Purchasing Agent - Empire Homes
$65,000–$85,000 year
On-siteColorado Springs, Colorado, United States or Empire, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Manage the full bid process, including preparing bid packages, evaluating proposals, conducting bid comparisons, and securing competitive pricing from trade partners. Develop, maintain, and administer price agreements, trade contracts, vendor records, and onboarding documentation to ensure compliance and project readiness. Build and maintain strong trade partner relationships while supporting negotiations, performance evaluations, and value engineering initiatives. Monitor and maintain base plan and option pricing, ensuring profitability targets are met and all pricing data remains accurate and up to date. Oversee purchasing systems and data integrity within FAST/Newstar and BuildPro, including option creation, pricing updates, and rebate management. Maintain accurate builder specifications, feasibilities, construction plan revisions, and related documentation. Coordinate plot plan approvals, model home processes, and purchasing support for community startups, openings, and relaunches.
Required Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in Construction Management, Business, Accounting, or related field
- 3+ years' experience in the new home/residential construction industry
- Experience specifically within the purchasing or estimating function
- Knowledge and experience in Builder Accounting and Purchasing software systems (NewStar, BuildPro, JD Edwards)
- Knowledge of construction trades and building materials
- Thoroughness in plans reading
- Understanding of the entire residential construction process
- Location in Colorado Springs, CO
Desired Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in MS Office, Excel
- Strong technical acumen in determining requirements for takeoffs based on plans
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