Meritage Homes · 10 hours ago
Purchasing Agent
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelMeritage Homes is a company committed to building energy-efficient and affordable homes across the US. They are seeking a Purchasing Agent to support their division by managing vendor relationships, resolving disputes, and ensuring compliance with purchasing policies.
Real EstateReal Estate BrokerageReal Estate Investment
Hiring Manager
Angela Jackson
Responsibilities
Research and resolve Vendor disputes; including product or pricing issues, and invoice and contract discrepancies and coordinate pricing adjustments when necessary
Build and maintain effective relationships with trade partners to better meet bidding and production requirements
Work collaboratively with other departments, including land development, construction, marketing, finance, and design, to ensure all internals goals and deadlines are met
Communicate product changes to Sales, Construction, and Subcontractors
Initiate bid events with subcontractors, perform bid analysis, and create and compile contract confirmations as well as all backup as necessary for audit compliance
Assist in base cost and option price analysis
Assist in reviewing house budgets to verify accurate base house and margin costs
Assist in end-of-month cost-off process to get accruals for current month closings
Ensure that all purchasing actions meet Meritage Homes policies and procedure requirements and are aligned with company ethics guidelines
Understand and ensure all internal purchasing audit requirements are met. Make sure that all purchasing actions related to audits are regularly checked to ensure your work is "audit-ready" every day
Establish and maintain effective vendor relationships
Have a clear understanding of vendor capabilities within your sphere of influence to ensure all goals are met. Communicate vendor inadequacies when needed
Work with divisional PA's to compile a nation-wide assessment of vendor capabilities
Gather information related to vendor performance from SCI manager, construction and customer care and use that information to ensure the best "total" costs are achieved when considering costs related to quality, productivity and service
Resolve contract issues with vendors
Ensure scopes of work are current and specific to each vendor and that each vendor clearly understands them
Prepare bid packages including specifications and bidder lists prior to bidding
Analyze vendor bids to ensure all items are aligned with specifications and all costs are included and no aspects of the bid are missing
Compare new bids to pre-determined estimates to ensure alignment with expectations
Negotiate with vendors to develop the most cost effective pricing
When needed, provide ideas to better align bids with estimated pricing
Produce all bid analysis documents. Assemble a bid analysis for vendor selection team
Provide guidance concerning "best" choices for contracting new community
Ensure all vendors are correctly contracted and meet company insurance requirements prior to perform any work
Maintains and supplies weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting as needed to support decision making
Ensure all change documentation is properly filed to ensure easy access for future needs
Identify opportunities to improve costing efforts
Ensure all specification changes are properly reflected in current contracts
Work with National Purchasing team to maximize rebate collection
Qualification
Required
Ensure that all purchasing actions meet Meritage Homes policies and procedure requirements and are aligned with company ethics guidelines
Understand and ensure all internal purchasing audit requirements are met. Make sure that all purchasing actions related to audits are regularly checked to ensure your work is 'audit-ready' every day
Establish and maintain effective vendor relationships
Have a clear understanding of vendor capabilities within your sphere of influence to ensure all goals are met. Communicate vendor inadequacies when needed
Work with divisional PA's to compile a nation-wide assessment of vendor capabilities
Gather information related to vendor performance from SCI manager, construction and customer care and use that information to ensure the best 'total' costs are achieved when considering costs related to quality, productivity and service
Resolve contract issues with vendors
Ensure scopes of work are current and specific to each vendor and that each vendor clearly understands them
Prepare bid packages including specifications and bidder lists prior to bidding
Analyze vendor bids to ensure all items are aligned with specifications and all costs are included and no aspects of the bid are missing
Compare new bids to pre-determined estimates to ensure alignment with expectations
Negotiate with vendors to develop the most cost effective pricing
When needed, provide ideas to better align bids with estimated pricing
Produce all bid analysis documents. Assemble a bid analysis for vendor selection team
Provide guidance concerning 'best' choices for contracting new community
Ensure all vendors are correctly contracted and meet company insurance requirements prior to perform any work
Maintains and supplies weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting as needed to support decision making
Ensure all change documentation is properly filed to ensure easy access for future needs
Identify opportunities to improve costing efforts
Ensure all specification changes are properly reflected in current contracts
Work with National Purchasing team to maximize rebate collection
Benefits
A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
An organization that lives by its core values everyday
Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
A competitive pay structure
Strong benefits
Flexibility in work-life integration
Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
Maintain a competitive drive to be the best
Company
Meritage Homes
Meritage Homes is an American real estate development company.
Founded in 1985
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.07B2025-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-05-09Post Ipo Debt· $575M
1997-01-02IPO
Leadership Team
Phillippe Lord
CEO, Executive Vice President
Hilla Sferruzza
Chief Financial Officer, EVP
Recent News
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