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Manage several trade commodities. Purchasing Control System set up and maintenance. Recruit new trades & negotiate cost. Maintain existing cost for material suppliers and subcontractors. Estimating / Material Take-offs Cost. Analysis Value engineering. Feature and product evaluation. Assist with the Maintain Vendor Files / Contracts/Insurance. Variance Analysis Custom Option Pricing Request and Analyze Bids Job Starts: Proof Preliminary Purchasing Reports. Variance Purchase Orders: Evaluate and eliminate committed job cost variance. Bidding / Take-Offs: Assist with bidding of new / revised plans and products as needed. Notifying vendors of new plans & specifications. Negotiate and analyze all cost Evaluate bids and create competitive analysis reports for Purchasing Manager. Input takeoffs / bids in purchasing control system. Maintain vendor bid files. Create quantitative take-offs for various items Material & Labor Pricing: Assist with the maintenance of monthly reports with a detail cost of all plans per community. Assist with cost reporting detailing changes from prior month for each subdivision. Job Budgets: Verify accuracy of bids and take-offs required for the job. Ensure all buyer options are properly created. Subcontract Agreements: Assist in setting up files for all new subcontractor/supplier agreements. Custom Option Catalog: Assist with bidding and contracting option costs from Vendors Accounts Payable: Research invoices over budget or billing errors. Bidding, negotiating, estimating, value engineering, specification evaluation of new & revised plans/communities. Communication of Products, Orders, and Specifications to suppliers and subcontractors. Provide support to Purchasing / Estimating Departments, Division Managers, Construction Managers, and Design Center Staff.

• In charge of payroll, payroll taxes, quarterly taxes, W-2’s, 1099’s. A/R & A/P.• Interview, Hire, & Set up New Employees• Reviews and processes incoming invoices• Provides support with accounts payable reconciliations• Researches and resolves accounts payable issues• Negotiate with suppliers for best price to land key jobs on budget

Responsible for all procurement of the Corporate Headquarters and IT Solutions Center. Prioritize the company's purchasing needs by best practice and best price.Analysis of contracts, discounts, rebates, and vendor incentitives.Responsible for procuring non-routine/standardized goods and services Prepares and processes all required documentation pertaining to the purchase of goods and services using PeopleSoft and other computer-based systems Places and verifies orders with vendors by telephone, Fax, EDI, and other computer systems Maintains and builds relationships with vendors, Requestors, and other users of the PeopleSoft system Ensures orders are placed with correct vendors and methods of shipment and terms of payment are documented correctly.Initiates backorder resolution and facilitates the expediting of approved product substitutes for customers; Ensures timely and accurate communication to impacted field Requestors. Modifies purchase orders as necessary based on basic research and direction of management in prescribed methods; Ensures all information is documented in the PeopleSoft system; Manages the appropriate communication with field Requestors Responds to customer inquiries regarding service, products, and account information using established procedures. Assists with the resolution of discrepancies or problems that prohibit timely ordering of goods and services; Resolves match exception errors.Identifies repetitive problems and works with Supply Chain Procurement Manager on corresponding. Works with contract managers to maintain an accurate knowledge of contracted vendors.Manages returns to vendorsResolves match exceptions with vendors in a timely manner and coordinates efforts with Accounts Payable to ensure timely payments

Subcontractor that provides services to commercial and multi-family contractors. Majority of specialties in hotels, apartments, and assisted living facilities. Provide interior finishes of toilet accessories, toilet partitions,mirrors, shelving, showers, mailboxes, lockers, fire extinguishers, fireplaces, and corner guards.

Responsible for estimating all Division 10 Specialties, preparing submittal packages, and purchasing materials for all commercial and residential jobs.• Managed the estimating demands and needs companywide throughout all Florida divisions. • Prioritize the entire company’s estimating needs to most efficiently and effectively get bids out to our clients.• Constant negotiation with suppliers for competitive rates to land a high percentage of jobs bid.• Establish key relationships with general contractors to ensure future work.