Purchasing Agent

About KB Home

KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 670,000 quality homes in our 65 plus year history. Today, KB Home operates in 47 markets from coast to coast. At KB Home, people are our foundation. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers to ensure they have a real partner in the homebuying process. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company and are driven by a shared culture of customer obsession guided by our focus on sustainability providing a beneficial impact on the world. When you join KB Home, you become part of a team that is passionate about making the dream of homeownership a reality for families across America. Come be a part of our team! Learn more .

JOB SUMMARY: A Purchasing Agent conducts the following purchasing procedures: bid evaluation, negotiation between vendors, contractor selection, and contract documentation. This position manages all contracts, work orders, purchase orders and expense controls, with the ultimate goal of securing the best value at a fair and reasonable cost.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Purchasing Process

Responsible for implementing the purchasing process

• Establish material take-off's and cost estimates

• Evaluate subcontractors

• Request and review all bids

• Conduct effective negotiations to achieve desired results

• Strive for regulation of fair and reasonable contracts

• Make final decision and deliver professional contract awards

• Facilitate documentation of bids

• Ensure contract administration process flows efficiently

Process Improvement

• Aggressively streamline the labor and material supply chain with the construction team

• Seek out and eliminate waste in processes, materials and pricing

• Leverage national contracts and other economies of scale for division use

Options

• Manage sales and studio option maintenance and creation

• Ensure options database is updated to reflect changes and upgrades on a consistent basis

New Product Plans

• Manage new plan maintenance and development with KB Architecture

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education

• High School Diploma required

• Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business, Accounting, Communications, or related field.

Experience

• 3+ years of progressive experience with material and/or trade partner procurement

• Prior real estate experience, preferably in the homebuilding field preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• General knowledge of residential construction and the components needed to construct single family and multi-family homes.

• Need to have the skills required to analyze direct cost to maintain or improve budgets.

• Must be able to multi task and meet deadlines, high level of organization required.

• Need to possess strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to negotiate contracts that will support the division needs.

• Display a cooperative attitude at all times.

• Must have strong mathematical and statistical aptitude.

• Interact with all levels of internal and external customers in a professional and supportive manner.

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

• Strong experience in using various computerized systems.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook

Work Requirements:

• Ability to maintain ethical behavior at all times Periodic travel will be required

• Need to be able to work a full work day with additional time after hours if needed

Find out why KB Home is attracting and retaining the best employees! If you are interested and qualified, please apply now. KB Home provides above average compensation packages and earnings potential, full benefits, an outstanding 401K matching program, bonus plans and amazing promotional opportunities. KB Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse work team. Diversity is important to KB Home!

This position is being recruited by ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions RPO, on behalf of KB Home. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.