Purchasing Director

The Purchasing Director oversees vendor and subcontractor relations and management of all related contracts in our division located in Charleston, South Carolina. This role is integral to the division leadership team, responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing local vendor agreements for all trade categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee purchasing staff with trade partner negotiation and contracts
• Manage relationships with local trade partners, manufacturers, and distributors; either directly or through the management of their purchasing team
• Manage new community contracting to strive for complete contracting before a community opens for sale
• Oversee contract maintenance component of contracting to reduce dependence on EPOs
• Measure trade partner performance, track, and counsel
• Analyze total spend by: trade category, supplier, community, option sales, etc. to identify opportunities to leverage spending for greater savings
• Partner with National Purchasing to leverage company spend/size to drive divisional savings
• Drive cost savings strategies by working with other stacks on architectural reviews and value engineering of new plan designs and product specifications
• Work with Land/Forward Planning to prepare preliminary cost estimates for new land deals
• Recommend strategic sourcing strategies to lower/mitigate costs/increases
• Fulfill unit price "unbundling" strategy in key trade categories to gain greater visibility into material and labor costs
• Work with in-house or third-party estimating resources to provide take offs for this "unbundling" strategy
• Review and monitor EPOs/Custom Option costs in the division
• Ensure vigilant contract maintenance to cut down on EPO spend
• Work closely with division Controller and APMs to control cost overruns with requests for extras from the field
• Manage the custom option request process of the purchasing team by costing the custom option request ahead of time and inputting into BuildPro

About the Role

Toll Brothers is a Fortune 500 company operating in over 60 markets. We're the country's premier luxury builder with the widest range of product offerings and price points in the industry, serving first-time, move-up, active-adult, and second-home buyers. We believe every employee should feel safe to be their true and authentic self at work. Our employees are our family, and we strive to uphold the values that our founders instilled in us, creating an exceptional place to work that is inclusive to all.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Construction Management, or Supply Chain Management (or extensive experience in the residential homebuilding industry)
• 7-10 years of experience in contracting and negotiating residential homebuilder subcontractor contracts/building materials/supply chain management
• Solid knowledge of residential building plans and materials from foundation to finish
• Solid knowledge of J.D. Edwards ERP software is a plus

Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package, including comprehensive medical/dental, 401(k), discounted stock purchase, discounts on mortgages, homes, appliances, and much more!