redefining what it means to call a place "home" through unparalleled craftsmanship and a personalized homebuying experience. We're not just building homes; we're crafting communities where every space is designed to empower, engage, and elevate its inhabitants. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to excellence, innovation, and inclusivity, creating a culture where diversity is celebrated, and challenges are met with creative solutions.

    Davidson Homes is currently looking for a Director of Purchasing. The right candidate will oversee the Purchasing Department. This position will require a high level of communication across departments, upper management and trade partners/vendors.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned)

    • Professionally manager, educate and grow the Purchasing Department Team
    • Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategy
    • Manage bid process for architectural plans to subcontracts and vendors
    • Track and report key metrics to reduce expense and improve effectiveness
    • Forecast price and market trends
    • Perform cost scenarios analysis and benchmarking
    • Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
    • Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
    • Create budgets for upcoming projects and manage existing
    • Facilitate value engineering to insure efficiency
    • Responsible to create/review cost vs actual and variance report
    • Review plan and create/revise budgets for multiple new and ongoing projects
    • Manage trade partner agreements, scopes of work, insurance requirements, etc.
    • Participate in division and corporate meetings to communicate results
    • Assist supplier and trade partners to resolve PO/partnership issues
    • Responsible for updating and managing PO system and related software
    • Track, collect and report on local or regional rebates
    • Manager design center selections to ensure proper products are shown

    Education and/or experience

    • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; preferably in supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or building science
    • Five to eight years of related experience and/or training as Director of Purchasing, Purchasing Manager, Agent or Officer
    • 5+ years in residential construction
    • Proven experience with sourcing, negotiation and vendor management
    • Possess strong leadership skills and networking capabilities
    • Ability to effectively present information, respond and draw valid conclusions
    • Displays regular interest in market dynamics along with business sense
    • Proficiency with MS Office (specifically excel) and emails

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience and knowledge with Newstar software
    • Management training

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