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Rocklin, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California Area

Accountable for all purchasing and inventory practices for one of the largest independently-owned roofing and solar companies in the United States, spanning eighteen divisions in five states from California to Florida. Responsible for procurement and inventory strategies and processes to ensure the highest standards of quality, cost, service and supply are constantly met. Oversee divisional purchasing and inventory operations to achieve continued improvements in supply chain management and inventory control. Practice Total Cost of Ownership and Lowest Responsible Price negotiations to assure the highest quality at the best value. Responsibilities also include company fleet and capital asset management. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Directed all operations for general contractor while collaborating with private investment partnerships, state housing authorities, tax credit investment funds and housing advocacy agencies. Managed capital improvements for investment portfolio of 5,500+ residences, from California to Washington. Completed projects ranged from extensive multi-million dollar apartment complex rehabilitations to prevailing wage public-housing restorations. Directly consulted with owners, architects, investors and building officials to resolve matters such as work procedures, progress, change requests and approvals. Ensured profitability by forecasting and managing budgets, general conditions and overhead. Lead cohesive team of superintendents, 120+ skilled workforce, office support personnel and subcontractors/suppliers. Developed, implement and facilitate “The L-Team”, an organizational culture of upper management leadership collaboration.

Responsible for purchasing and estimating operations for large-scale private developer, including: negotiate and execute performance contracts; assure margin improvement through cost management; research, develop, integrate product specifications and scopes. Directed construction services team focused on permitting, field support, job contracting, cost variances and trade partner/vendor relations. Initiated construction start sequencing, including subcontractor/vendor authorization, superintendent start notice and customer selection/option cost commitments. Facilitated proforma budgets, cost forecasting, field variances, forward planning and job starts. Responsible for maintaining “National Housing Quality (NHQ) Certification” performance.

Core contributor in top-performing division of publicly-traded “FORTUNE 500” company. Responsible for supply chain and resource management while directing all purchasing and estimating functions, continuously focused on customer satisfaction. Collaborated with corporate Total Cost of Ownership initiatives, assuring increased value without compromising quality. Continuously negotiated best brick-and-mortar costs for highest revenue return. Instrumental in product development with emphasis on value-engineering. Key component of Customer Satisfaction/Total Quality Assurance initiatives, personally responsible for overall satisfaction in construction methods and materials.

Initial leadership for startup business enterprise of publicly-traded “FORTUNE 500” company. Developed the systems, processes, goals and controls for this dynamic venture, including: product development, estimating/budgeting programs, marketing strategies and revenue growth initiatives. Created Estimating & Purchasing Department and recruited, hired, trained and directed all departmental personnel. Performed target market research for continual product development and value-engineering, from concept to market. Directly responsible for brick-and-mortar estimating/budgeting of tract and custom home sales. Following the successful launch of initial business unit, collaborated on development and startup of a second location, doubling market saturation.

Created, developed and directed new Estimating & Purchasing Department for expanding private homebuilder. Implemented cost commitment procedures and authorizations to facilitate operational and revenue growth. Established job costing and purchase order protocol, integrated with options, change orders, and accounting functions. Instrumental in product development, value-engineering and quality assurance. Responsible for brick-and-mortar estimating, cost negotiations and quantitative takeoffs. Conducted vertical construction contracting, including authoring product/material specifications and scopes of work.

Excelled at estimating and design functions for traditional private homebuilder. Provided all architectural drafting support, including computerized construction plans, details and schematics. Utilizing Microsoft Access, custom-designed, developed and implemented job costing and purchasing software. Established and maintained unitized, quantitative material and labor take-offs for all products. Essential contributor to operational scheduling and reporting. Created and supervised vendor/trade quality assurance program, with performance-driven recognition.