Managed start-up of purchasing system for a new homebuilder with volume of 50 homes per year.

• Maintain primary leadership role for purchasing and estimating team in bidding and contracting for a large regional Southeastern US builder and report directly to company President/Owner, with a supply chain responsibility of up to $60 million yearly.• Direct bidding, budgeting, and contracting for all projects, including residential and commercial.• Focus on containing costs and have reduced construction costs by 6% in first six months.• Implement purchasing procedures to increase efficiencies and solve supply chain problems.• Created company’s first formal rebate program designed to consolidate materials, suppliers, and deliver to the bottom-line.• Established Variance Management Controls process to measure department’s effectiveness in achieving major goals.

• Led purchasing and estimating team in implementing and maintaining projects for a fast-growing production developer/homebuilder (about 300 to 400 homes per year). Reported directly to the company President.• Responsible for a supply chain of over $300 million over a 4-year period.• Boosted profitability by focusing aggressively on controlling costs using value engineering and contract negotiations.• Posted close auditing reports of expenses for all homes closed on per-month basis to monitor budgets versus actual to ensure for accuracy and profitability of all costs.• Managed and directed bid process and maintained leading role in hiring and establishing rapport with over 200 trade professionals.• Directed all estimating and preparation of budgets and retail pricing for 20-30 models and over 3,000 options offered per project.• Contributed to implementation of company’s web-based e-commerce Vendor Portal• Implemented field scheduling technology to interface purchase orders, selection sheets, and automatic electronic payments to wireless environment using Blackberry.• Inspected floor plans and standard specifications for comparison to ensure plans are consistent with constructed homes.• Resolved scope of work and subcontract issues by working directly with field personnel and subcontractors.• Coordinated all contractual agreements between builder and trade partners (subcontractor agreements) and general liability/worker’s compensation.

• Led overall company operations for custom residential general contractor.• Performed on-site consultations with potential customers.• Conducted homeowner walk-through consultations during and after project completion to inspect that all work was done properly and with highest quality.• Created hand-drafted drawings of all floor plans, conducted bidding process, estimated costs, and established sales pricing for all projects and options offered.• Supervised superintendents and subcontractors to assure job quality was exceeded.• Managed all purchasing operations for all materials required for each project.