Senior Purchasing Agent

Davidson Homes is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for 2024. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Davidson. 89% of employees at Davidson said it’s a great place to work, compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S. based company.

About us:

Since 2009, Davidson Homes LLC. has been one of the fastest growing home builders in the southeast region, building new homes in Huntsville AL., Nashville TN., Atlanta GA., Houston TX, and the Triangle market of North Carolina. Davidson Homes offers home buyers quality construction, superior value, and an unprecedented level of personalization. At Davidson Homes, “We’re more than just your home builder. We are your community builder.”

Responsibilities

In keeping with the Davidson Homes mission of providing the best home buyer experience, the Sr. Purchasing Agent is responsible for generating purchase orders in addition to researching, verifying, and amending invoices received from the Accounting Department. They will also be responsible for researching and responding to inquiries from onsite agents, trade partners, employees, and suppliers.

• Analyze and review homeowner documentation for accuracy, pricing, and proper costing in Newstar ERP system.

• Review and facilitate the flow of information between the Design Center, Construction Team, Trade Partners and Internal/External associates via BuildPro/SupplyPro and other methods as needed.
• Generate home construction budgets and purchase orders.
• Process changes orders, as necessary.
• Research and clarify purchase order discrepancies through various means of communication.
• Research and respond to inquiries from Construction Team, Trade Partners, and any other Internal/External associates.
• Analyze and provide reports on budget performance and other purchasing related topics.
• Assist with the Trade Partner bid solicitation, coordination, analysis, and loading of pricing information necessary for construction budgets.
• Provide analysis on data including but not limited to option take rates, plan frequency, and margin projections.
• Process change of vendors when necessary.
• Create, distribute, and track Trade Partner price schedules.
• Track and report insurance, rebate/incentive, and Master Trade Partner agreement compliance.
• Perform other duties as required to support the purchasing department.
• This is not a remote position; you will be required to be in office 5 days a week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of residential new home construction experience required.
• 5+ years of experience with Newstar Enterprise required.
• Strong negation skills required.
• Strong data management/analysis preferred.
• Consistent attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Advance experience with MS Office applications, especially MS Excel
• Ability to do analysis with prior work experience in performing such tasks.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work both as part of a team and independently.
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred, or relevant job experience required.

Davidson Homes LLC is an equal opportunity employer. The company will provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person will be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment and all policies of the company.