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ManpowerGroup Purchasing Agent in San Ramon, California
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: Conducts the day-to-day community level purchasing tasks including the bidding and awarding of contracts with various vendors and/or trade partners. Interacts with appropriate internal and external personnel to clearly and thoroughly communicate proper standards and expectations and respond to and resolve concerns.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Bidding/Negotiating of New Communities:
Send out Bid Invites to interested vendors.
Create Spec Levels, Scope of Work and coordinate plans.
Research and respond to questions from bidders.
Compile lowest bids and create a budget template in Excel.
Negotiate contracts with vendors to include base and options per division goals/business plans.
Analyze competing bids, and make decisions on contract awards.
Manage Active Communities / Communication:
Maintain direct communication with Internal Departments (Operations, Centralized Purchasing, Forward Planning) and External Vendors to provide direction on contracts, scopes of work, and production schedules. Will provide status reports to all parties.
Troubleshoot & resolve purchasing issues that arise during the build process to ensure production moves forward.
Coordinate with Superintendents, Architects and Subcontractors the scheduling of model frame-walks and field meetings (as necessary).
Contract Management:
Create and set-up new communities going out to bid in Sharepoint.
Coordinate with the CPA to execute contracts and enter budgets into the HB1.
Prepare contract change requests for review and approval by Director of Purchasing and VP of Finance.
Set up, maintain and protect all documents on SharePoint to include plans, sub lists, community information and documentation. Ensure accuracy, update as necessary and ensure everything is current.
Miscellaneous:
- Fill in other areas of Purchasing where needed
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
High School Diploma or GED required.
Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business and/or Construction Management is preferred
Experience:
2-3 years of prior purchasing/negotiation experience in a homebuilding environment required.
Minimum 1 year of general office administration experience required
Prior experience in the Homebuilding industry preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong organizational skills and manage time and priorities in an efficient manner.
Exceptional communication skills necessary, both written and verbal; detail oriented with good follow-up and follow-thru skills.
Good people and problem-solving skills required
Action oriented, with the drive to push projects to successful closure
Strong ability to work within a team setting, inclusive of other's ideas
Proficient in using MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, HB1 experience preferred.
Strong technical and analytical skills
Proficient in using MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, HB1 experience preferred.
Must have effective blueprint reading & construction knowledge.
Position Location:
- Position is located on-site with hybrid schedule (5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 125, San Ramon, CA 94583) #LI-onsite
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000 per year depending on experience, paid semi-monthly.
Bonus: this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
Benefits: Employee benefits available for this position include health care (medical, dental and vision) benefits, a 401(k) employee savings plan with Company match, vacation pay, paid sick days, and a monthly mobile phone stipend
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 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 KB Home or its affiliates without a valid written agreement in place for recruiting services, such resumes will be deemed the sole property of KB Home and its affiliates. No fee will be owing or paid to Recruiters who submit unsolicited candidate resumes, in the event any such candidate is hired by KB Home or its affiliates as a result of the submittal, without a valid written agreement between the Recruiter and KB Home.
KB Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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.