Strategic Purchasing Manager (Bellevue)

Our client has grown to become one of the Eastsides preeminent luxury home builders. They are driven by innovation and set their homes apart through their overall design and functionality. They pride themselves on their empowered team environment and dedication to taking care of their people by creating clear career progression, learning opportunities, and ownership of ones role from the get-go.

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for overseeing the procurement process, including sourcing, negotiating, and managing supplier relationships. This role involves identifying improvements that will save the organization money, meet or exceed project schedules, and build efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned trades purchasing, performance, and contract compliance.
• Oversees vendor relationships from onboarding through offboarding.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for vendor inquiries. Tracks recurring vendor questions/issues and present solutions in quarterly leadership meetings.
• Conducts bi-weekly meetings with Project Management to align on process improvements.
• Change Orders: reviews, approves, updates, declines, and negotiates them. Oversees and supports Purchasing Coordinators in managing the process. Identifies patterns and develops action plans to mitigate unnecessary costs.
• Partners with Legal on all contract and safety-related issues.
• Bulk Award Process: Manages the process, including vendor selection, bid evaluation, and award approvals. Reviews and finalizes contracts with vendors, ensuring clear communication on expectations.
• Works with assigned trades on schedule slips, identifying root causes and patterns for process improvements.
• Bulk bidding: evaluates bulk bidding results, conducts plan take-offs if discrepancies arise, and generates award recommendations. Compiles and tracks bulk bidding data, maintaining the bulk bidding tracking sheet.
• Creates vendor feedback reports for Purchasing Managers to support performance evaluations.
• Trains the Purchasing team and vendors on best practices for working remotely across regions.

What Youll Need to Succeed

• High School degree or equivalent.
• At least 4 years of experience that includes construction or home-building purchasing experience.
• 2+ years of experience creating budgets and analyzing hard costs;
• Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and data analysis.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Familiarity with legal contracts and safety compliance.

Employee Compensation & Benefits include:

• Base salary up to $140k per year.
• 10% discretionary bonus potential.
• 100% covered employee premiums for medical and dental self-coverage
• Paid medical and family leave
• 401(K) with generous company match, no vesting schedule, and access to professional financial advisors