Edward Griffith Email & Phone Number

California, United States

• Purchasing and Contracts Consultant for remodeling and new home construction.
• Assisted with estimating and bidding remodeling projects
• Managed budgets, contracts and office operations.
• Reviewed business operations to identify status. Then proceeded to refine/establish procedures to track and control business result efficiently.
• Created cash flow projection to allow for forward business planning.
• Trained owner on procedures to effectively proceed.

• Managed & implemented purchasing strategy to construct over $375 million in new homes in the greater Sacramento area, including market research, plans, specifications, upgrade programs, bidding, contracting, budgeting.
• Negotiated reductions in contract costs through a recent rebid, saving up to $1.5 million over the life of one project.
• Achieved $6000 in savings per bid cycle by implementing Buzzsaw software solution, saving up to $20k/ year since.
• Led… Show more
• Led efforts to research and implement green building/solar programs, exceeded Title 24 by 15% to 35%, and secured Energy Star certification, resulting in $800K in energy rebates and tax credits.
• Improved and corrected budget projection methods increasing accuracy from 85% to an average of +/-98%.

• Purchasing Associate
• Administered specifications, extensive option programs, bidding, contracting, budgeting and cost control functions for half of the communities in a division building 500 homes per year in greater Sacramento and East bay.
• Assisted with product development, value engineering, sub selections and frame walks.
• Collaborated with management, architects and other professionals to coordinate approved master plans for all communities.
• Functioned as part of the… Show more Purchasing Associate
• Functioned as part of the nation wide “Variant Configuration” team, configuring option data for the conversion to SAP systems.

• Purchasing Agent
• Produced and executed the purchasing operations for the homebuilding operation while assisting with accounting, project management and customer service functions to meet demands during downsizing and many company.
• Developed and recreated bid and contract forms into Excel added interconnections and macro functions to reducing processing time and errors by 50%
• Coordinated the remediation of an abandoned cement plant to a community park including bid… Show more Purchasing Agent
• Coordinated the remediation of an abandoned cement plant to a community park including bid, permits and supervision. Show less