Purchasing Agent

Why Southern Land?

Our full-service company is comprised of planning, architecture, design, construction, marketing, and resident experience professionals—all in-house and working together every day to envision and create uniquely beautiful places.

Position Summary

Analyze and present specifications for issuing and awarding procurement bids regarding purchasing materials, products, and services for Homebuilding at SLC Homes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate activities engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products, or substitute materials.
• Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
• Administer on-line purchasing systems.
• Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.
• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
• Represent companies in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.

Education and Experience

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent Required, Bachelor's degree, preferred.
• Experience: Three years of Construction Purchasing required.
• Advanced Proficiency in Excel
• Excellent interpersonal, time management and organizational skills.
• Strongly developed written and verbal communications skills, a persuasive, credible and polished communicator.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing and proposing purchasing bids.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Experience in doing take-offs, estimating, cost type management, budget analysis, starts, and a general understanding of residential home building and codes.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Ability to take initiative and to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within an organization.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills that create credibility and trust
• Ability to build and maintain relations.

Company Overview

Southern Land Company believes that community is the heart of every successful development project. With that as our starting point, we create residential developments around the country that provide a generous, comfortable lifestyle to those that call them home. In support of our single family and multifamily projects, we also undertake key retail, office, and recreation developments to craft convenient, complete communities. We believe in big ideas and paying attention to every detail required to realize them.

We Have…

• A strong brand recognized for quality, performance, and artistry
• Guiding principles of creativity and innovation
• An open mind for new ideas and creative methods
• A strong compensation and benefits package, including health, vision, dental, 401k with a strong match and more!

Southern Land Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we seek to create an inclusive work place that embraces diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives. Southern Land Company offers a competitive benefits package, including 401k and paid time off. Southern Land Company is a Drug Free Workplace. For more information, please visit our website at www.southernland.com.

The above information is only an illustration of the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the Company and employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location