Dream Finders Homes is hiring a Purchasing Agent to ensure our homes are built on schedule and within budget. You will be a key support to the purchasing and construction departments, managing vendor relationships and costs to maintain our quality standards.
What You'll Do
- Set up new vendor and trade packages.
- Maintain three competitive bids for each homebuilding task and upload into Newstar.
- Send DocuSign pricing agreements to trade partners and file them in the database.
- Assist the Purchasing Manager in recruiting new vendors and trade partners.
- Maintain accurate bids and updated costs each month.
- Ensure contracts are complete and accurate before new community starts.
- Assist with Architectural and structural plan updates from the field.
- Create and revise purchase orders in construction software for new starts and changes.
- Analyze purchase orders on the job start report and revise when necessary.
- Assist with setup of new plans, options, communities, takeoffs, and colors.
- Maintain rebate-tracking systems.
- Review and price lot-specific changes and coordinate with construction, trades, and sales.
- Maintain the vendor contact list.
- Assist with the creation and maintenance of specification documents.
- Perform related administrative and clerical duties as assigned.
What We're Looking For
- BA in Construction Management, Building Sciences, or a related discipline.
- 2+ years of residential homebuilding Purchasing or Operations experience.
- Experience recruiting, negotiating with, and interpreting/enforcing scopes of work for a large trade base.
- Proven experience with a large, production builder—specifically with complex option offerings.
- Skilled user in MS Excel.
- Proven experience with floorplan development and design.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to adapt to changing priorities or projects.
Technical Stack
- Newstar
- Sage
- Buildsoft
- FAST
- MS Excel
- DocuSign
Team & Environment
You will support the purchasing and construction departments and assist the Purchasing Manager.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position.
Dream Finders Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.



