Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Agent

Mungo Homes has an opening for a Purchasing Agent on our team in the Charleston, SC market!

This position is responsible for complete cost management support of assigned profit centers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Cultivating new potential trade partners and maintaining existing trade relationships
• Job starts PO reviews within 72 hours of notification from operation
• Generate purchase orders for new starts
• Review POs and start sheet for accuracy
• Review plot plans and marked plans for accuracy (optional but best practice)
• Correct issues before job release
• Research and resolve vendor disputes; including product or pricing issues, and invoice and contract discrepancies
• Manage all contract documents including the preparation of plans and documentation for bid process; verify accuracy and completeness of all documents
• Coordinate bid process for new subdivisions including developing bid packages with plans, scopes-of-work and standard and optional features; receive, review, and approve price quotes / bids
• Assist in base cost and option price analysis (more emphasis in new communities)
• Review plans, scopes-of-work, and specifications for accuracy
• Re-bid contracts with vendors once pricing has expired or an increase is requested
• Special projects and assignments
• Bid new plans, new options and plan changes, review bids for accuracy and enter in to KOVA
• Miscellaneous purchasing support
• Change Order job revisions
• Model Home Discounts

Education and / or Experience : Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; five or more years related experience in residential construction; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills :

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