Position Overview:
Keystone Homes is looking for a full-time, in-office, Purchasing Manager to join our team. This position requires a growth-minded, positive individual with a proactive mindset that wants to make a large impact on a well-established 35-year-old company. Keystone Homes has established itself as one of the premier development firms within the emerging residential Build-to-Rent (BTR) industry and has well established great reputation in building and selling new single-family homes. This person will have the unique opportunity to be involved with many aspects of the homebuilding business including BTR communities owned by Keystone, “move-up for-sale" home communities, and BTR communities that are strategic partnerships with other primary owners.

Job Functions:

Vendor / Trade Partnership Management

• Maintain vendor / trade partner database with current entity information, contact information and understanding scope capabilities for each company
• Maintain legacy partnerships with companies that have worked with Keystone for 30+ years and foster new relationships with new trade partners and suppliers
• Attend subcontractor networking events and associations
• Solicit and receive feedback from operations on subcontractor performance to help determine right subcontractors for future projects
• Network and research to find new trades to establish a team of trade partners that is best in class for each scope of work
• Communicate and collaborate with construction team regarding any questions that arise in the field as it relates to contracts and subcontractors

Pre-Construction Estimating and Budgeting

• Develop preliminary budgets for vertical construction independently and in collaboration with trade partners
• Perform high level constructability review of construction documents for multiple product types
• Document plan evolution on projects as plans are developed from Design Documents to Construction Documents
• Run bid events and perform pricing / estimate analysis to help determine who Keystone would contract with on per project basis
• Maintain and update bid analysis spreadsheet projecting out total project costs
• Track project costs throughout construction and regularly compare to budget until project completion

Contract / Cost Management

• Evaluate all bids and estimates for completeness, ensuring they are per specs, plan specifics and include all appropriate details
• Meet with subcontractors to verify scope, workload capacities and capabilities to perform on each project
• Generate Keystone Subcontract exhibits to be inserted into all subcontractor agreements
• Prepare and distribute bid packages for new projects and plan changes
• Negotiate and award trade partner contracts based on best-qualified bids, including those with optimal pricing, quality, workload capacity, and ability to meet established work schedules
• Price and document all option pricing
• Negotiate and resolve contract changes/issues and price change requests, including effective and good through dates
• Communicate pricing changes to Accounting, Construction, and Sales teams as appropriate
• Review purchase orders and G702 forms monthly for accuracy prior to payment

Required Skills:

• Commitment to excellence
• Positive and “go getter” attitude
• Strong relationship skills
• Effective communicator
• Proficient negotiator
• High attention to detail
• Multitasker
• Problem Solver

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Purchasing
• Homebuilding / real estate / construction experience
• Ability to work onsite in Scottsdale office (McDonald Rd. and Hayden Rd.)
• Experience with Buildertrend, a plus

You Enjoy:

• Having a large impact on a small and growing company
• Working efficiently through tasks with high attention to detail
• Being proactive to anticipate and to solve ongoing challenges that may arise
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with team members and trade partners
• Have an eye for finding good value in purchasing

Position is full-time in our office in Scottsdale. Compensation determined on experience and education.

Interested applicants should send a resume to hr@keystonehomesaz.com.