Minto Group
Purchasing Analyst
Minto Group, Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, 32407
Job Description
Purpose:
The Purchasing Analyst is responsible for providing support on all costing and budgeting related to residential construction homebuilding within respective markets. Must have residential construction experience and currently working for a residential home builder in the purchasing department.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Maintain take-offs and unitized pricingCreate and maintain clear bid documentsCollect bids, layouts, diagrams, etc. and provide necessary analysisCollect, review, analyze, and provide all necessary option pricing from vendors to Option SpecialistReview provided bid analysis and work with other internal stakeholders to award contractsEnsure all pricing is reflective of correct specifications, plans, and scopes by spending time in the fieldProvide clear, meaningful, and actionable analysis to Purchasing Manager/Director and other internal stakeholders for vendor selectionWork directly with Purchasing Manager/Director to provide necessary support and analysis for both new buy outs and community maintenance. Maintain data integrity.Where applicable: Create, Maintain, Issue and Monitor Purchase Orders and variancesMonitor product specifications on all homes built within assigned locationsSeek vendors in assigned area that offer a combination of quality, products and services that are at an acceptable levelWork with trade partners to transition to a more unitized procurement structureAssist in the development of dynamic and protective pricing structures (i.e. lumber indexes)Work with team members to manage purchasing components of new community and/or new product launches (i.e. option catalogs, product information books, etc.)Manage trade partner onboarding including all contract documents and schedule of valuesConduct value engineering studiesResearch new products and processes from a cost and value basisMitigate and resolve any contract and/or scopes of work discrepancies if needed with the subcontractors on site in assigned areaProvide preliminary data for modification suggestions to the base Scopes of Work from product or technique changes due to feedback from field or corrective action processTechnical competencies:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Business, or other related field.
Experience:
A minimum of three to five (3-5) years of relevant previous similar work experience in the residential construction industry is required.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Estimating - Understands components and estimating practices for all production home building trade categories. Extensive knowledge of the homebuilding process.Ability to read and understand blueprints proficiently.Computer skills - (Must be highly skilled with Excel, Word, PowerPoint).Pricing - Understands pricing and pricing structures; has ability to break down and analyze pricing for analysis Bidding - understands bidding processes and has ability to create clear and accurate bid documentsValue analysis - Ability to provide clear and meaningful analysis on vendor pricing, specification selection, product selection, etc.Relationship Building - Ability to maintain and build strong relationship with trade partners and manufacturers. Excellent interpersonal skills.Negotiation - Strong negotiation skills required for dealing with trade partner pricing. Use of discretion, maintain customer confidentialityTeamwork - Strength in relationship management with internal stakeholdersDetails - Prioritization, organization and high attention to detail when analyzing and maintaining bid documentsStrategic - Ability to think outside of the box and develop new processes and procedures if warranted.Math skillsStrong Work ethic and Motivated.Proficiency in data entry and managementTime management skillsHonest and trustworthy
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Purpose:
The Purchasing Analyst is responsible for providing support on all costing and budgeting related to residential construction homebuilding within respective markets. Must have residential construction experience and currently working for a residential home builder in the purchasing department.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Maintain take-offs and unitized pricingCreate and maintain clear bid documentsCollect bids, layouts, diagrams, etc. and provide necessary analysisCollect, review, analyze, and provide all necessary option pricing from vendors to Option SpecialistReview provided bid analysis and work with other internal stakeholders to award contractsEnsure all pricing is reflective of correct specifications, plans, and scopes by spending time in the fieldProvide clear, meaningful, and actionable analysis to Purchasing Manager/Director and other internal stakeholders for vendor selectionWork directly with Purchasing Manager/Director to provide necessary support and analysis for both new buy outs and community maintenance. Maintain data integrity.Where applicable: Create, Maintain, Issue and Monitor Purchase Orders and variancesMonitor product specifications on all homes built within assigned locationsSeek vendors in assigned area that offer a combination of quality, products and services that are at an acceptable levelWork with trade partners to transition to a more unitized procurement structureAssist in the development of dynamic and protective pricing structures (i.e. lumber indexes)Work with team members to manage purchasing components of new community and/or new product launches (i.e. option catalogs, product information books, etc.)Manage trade partner onboarding including all contract documents and schedule of valuesConduct value engineering studiesResearch new products and processes from a cost and value basisMitigate and resolve any contract and/or scopes of work discrepancies if needed with the subcontractors on site in assigned areaProvide preliminary data for modification suggestions to the base Scopes of Work from product or technique changes due to feedback from field or corrective action processTechnical competencies:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Construction, Business, or other related field.
Experience:
A minimum of three to five (3-5) years of relevant previous similar work experience in the residential construction industry is required.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Estimating - Understands components and estimating practices for all production home building trade categories. Extensive knowledge of the homebuilding process.Ability to read and understand blueprints proficiently.Computer skills - (Must be highly skilled with Excel, Word, PowerPoint).Pricing - Understands pricing and pricing structures; has ability to break down and analyze pricing for analysis Bidding - understands bidding processes and has ability to create clear and accurate bid documentsValue analysis - Ability to provide clear and meaningful analysis on vendor pricing, specification selection, product selection, etc.Relationship Building - Ability to maintain and build strong relationship with trade partners and manufacturers. Excellent interpersonal skills.Negotiation - Strong negotiation skills required for dealing with trade partner pricing. Use of discretion, maintain customer confidentialityTeamwork - Strength in relationship management with internal stakeholdersDetails - Prioritization, organization and high attention to detail when analyzing and maintaining bid documentsStrategic - Ability to think outside of the box and develop new processes and procedures if warranted.Math skillsStrong Work ethic and Motivated.Proficiency in data entry and managementTime management skillsHonest and trustworthy
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