HIGHLAND HOMES Purchasing Assistant Salary in the United States

For over 30 years, one Company has represented quality & leadership – Highland Homes – where building careers goes hand in hand with excellence in new home construction. Highland’s employee owners thrive in an atmosphere of appreciation & confidence, contributing their unique ideas to the Company’s overall success. Employee Owned. Customer Focused.

Highland Homes is currently accepting resumes for a Purchasing Assistant position. A Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Business or other related field is preferred. This position will be responsible for assisting the Purchasing Department in all purchasing, budgeting, and options activities and the coordination of these processes with sales, operations, vendors, and accounting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Assist Purchasing Managers and Assistant Purchasing Manager in maintaining logs, reports and daily purchasing tasks as assigned.
• Assist Purchasing Coordinators in researching and resolving problem invoices with the goal of reducing problems by improving accuracy of takeoffs and orders and/or training vendors in working within our system.
• File and organize all information in electronic database.
• Backing up other Purchasing Coordinators and phone coverage when requested.
• Assist production in all aspects
• Assist Purchasing Coordinators in creating initial work orders and purchase orders for all construction starts via the preliminary purchasing report (PPR) with budgets customized for the appropriate exit strategy information. Verify margin on PPR is consistent with program outline and review any exceptions with manager.
• Assist Purchasing Coordinators with processing all requests from the field for extra material by entering and creating short order PO’s (SOPO’s) and expedite the receipt of material by communication with vendors by e-mail/ “Buzzsaw”.
• Assist Purchasing Coordinators in processing change orders requested by the field, creating the appropriate budgets.
• Assist Production Coordinator in obtaining labor bids/budgets from vendors, enter data and verify accuracy before posting job budgets.
• Assist Production Coordinator in obtaining material takeoffs from estimators and from vendors, enter data, verify accuracy before posting job budgets.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor degree preferred with concentration in Construction Management, Business or other related field.
• Customer service and/or order entry experience preferred.
• Ability to read, interpret, and communicate information necessary in order to perform duties.
• Proficient in MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) preferred.
• Proficiency in Brix software preferred.

Highland offers a competitive benefit package, including excellent medical / dental / prescription benefits, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k), new home purchase discounts, & more – all in a business casual atmosphere! Join the company that recognizes & rewards the people who create their success. Highland Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.