Purchasing Agent

About the role

The Purchasing Agent serves as a key driver of Brohn Homes’ procurement strategy, balancing cost efficiency with quality and fairness. This role leads the full purchasing cycle—from budgeting and bid solicitation to vendor negotiations and contract management—while analyzing costs, leveraging economies of scale, and fostering strong vendor partnerships. Acting as a strategic partner to construction, design, and architecture teams, the Purchasing Agent helps shape the financial and operational success of every community built by Brohn Homes.

Responsibilities

• Own the day‑to‑day purchasing cycle, including budgeting, bid solicitation, vendor negotiations, and contract administration.
• Develop budgets and solicit bids for new communities.
• Prepare and review material take‑offs and cost estimates with subcontractors and consultants.
• Evaluate subcontractors and negotiate competitive, fair contracts.
• Analyze proposals and prepare bid‑award packages with detailed cost breakdowns and recommendations for leadership approval.
• Maintain complete and compliant purchasing records in SharePoint to ensure accuracy and transparency.
• Oversee the contract administration process to ensure timeliness, clarity, and accountability.
• Manage assigned spend categories, ensuring accurate hard costs and alignment with national programs when applicable.
• Collaborate with warranty, construction, and design teams to review issues and implement product or process improvements.
• Monitor and maintain direct‑cost budgets for accuracy, including new community setups and plan additions.
• Leverage national contracts and economies of scale to maximize division value and cost efficiency.
• Partner with the construction team to streamline labor and material supply‑chain processes.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction while minimizing material waste and pricing discrepancies.
• Provide feedback on redline plan changes and participate in floor‑plan reviews to improve design and value.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of sales and design‑studio options, ensuring accurate pricing and timely updates.
• Manage the options database and keep all product changes current.
• Collaborate with KB Architecture on new product development and maintenance initiatives.
• Act as a resource for construction, sales, and estimating teams to ensure smooth rollouts of communities and plans.
• Coordinate with vendors and trade partners to resolve discrepancies and ensure alignment with Brohn standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Communications, Construction, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in construction contracting or purchasing, ideally within residential homebuilding.
• Growth mindset: ready to lead negotiations, manage budgets, and make strategic purchasing decisions.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to build trust with vendors, contractors, and cross‑functional teams.
• Analytical ability with confidence in numbers, budgets, and cost analysis, seeing both detail and the bigger picture.
• Decision‑making and negotiation skills to evaluate options, negotiate fairly, and balance cost, quality, and value.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and ability to quickly learn purchasing systems such as KOVA or similar platforms.
• Personal attributes: organized, proactive, solutions‑oriented, able to juggle multiple priorities while maintaining fairness, accuracy, and integrity.
• No supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This position operates in a professional office environment. While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently lifts and moves up to 10 pounds; occasionally lifts and moves objects up to 25 pounds. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Schedule

Full‑time, exempt position. Standard hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., with occasional evenings and weekends as needed. Travel is less than 10 % of the time.

Business Unit – Brohn Homes