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: A Purchasing Agent conducts the following purchasing procedures: bid evaluation, negotiation between vendors, contractor selection, and contract documentation. This position manages all contracts, work orders, purchase orders and expense controls, with the ultimate goal of securing the best value at a fair and reasonable cost.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Purchasing Process:

　　Responsible for implementing the purchasing process:

　　Establish material take-off's and cost estimates

　　Evaluate subcontractors

　　Request and review all bids

　　Conduct effective negotiations to achieve desired results

　　Strive for regulation of fair and reasonable contracts

　　Make final decision and deliver professional contract awards

　　Facilitate documentation of bids

　　Ensure contract administration process flows efficiently

　　Process Improvement:

　　Aggressively streamline the labor and material supply chain with the construction team

　　Seek out and eliminate waste in processes, materials and pricing

　　Leverage national contracts and other economies of scale for division use

　　Options:

　　Manage sales and studio option maintenance and creation

　　Ensure options database is updated to reflect changes and upgrades on a consistent basis

　　New Product Plans:

　　Manage new plan maintenance and development with KB ArchitectureEDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

　　Education:

　　High School Diploma required

　　Associate or Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business, Accounting, Communications, or related field.

　　Experience:

　　3+ years of progressive experience with material and/or trade partner procurement

　　Prior real estate experience, preferably in the homebuilding field preferred

　　Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

　　General knowledge of residential construction and the components needed to construct single family and multi-family homes.

　　Need to have the skills required to analyze direct cost to maintain or improve budgets.

　　Must be able to multi task and meet deadlines, high level of organization required.

　　Need to possess strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to negotiate contracts that will support the division needs.

　　Display a cooperative attitude at all times.

　　Must have strong mathematical and statistical aptitude.

　　Interact with all levels of internal and external customers in a professional and supportive manner.

　　Effective communication skills, both written and verbal

　　Strong experience in using various computerized systems.

　　Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook

　　Work Requirements:

　　Ability to maintain ethical behavior at all times Periodic travel will be required

　　Need to be able to work a full work day with additional time after hours if needed

　　Position is onsite and based in the Bellevue Division Office (320 120th Ave N.E., Bellevue, WA 98005) #LI-onsite

　　COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

　　Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is $75,000-90,000 per year depending on experience, paid semi-monthly.

　　Bonus: This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus

　　Benefits include:

　　Medical, Dental and Vision

　　401K Plan with Company match (vesting percentage based on years of service)

　　Paid Time Off - vacation (5-20 days per calendar year based on years of service), sick leave, bereavement leave (3-5 days), jury duty (up to 5 days), and paid holidays (11 per year)

　　Life Insurance, business travel accident, optional insurance (paid by employee) for disability, supplemental life, AD&D, and critical illness

　　Monthly mobile phone stipend

　　Optional Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care

　　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.