About KB Home

　　KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has built over 650,000 quality homes in our more than 60-year history. Today, KB Home operates in 45 markets from coast to coast. What sets KB Home apart is the exceptional personalization we offer our homebuyers from those buying their first home to experienced buyers allowing them to make their home uniquely their own, at a price that fits their budget. As the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding, KB Home was the first builder to make every home it builds ENERGY STAR© certified, a standard of energy performance achieved by fewer than 10% of new homes in America, and has built more ENERGY STAR certified homes than any other builder. An energy-efficient KB home helps lower the cost of ownership and is designed to be healthier, more comfortable and better for the environment than new homes without certification. We build strong, personal relationships with our customers so they have a real partner in the homebuying process. As a result, we have the distinction of being the #1 customer-ranked national homebuilder in third-party buyer satisfaction surveys. Build your career with KB Home. Learn more .

　　JOB SUMMARY: The Director, National Strategic Sourcing leads the sourcing of products, optimizes the supply chain by researching and providing foresight of trends as they relate to division challenges, leverages the company's consolidated spend, and drives the implementation and change process for company-wide sourcing strategy.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　National Purchasing Strategy Development

　　Develop and implement manufacturer and distribution sourcing strategy and purchasing policies for KB Home company-wide

　　National management of supplier relationships (cost, quality, productivity, service)

　　Identify improvement areas for optimizing supply chain processes by researching and implementing strategic foresight of commodity issues into the overarching National Contracts strategy

　　Partner with divisions and trades to strategize how to enhance performance and facilitate resolution related to field delays or issues to meet cycle time goals

　　Develop product pricing guidelines (category specific), ensure accurate and competitive pricing across category, and audit pull through pricing

　　Collaborate with divisions and suppliers for solutions to performance/product availability challenges and implement improvement plans to monitor progress

　　Work with divisions and centralized purchasing administration to maximize incentive collections

　　Issue national contract updates to all impacted departments

　　Ensure all national contract language falls within legal guidelines by collaborating with purchasing leadership and legal department

　　Drive consistency in product usage throughout the company

　　Responsible for strategic plans for estimated homebuilding contracts values above $100M

　　Develop scopes of work based on work with trade partners and contracts to ensure negotiation and obligations are clear upfront, especially for specialized situations

　　Establish direct cost benchmarks and applicable KPIs for cost reduction for existing and future product series

　　Strategic Sourcing

　　Identify opportunities and action plans to leverage national, regional, and divisional volume

　　Lead the negotiation and contracting of all national and regional manufacturers and make key decisions on sourcing, developing new suppliers, and negotiating contract terms

　　Decide on and implement how to expand trade base and evaluate new trade partners

　　Update company guidelines for insurance and credit worthiness for national suppliers as required

　　Communicate business plan expectations to all suppliers to ensure product availability

　　Communicate with divisional operations teams concerning product information and availability

　　Recruit large vendor and trade base; oversee bidding and contracting process to ensure efficiency and adherence to KB home practices

　　Performance Management and Development

　　Provide management and oversight of assigned employees, including communication of goals and objectives, delivering effective feedback, handling performance management, participating in recruiting/hiring, and communicating corrective actions as needed

　　Assist in establishing performance goals for the team and continuously monitor and communicate results

　　Identify team performance gaps and development areas and offer training or coaching solutions to narrow the gap; ensure all training occurs

　　Participate in regular team meetings to discuss goals & strategy and share best practices

　　EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

　　Education/Certifications/Licenses

　　Bachelor's Degree with a preferred major in Business, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline is required

　　Master's Degree with a preferred major in Business, Construction Management, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline is a plus

　　Experience

　　10+ years of related work experience in purchasing, procurement and/or construction management

　　Prior experience managing and leading employees and national purchasing initiatives

　　Prior experience in Real Estate industry preferred, ideally in residential homebuilding

　　Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

　　Expertise in commodity challenges as they relate to the supply chain and in trade relations as they relate to national contracts and negotiations

　　Strong verbal and written communication, with the ability to take complex concepts and communicate succinctly and accurately

　　Strong business acumen

　　Strong interpersonal and customer service skills

　　Ability to give, receive and analyze information, and interpret complex issues, in order to determine the root problem and make effective decisions to bring the issue to a successful conclusion

　　Highly organized and flexible, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines, often with frequent interruptions and changing circumstances

　　Ability to influence key leaders across the organization

　　Ability to manage conflict and resolve problems in a professional manner, particularly with internal and external customers and trades

　　Ability to make decisions in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment

　　Effective negotiating skills

　　Team player with demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams

　　Leadership skills and the ability to motivate and direct a professional staff

　　Sound judgment and a high level of integrity

　　Accurate with keen attention to detail in every aspect of the job

　　Self-directed, takes initiative, proactively addresses problems and demonstrates the ability to work and achieve results independently

　　Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, & Power Point)

　　Work Requirements

　　Conduct business in a professional and ethical manner with potential buyers and external brokers to reinforce goodwill and profitability for the company.

　　Up to 35% domestic travel required

　　Candidate should be located near a KB Home location with accessibility to a major airport so that they can easily travel to divisions and the office in Phoenix, AZ, as required; ideally candidate will be located in Phoenix, AZ

　　Find out why KB Home is attracting and retaining the best employees! If you are interested and qualified, please apply now. KB Home provides above average compensation packages and earnings potential, full benefits, an outstanding 401K matching program, bonus plans and amazing promotional opportunities. KB Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse work team. Diversity is important to KB Home!

　　This position is being recruited by ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions RPO, on behalf of KB Home. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

　　ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.