Overview Welcome Home! Build your career with Lennar! As one of the nation’s largest builders, Lennar has built over one million new homes for families across America. Since 1954, our communities have catered to all lifestyles and family dynamics, whether you are a first-time or move-up buyer, multigenerational family, or active adult. At Lennar, Everything’s Included in our homes, and Everyone’s Included on our team. Our Everyone’s Included vision is to be as inclusive and diverse as the communities we build unleashing the power of diversity within our workforce to drive innovation & sustainable growth. Purchasing Manager: Lennar is seeking a Purchasing Manager who will be responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories. Responsibilities Ensure Lennar has the best trade partners in terms of quality, scheduling adherence / duration and pricing in order to meet its production needs. Perform jobsite trade partner audits for quality, scheduling adherence / duration as deemed necessary by the Director of Purchasing. Find, contract (get MTPA and proper compliant Insurance), negotiate pricing and roll out new trade partners to the division as needed to meet production needs. Regularly travel to on-site locations to validate the quality of existing and/or new trade partners quality of work. Communicate any concerns in trade partnerships to Director of Purchasing. Understand the material supply chain of the designated spend categories and implement material sourcing strategies to optimize the flow through the chain. Maintain a thorough understanding of the industry for the specific major category being sourced. Facilitate value-engineering sessions with trade partners and associates from division customers. Proactively communicate with all applicable associates within division customers. Benchmark industry sourcing and supply management best practices. Develop, maintain and use should-cost models for specific spend categories and related construction services. Constantly monitor and work to improve the division’s cost per sq foot for their specified spend categories. Negotiate and question pricing and legitimacy of EPO’s. Review all extra EPO’s to verify within accordance of approved take-offs, scopes of work, proper reason codes utilized, and work with Expeditor to resolve issues as they arise. Identify areas and trends in extra EPO’s to prevent and to reduce costs. Ensure the accuracy of all scopes of work for designated trade categories. Qualifications College degree preferred. Minimum 5 years sourcing and managing Supplier/Trade Partner relationships, preferably with a National Homebuilder. Must have superior analytical and communication skills. JDE/AS400 experience preferred. Knowledge/Experience of excel and other Microsoft office applications required. Must have significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry. Must have sound financial management knowledge. Must have sound project management capabilities. Must have sound negotiating skills and influencing skills. Lennar Core Values Our commitment to Quality, Value, and Integrity is the underlying foundation upon which Lennar was built, and these three fundamental principles still guide us in caring for our customers, associates, shareholders, and community. Life at Lennar! Lennar recognizes our associates are the heart of the company’s success. Learn new skills, build your path, and become an integral part of the Lennar Family. When You Join: Health Insurance - Medical, Dental & Vision Vacation – 3 weeks of vacation per year to start Holidays, Sick Leave, & Personal Days 401(k) Savings Plan with company match Paid Maternity & Bonding Leave New Hire Referral Bonus Program Product Purchase Discount for Associates Associate Assistance Plan Everyone’s Included Day - In the spirit of inclusion, diversity, and caring for our community, Lennar encourages our Associates to take a day to connect, reflect and inspire those around us, in a way that is uniquely important to you. And More! Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. #HomeiswithLennar #CB #LI-JS1 Type Regular Full-Time