Drees Homes
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It\'s why we rank as the 19th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We\'re proud of being named a 2023, 2024 and 2025 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we\'ve been officially certified as a Great Place to Work in both 2023, 2024 and 2025. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Overview
We are seeking candidates for the position of Purchasing Manager in our growing Raleigh, NC Division. This position is responsible for managing the purchasing duties for the division, including pricing, contract administration, bid processes and insurance/legal claims; also, work with divisions concerning bidding cost and cost analysis of new product and changes to existing product.
Responsibilities
Analyze costs of contractors and suppliers to ensure a competitive cost position for Drees Homes.
Initiate procurement of bids from subcontractors and vendors and conduct analysis/comparisons to current cost structure.
Recommend additions of and/or changes of vendors based on cost analysis and performance.
Prepare and manage contract documents for new and existing vendors; ensure documents are on file and executed prior to the first payment to the vendor.
Negotiate, coordinate, and secure new vendors with input from division Construction Managers, Production Manager and Regional Purchasing and Ops manager.
Analyze budgets and job costs for accuracy with goal of eliminating errors and variances.
Analyze FPOs weekly for opportunities to reduce variances and improve takeoffs and BOM.
Maintain a cost system to provide preliminary costing of new and proposed products, and cost analysis of product and feature changes; perform cost analysis on prototype homes.
Coordinate preliminary and final bids for new products to ensure cost-effective products and systems.
Review and analyze plans for cost effectiveness and proper use of construction details, systems and materials; make recommendations for main cost efficiency.
Assist in the administration of promotional and volume discounts and update divisions.
Monitor products offered and implement pricing strategy that generates profitable upgrades and options.
Work with Customer Care and Production Manager to maintain positive and prompt service from subcontractors and suppliers.
Monitor and manage legal issues that involve subcontractors and suppliers.
Expedite settlements and payments from subcontractors and suppliers on insurance/warranty related issues.
Monitor subcontractor/supplier statements to ensure that invoices and payments are kept current.
Knowledge And Skills
Strong negotiation and analytical skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to adapt to changing environments and exercise independent decision making
Willingness to work with suppliers and subcontractors
Knowledge of the Nashville market and its suppliers and local contractor base
Goal oriented, deadline driven and a team player
Requirements
5+ years residential construction knowledge/experience
2+ years purchasing experience in residential construction
Familiarity with regional construction processes
MS Office skills including Excel and Outlook
Experience with completing house take-offs and estimates
Understanding of homebuilding software systems such as JDEdwards, FAST, BuildPro or similar
4 year college degree
Compensation
Excellent salary, bonus potential plus a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Join a special team
that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work!
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries Construction
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Overview
We are seeking candidates for the position of Purchasing Manager in our growing Raleigh, NC Division. This position is responsible for managing the purchasing duties for the division, including pricing, contract administration, bid processes and insurance/legal claims; also, work with divisions concerning bidding cost and cost analysis of new product and changes to existing product.
Responsibilities
Analyze costs of contractors and suppliers to ensure a competitive cost position for Drees Homes.
Initiate procurement of bids from subcontractors and vendors and conduct analysis/comparisons to current cost structure.
Recommend additions of and/or changes of vendors based on cost analysis and performance.
Prepare and manage contract documents for new and existing vendors; ensure documents are on file and executed prior to the first payment to the vendor.
Negotiate, coordinate, and secure new vendors with input from division Construction Managers, Production Manager and Regional Purchasing and Ops manager.
Analyze budgets and job costs for accuracy with goal of eliminating errors and variances.
Analyze FPOs weekly for opportunities to reduce variances and improve takeoffs and BOM.
Maintain a cost system to provide preliminary costing of new and proposed products, and cost analysis of product and feature changes; perform cost analysis on prototype homes.
Coordinate preliminary and final bids for new products to ensure cost-effective products and systems.
Review and analyze plans for cost effectiveness and proper use of construction details, systems and materials; make recommendations for main cost efficiency.
Assist in the administration of promotional and volume discounts and update divisions.
Monitor products offered and implement pricing strategy that generates profitable upgrades and options.
Work with Customer Care and Production Manager to maintain positive and prompt service from subcontractors and suppliers.
Monitor and manage legal issues that involve subcontractors and suppliers.
Expedite settlements and payments from subcontractors and suppliers on insurance/warranty related issues.
Monitor subcontractor/supplier statements to ensure that invoices and payments are kept current.
Knowledge And Skills
Strong negotiation and analytical skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to adapt to changing environments and exercise independent decision making
Willingness to work with suppliers and subcontractors
Knowledge of the Nashville market and its suppliers and local contractor base
Goal oriented, deadline driven and a team player
Requirements
5+ years residential construction knowledge/experience
2+ years purchasing experience in residential construction
Familiarity with regional construction processes
MS Office skills including Excel and Outlook
Experience with completing house take-offs and estimates
Understanding of homebuilding software systems such as JDEdwards, FAST, BuildPro or similar
4 year college degree
Compensation
Excellent salary, bonus potential plus a comprehensive benefits package including profit sharing and 401(k) plans.
Join a special team
that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work!
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Purchasing and Supply Chain
Industries Construction
We are not able to display the rest of the job-related postings here, but you can join a team that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
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