Land Purchasing Manager / Analyst
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Land Purchasing Manager is primarily responsible for complete and accurate contracting of all vendors required to maintain a land development pace and provide home sites at a pace equal or exceeding division needs.
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Responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with Project Managers to ensure development budgets are current and accurate
- Oversee the bidding of work to ensure we are receiving the best price, quality and performance in accordance with applicable standards
- Issue contracts and work orders ensuring they are appropriately entered into the system and applied to the correct budget and line items
- Track issued contracts and work orders against the development budget
- Assist in forecasting of expenditures for cash flow modeling purposes
- Monitor macro trends in the materials/supplier base and implement plans to react to increasing cost
- Manage relationships with vendors/suppliers to build effective partnerships
- Process and provide purchasing related information( e.g. bid documents, tabulations, forecasts, specifications, contracts, etc) for the purpose of updating and coordinating with other departments
- Assist in the preparation of development cost estimates in coordination with the land acquisition team for the purpose of determining the feasibility of land development opportunities
- Maintain purchasing information, files and records for the purpose of ensuring availability of documentation and compliance with company policies
- Maintain and update Project Manager ratings of individual vendor performance
- Work with Developer of Homebuilding applications to convert land payment and scheduling systems to Build Pro
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required, college degree preferred
- Minimum 3 years in land development, purchasing, construction and/or estimating.
- Must have superior analytical and communication skills.
- Must have significant knowledge of the residential development and homebuilding industry.
- Must have sound financial management knowledge and project management skills
- Must have sound negotiating skills and influencing skills.
- Experience with JD Edwards accounting systems and Build Pro payment and scheduling software preferred
- Valid driver’s license and a good driving record
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and civil engineering plans