Procurement Agent

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Minimum 1 year related functional experience
Business acumen including understanding the impact of purchasing costs on income statements, balance sheets, and cost structures
Purchasing and supply chain experience
Ability to negotiate in a cost transparent environment
Ability to develop and improve vendor partnerships
Construction knowledge
Ability to work in continuous improvement environment

Provide accurate and timely local supplier negotiations and contracting based on defined category selection criteria (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)
Manage supplier performance monitoring within the division (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service)
Manage compliance to agreements, scopes, etc.
Manage and execute contract agreements consistent with sourcing guidelines
Assist in resolving issues and conflicts related to Trade Partner
Maintain all applicable databases (Purchase Pro Contracting System, Data Management Tools (DMTs, etc.) used in developing the cost and quantity estimates)
Verify estimates of costs and quantities of residential products using comparative and differential estimating techniques
Responsible for Trade Partner Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurement and validation
Performs analysis of Trade Partner data submissions and manages impact of commodity fluctuations
Communicate completed estimates to the construction personnel, trade subcontractors and vendors
Complete necessary customer option estimates
Collaborate with Area Product/Architecture, Division VP of Construction (DVP), Area Construction Managers (ACMs) Construction Managers (CMs), Resource Planning/Job Scheduling Managers (RPMs) and Sales
Control trade category costs by utilizing Area tools and methodologies
Responsible for assigned Project Tracker cost categories and rebate capture forecasting
Follow Pulte business processes for supplier management
Other duties as assigned