Purchasing & Costing Analyst - Homebuilding
Company: M/I Homes
Coordinates division purchasing and pricing information management processes including costing, ensuring system data integrity, mediating field/trade communications, and development of housing budgets. This role is fully on-site at our Columbus, OH office. M/I Homes was founded on the drive to always 'treat the customer right'.
What You'll Do
- Provides support for purchasing department including routine processing of correspondence from rough or revised draft, data entry, preparation and/or maintenance of miscellaneous reports and vendor files.
- May compile and verify information for reports.
- Processes house budgets per weekly construction dig schedule.
- Responsible for updating house budgets for vendor assignment changes when needed.
- Process change orders and update house budgets when necessary.
- Assists with questions related to the Purchasing Department and mediating any day-to-day issues between our Trade Partners, Construction Managers, and Sales Team.
- Assist in the processing of property tax reimbursements.
- Assist in the processing of property tax bills.
- Assist with month end closing cost changes and lot cost changes.
- Responsible for building & ensuring that the Division’s data structure (costing) is constructed in an efficient way.
- Work with Purchasing Manager to determine the criteria and format for vendor bids to be entered in JDE database.
- Compiles and analyzes vendors plan bid pricing with Purchasing Manager and V.P. of Purchasing for accuracy and comparison.
- Identify areas of opportunity for cost reduction and builder efficiencies.
- Review and update option sale prices quarterly to maintain required margins.
- Performs additional assignments as requested by Purchasing Manager.
Technical Stack
JDE database
Team & Environment
You will report to the Purchasing Manager.
Work Mode
This position is fully on-site at our Columbus, OH office and is not eligible for remote work.



