Jacksonville, Florida, United States On-site Employment

Dream Finders Homes is hiring a Purchasing Agent

About the Role

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.

Required Skills
NewstarSageBuildsoftFASTMS ExcelDocuSignConstruction ManagementPurchasingVendor NegotiationScope of Work ManagementResidential Homebuilding
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Department Supply Chain / Logistics / Procurement
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Posted 14 days ago