Procurement Agent
PulteGroup
- Greenville, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsible for entering into negotiations with suppliers and trade partners by reviewing terms and conditions, establishing pricing, contract formulation, and any supplier management conditions affecting the division.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide accurate and timely local supplier negotiations and contracting based on defined category selection criteria (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)
- Manage supplier performance monitoring within the division (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)
- National: manage compliance to agreements,scopes, etc.- Local: manage and execute contract agreements consistent with sourcing guidelines- Assist in resolving issues and conflicts related to Trade Partner activities- Maintain all applicable databases (Purchase Pro, DMTs, etc.) used in developing the cost and quantity estimates- Verify estimates of costs and quantities of residential products using comparative and differential estimating techniques- Responsible for Trade Partner Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement and validation- Performs analysis of Trade Partner data submissions and manages impact of commodity fluctuations- Communicate completed estimates to the construction personnel, trade subcontractors and vendors- Complete necessary customer option estimates- Collaborate with Zone Product, DCOs, CMs, FMs, PIMs, RPMs and Sales- Control trade category costs by utilizing zone tools and methodologies- Responsible for assigned Project Tracker categories and rebate capture- Follow Pulte business processes for supplier managementMANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES Level: Mentor / Coach / Feedback (blank)SCOPE:(Decision making, size of organization, budgetary, etc.)
- Decision Impact: Division
- Department Responsibility: Single
- Budgetary Responsibility: No
- Direct Reports: No
- Indirect Reports: NoREQUIRED EDUCATION: (degree, licenses, certifications, etc.)- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
- ISCM accreditation preferredREQUIRED EXPERIENCE: (work related, tools/equipment, software, etc.):- Related Functional Experience: Minimum 1 year
- Business acumen including understanding the impact of purchasing costs on income statements, balance sheets, and cost structures
- Purchasing and supply chain experience
- Ability to negotiate in a cost transparent environment
- Ability to develop and improve vendor partnerships
- Construction knowledge
- Ability to work in continuous improvement environmentPulteGroup, Inc. and its affiliates do not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies (collectively, “Recruiters”) in response to job postings. If Recruiters nevertheless submit one or more unsolicited resumes to any employee at PulteGroup, Inc. or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for this position, it will be deemed the sole property of PulteGroup, Inc. and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidates, in the event the candidate is hired by PulteGroup, Inc. or its affiliates as a result of the referral, without a written agreement between PulteGroup, Inc. and through any means other than via our Applicant Tracking System.We are an and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will provide a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability that will enable the individual to have an equal opportunity to participate in the application process and to be considered for a job.Pulte Homes of Minnesota is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.