p>Job Responsibilities: • Category Management: Responsible for the accuracy of hard costs for assigned categories • Coordinate with the National Category Management Team • Establish and maintain a Category Management Program for assigned categories • Establish and maintain a Sourcing Program for assigned categories • Review warranty issues with Preferred Partners • Manage Curated Programs with Preferred Partners • Scope of Work management with internal and external teams for assigned categories • Coordinate engineering as needed per category • Implement redline plan changes and communicate to Preferred Partners, be part of the team that walks new floor plans and work together to improve the value and design • Works with Division Operations Team on lot unique walks and processes.
Contract Negotiation and Bid Management:
• Negotiate contracts and model discounts for select categories • Maintain item pricing and report unit pricing to Regional and National Teams • Manage the bid process from request for proposal to cost submittal • Analyze bid proposals to ensure they are complete and comparable • Negotiate contracts to ensure the best pricing and performance • Present findings to the Division Director of Purchasing for final approval.