Job Specifications
Overview
Join an award-winning luxury home builder!
Who are we?
Since 1967, Toll Brothers has been building luxury homes and communities in the best locations in the U.S. Today, we’re a Fortune 500 company operating in over 50 markets across more than 20 states. We’re the country’s premier luxury builder with the widest range of products in the industry, including traditional single-family homes, active adult, hi-rise condos, apartment rentals, urban redevelopment, and student housing.
From the homes we build to the talent we recruit, we know that to be the best, we have to work with the best. Toll Brothers is a place where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and where employees of all backgrounds are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We believe every employee should feel safe to be their true and authentic self at work. Our employees are our family, and we strive to uphold the values that our founders instilled in us, creating an exceptional place to work that is inclusive to all.
Toll Brothers, America's Leading Luxury Home Builder, is seeking a Purchasing Manager for our office in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
What is the opportunity?
This position is on-site 5 days per week.
The Purchasing Manager is responsible for contracting trade partners for labor and material items for each cost code they manage. In this capacity, the individual will work with local trade partners, national/regional suppliers, and distributors to continuously find opportunities for negotiating cost savings for their trade categories. This role will partner with Operations to ensure proper trade partners are bid, negotiated, and awarded. This role will also serve as a resource of the National Purchasing team, supporting company cost savings initiatives.
What are the role’s primary responsibilities?
Budgeting/Contracting of trade categories in the Division
Collaborate with Community Planning to develop community specifications and trade budgets for new land deals and new community openings
Bid, negotiate, and approve trade partner contracts in partnership with division Operations leaders
Manage contract maintenance and scopes of work updates for their trade assignments
Partner with Community Planning, Architecture, and other functions to ensure new plan development is looked at through the lens of value engineering and SKU optimization
Partner with Architecture to ensure national guidance is adhered to for room and option naming
Recommend strategic sourcing strategies to lower total cost of ownership
Apply national strategies to local market, unbundling labor and material pricing, where applicable
Oversee the model home rebate collection process
Conduct industry benchmarking studies
Analytics/Process Improvement
Perform financial analysis of the impact of new and existing contracts
Determine the financial health of trade partners, notify others of potential problems
Analyze total spend by trade category, supplier, community, etc. to identify opportunities to leverage spending for greater savings
Product optimization, SKU demand planning
Determine optimum product specifications and ensure there is alignment with national and regional agreements
Optimize overall SKU availability in order to reduce cost, administrative burden and increase procurement accuracy
Develop an understanding of trade partners’ cost drivers
Trade Partner Relationship Management
Facilitate a collaborative environment with trade partners, local distributors and manufacturers
Measure trade partner performance, track and counsel
Act as an intermediary with trade partners and Operations personnel to maintain quality standards of production and cost effectiveness
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the nation's most respected Fortune 500 companies!
Qualifications
Does this describe you?
Organizes and articulates ideas clearly and concisely
Creative problem-solver
Strong interpersonal skills
Capable of forward thinking to the benefit of the organization.
Ability to analyze information; identifying discrepancies and inconsistencies
Specific knowledge and a complete technical understanding of assigned product categories
Able to utilize department specific technologies to solve business challenges
Demonstrated ability to monitor progress and make changes as required
Able to plan and prioritize while focusing on detail orientation and effective time management
Collaborative and able to work with trade partners and employees across multiple departments
Do you have these qualifications?
Essential:
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Construction Management or Supply Chain Management (or extensive experience in the residential homebuilding industry)
Minimum 5 years of experience in contracting and negotiating pricing of building materials or some experience in the residential building sector
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, specifically Excel, and aptitude to learn new software programs (E1)
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About the Company
Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company was founded 58 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL.” The Company serves first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, ...
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