Purchasing Agent - Colorado

Purchasing Agent – Colorado

*This position is located in the Denver Tech Center.*

Who We Are:

Our mission is to enhance, inspire and grow. We enhance the lives of people by creating inspiring living environments. With over 30 years of experience, we’re no strangers to the homebuilding industry. We are a multi-disciplinary development company with neighborhoods in Northern and Southern California, and Colorado! Since our founding, we have always strived to set ourselves apart from other builders. We do this by looking ahead. We make sure that the products we are providing are the best for our homebuyers; that they fit into life today and in the future; that the surroundings are inviting and purposeful. When we Trumark our homes, it is because they reach every one of these criteria.

At Trumark, our brand purpose is to Enhance the lives of people by creating inspiring living environments - Enhance and Inspire.

Overview:

The Purchasing Agent will play a critical role in construction activities for building single family and multi‐ family residential homes. The Purchasing Agent will supervise the creation and upkeep of Product Specifications, Scopes of Work, bidding of new communities, maintenance of all existing contract issues, budget updates and jobsite variances.

The ideal candidate should thrive managing multiple complex transactions and demonstrate the ability to work independently, think critically, exercise good judgement, and take initiative. Applicants must be willing to “roll up their sleeves” on the job and embrace new subject areas and undertake tasks outside their prior experience with enthusiasm and confidence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate with Project Management in a proactive manner to ensure that all necessary plans are obtained and bid in a timely manner. Verify any special considerations are budgeted/bid/contracted (e.g., acoustical report, conditions of approval, enhanced elevations, fuel modifications, methane requirements, etc.)
• Maintain open communication with on‐site Construction Manager.
• Take full responsibility for bidding, negotiating, and hiring trade contractors to maintain a competitive edge on costs while meeting the company’s standards of quality, reliability, and overall performance of trade contractors and suppliers.
• Research new procedures, products, and methods of construction available to improve efficiency and cost‐effectiveness.
• Calculate and maintain material take-offs (lumber, finish materials, steel, concrete, etc.) from working drawings and check take‐offs made by suppliers.
• Update budgets as contracts are awarded to ensure current information.
• Understand bids based on unitized pricing and be able to analyze accordingly.
• Participate in field walks to physically inspect installations to ensure that they match the contract specifications.
• Analyze bids and proposals to ensure they are complete and comparable. Negotiate contracts to ensure best pricing and performance.
• Maintain trade Scopes of Work to ensure that they match the project plans and specifications.
• Review new products and Vendors to identify opportunities for improved quality and cost effectiveness for cost analysis and consideration on future projects or specifications.
• Participate in Frame Walks to document changes to existing contracts based on authorized Frame Walk changes
• Actively mentor and train Assistant Purchasing Agents.
• Main point of contact for bidding and contracting all trades.
• Validate and eliminate variances to the Direct Construction Budget.
• Supervise accurate maintenance of “Subcontractor List”.
• Prepare Preliminary Product Specifications for new projects to meet spec level and pro forma budget considerations. Match existing standard specifications for projects, materials, and details to ensure consistency throughout all projects.
• Coordinate plan review process with production team, trade partners and design professionals.
• Interface with Architects, Structural Engineers and other third‐party experts on product development and innovation.
• Attend model walks and facilitate consistent communication of design changes.
• Recruit new, qualified trade contractors and suppliers, in addition to facilitating the improvement of existing trade contractor and supplier relationships.
• Contract all site variances and issue Site Variance Purchase Orders accordingly.
• Study and understand all current plans and specifications.
• Prepare direct construction budget for each community based on overall mix.
• Obtain alternate costs and hourly rates as needed to fully contract potential changes to the contract requirements and for time‐and‐material work.
• Contract specialty Trade Contractors for Model Designers
• Compare bids with respect to prices, past performance (quality, ability to work on schedule, proper supervision) financial stability, or in the case of a trade contactor new to the company, their relationship with other builders.

Education Requirements

• 4 Year University Degree – Business, Economics, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent required

Experience Requirements

• Knowledge of unitized pricing, bids and subsequent contract analysis.
• Experience in take‐offs and estimates.
• Ability to conduct business in a professional and ethical manner to potential buyers, trade partners, external officials, and coworkers to reinforce goodwill and profitability for the company.
• Necessary people skills, including the capability to handle various personalities and develop professional relationship.
• Strong Knowledge of and experience with general contract terms and conditions
• 2 ‐ 5 years of construction experience with a production homebuilder
• Capacity to make quick and accurate decisions based heavily on facts, data and/or metrics.
• Strong ability to work within a teamsetting, inclusive of other's ideas, and a willingness to cooperate.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook as well as proficiency in builder’s software such as Build Pro, Newstar, F.A.S.T., On Location, Vendorlink or other pertinent software.
• Knowledge of residential construction required in both single family and multi‐family construction.
• Solid verbal & written communication, with the ability to take complex concepts and communicate accurately and persuasively.
• Technologically savvy with strong aptitude for learning new software.
• Ability to read blueprints.

Why Work for Trumark?

• Compensation Range: $85k-100k based on experience with 20% bonus.
• Milestone Recognition Program.
• 401k with company matching program, we are helping you plan for future retirement.
• Exceptional Medical Benefits (100% Employee + 60% Dependent).
• Potential to earn hybrid work flexibility.
• Work with a team that values you! Trumark offers a direct career path with an open seat for you at our table.
• We embody our mission to Live Well. Trumark Homes is dedicated to creating communities that foster an enthusiasm to connect, the strength to aspire and the compassion to give back. For approximately every 50 homes we build, we work with charity: water to provide and serve approximately 200 people with fresh, clean water.