Purchasing Manager

About the Company

Lennar is one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, recognized as a Fortune 500® company and consistently ranked among the top homebuilders in the United States. The company focuses on building quality homes, providing exceptional customer service, giving back to communities, and fostering a culture of opportunity and growth for its associates.

About the Role

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for developing, negotiating, and executing division sourcing agreements for specific spend categories. This position can be based in Austin, TX or San Antonio, TX.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Lennar has top‑quality trade partners for production needs, focusing on quality, scheduling adherence, and pricing.
• Conduct trade‑partner audits as directed, assessing quality and adherence to schedules.
• Source, contract, negotiate, and onboard new trade partners with required insurance to meet production demands.
• Travel to sites to assess and communicate trade‑partner performance to the Director of Purchasing.
• Implement material sourcing strategies to optimize supply‑chain flow for designated categories.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices for specified sourcing categories.
• Facilitate value‑engineering sessions with trade partners and division associates.
• Communicate proactively with division associates and benchmark sourcing practices.
• Develop and use should‑cost models for cost estimation and optimization.
• Monitor and improve divisional cost per square foot for specified categories.
• Negotiate and validate pricing and legitimacy of Extra Purchase Orders (EPOs).
• Review and ensure accuracy of all scopes of work, resolving issues with the Expeditor as needed.

Requirements

• College degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of sourcing and managing supplier/trade‑partner relationships, ideally with a national homebuilder.
• Superior analytical and communication skills.
• JDE/AS400 experience preferred.
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Significant knowledge of the residential homebuilding industry.
• Sound financial management knowledge.
• Strong project‑management capabilities.
• Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
• Some travel may be needed to sub‑markets such as West Texas/Corpus.

Physical & Office/Site Presence Requirements

This is primarily a sedentary office position that may require occasional bending, stooping, reaching, lifting, and moving of office supplies weighing 25 pounds or less. Finger dexterity is required to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, and telephone equipment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match of $1 for $1 up to 5%.
• Paid Parental Leave and an Associate Assistance Plan.
• Education Assistance Program and up to $30,000 in Adoption Assistance.
• Up to three weeks of vacation annually, plus generous holiday, sick leave, and personal day policies.
• New Hire Referral Bonus Program.
• Significant Home Purchase Discounts.
• Everyone’s Included Day and other employee‑engagement initiatives.