Job Description

Overview:

This role is primarily responsible for creating and maintaining relationships with national suppliers. This role evaluates and negotiates long-term agreements with manufacturers, distributors and vendors.

Company Overview: Beazer Homes is committed to employee wellbeing and life-work balance, offering development opportunities, a flexible time-off program, and an industry leading parental leave policy.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops purchasing strategy for each category of responsibility.
• Implements by category strategy with divisions and is responsible for program adoption.
• Addresses issues with program implementation and clear road blocks for divisions.
• Researches potential manufacturers, distributors and vendors and stays on top of industry trends and new market entries.
• Measures national vendor performance and implements corrective actions.
• Negotiates national contracts and ensures competitive full cost of ownership through available negotiation levers.
• Creates and maintains RFP schedule.
• Acts as the expert for each category of responsibility and supports/coaches divisions with local trade negotiations.
• Works with National Contracts Coordinator to ensure collection of rebates are accurate.
• Drives cost savings through value engineering, supply chain management, product mix and other available avenues.
• Attends trade events on behalf of the company.
• Spends necessary time in the field with divisions and visiting manufacturers.

Education & Experience:

• 8-10 years selling to single family builders or purchasing in a national role.
• Experience with BuildPro preferred

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong and proactive communication skills, effectively communicating with leadership and vendors.
• Strong computer skills: proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point
• Ability to negotiate with manufacturers, distributors and vendors
• Detail-oriented and strong organizational skills
• Ability to influence change at all levels of the organization

Physical Requirements:

• Travel to operations and field is expected to be 25-50%
• Typical office environment.

Additional Responsibilities
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Additionally, an employee's job duties may change at any time, in the company's sole discretion.


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Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Tags

Local area, Flexible hours,

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