Purchasing Coordinator

M/I Homes has been building new homes of outstanding quality and superior design for more than 40 years. Founded in 1976 by Irving and Melvin Schottenstein and guided by Irving’s drive to always “treat the customer right,” we have fulfilled the dreams of over 140,000 homeowners and grown to become one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. M/I Homes started as a family business and grew into a national leader in a single generation with divisions in 17 markets, including Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Ft. Myers/Naples, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, San Antonio, Sarasota, and Tampa.

Job Summary:

Coordinates division purchasing and pricing information management processes including but not limited to:  costing, ensuring system data integrity, mediating field/trade communications, assist in the development of housing budgets, permit filing, & plan revisions.  Division purchasing function administrator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides general administrative support for purchasing department including routine processing of correspondence from rough or revised draft, data entry, preparation and/or maintenance of miscellaneous reports and vendor files.  May compile and verify information for reports.
• Processes subcontractor bids; reviews and analyzes monthly cost changes to provide and maintain accurate sales pricing and housing budgets.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining vendor pricing and record keeping.
• Enters and maintains takeoffs from blueprints and bids.
• Assists with questions related to the Purchasing Department and mediating any day-to-day issues between our Trade Partners, Construction Managers, and Sales Team.
• Responsible for projecting time frames of vendor transitions or changes to the Division.
• Responsible for building & ensuring that the Division’s data structure (costing) is constructed in an efficient way.
• Work with Purchasing Manager to determine the criteria and format for vendor bids to be entered in JDE database.
• Review and update option sales prices regularly to maintain required margins.
• Helps to compile cost comparisons between vendors to assist in pricing negotiations.
• Performs additional assignments as requested by Purchasing Manager

Education & Experience: 

• HS Diploma Required (Bachelor’s degree preferred)
• Basic knowledge and understanding of construction required
• Ability to read blueprints preferred
• Data entry, accounts payable, and database maintenance experience desired
• Oracle JD Edwards JPD920 experience preferred

Skills and Abilities: 

General office and administrative skills to assist in the processing of departmental workflow.  Customer-service oriented with professional and courteous attitude.  Good verbal and written communication skills for interaction with a variety of people inside and outside of organization; ability to follow oral and written instructions.  Good working knowledge of word processing, estimating and spreadsheet software packages. Ability to stay focused on details of task. 

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements:

Office environment.

M/I Homes offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off and paid holidays, paid parental leave, traditional and Roth 401(k) options, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan, employee home purchase plan and more.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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