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　　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: Responsible for overseeing the strategic and tactical operations of the Land Acquisition Department and activities that support achievement of the division's business plans. This role develops and ensures implementation of the division's land acquisition strategy by setting goals and creating policies and procedures and driving actions necessary to achieve the business plan. Responsible for employee staffing, development, training, and retention.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

　　Land Strategy

　　Design, implement & manage action plans to achieve forecasted lots needed to meet division's business plan goals

　　Establish land acquisition goals that support the business plan

　　Identify areas for improvement that will assist the achievement of business plan goals & provide the opportunity for growth of the division's sales & operations activities

　　Land Search

　　Continually search for lot & land purchase opportunities using a variety of methods

　　Establish strong relationships with sellers (developers, land owners, brokers, builders, banks, etc), and other related parties (banks, attorneys, engineers, planners, etc) to ensure access to potential opportunities & information on deals transacting in the market

　　Network to represent the division in the market and to stay informed of opportunities for the division

　　Assist all division staff with building strong relationship strategies with external sellers & related parties

　　Land Acquisition

　　Direct & manage the identification of opportunities for lots/land, Letters of Intent (LOI's), negotiations, proforma financial analysis, and purchase agreements for acquisition of lots/land to support the division

　　Direct & manage land packages for all acquisition opportunities including all data gathering & analysis, preparation & timely delivery of land packages to the Land Committee (LC) and participation in LC Review

　　Management

　　Direct & manage acquisition staff

　　Responsible for all land acquisition goals to achieve the business plan goals & targeted growth of the division

　　Responsible for creating a positive, motivating, and challenging work environment to promote productivity

　　Build & maintain strong positive relationships with other division departments that support teamwork and lead to the success of the division in reaching all business plan goals

　　Conducts interviews and makes hiring decisions

　　Continually evaluates the land team's performance to identify skill gaps, implement training/development solutions, and drive achievement of business plan goals and growth targets

　　Recommends and participates in development plans and corrective actions when needed

　　EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

　　Education

　　Bachelor's Degree in Business (Finance/Economics), Engineering, Real Estate, Planning, Government Relations or related field is required

　　Masters Degree preferred

　　Experience

　　VP level:

　　10+ years of land acquisition experience in support of achieving business plans, building a pipeline of land opportunities, and driving business revenue/unit/profitability growth

　　5+ years of direct management experience of land acquisition team

　　Director level:

　　5+ years of proven land acquisition transaction experience

　　2+ years of leadership experience of small to medium-sized teams

　　Demonstrated leader within homebuilding or related industry

　　Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

　　Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including strategic planning, motivating teams, employee development, and being results oriented

　　Understands market and industry trends

　　Ability to connect with people, and develop and maintain professional relationships

　　Action oriented, with the drive to push for successful close of acquisitions

　　Proven ability of being customer focused by seeking solutions from the customer's perspective

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

　　Proven ability to lead and execute strong oral presentations

　　Strong ability to work within a team-setting, inclusive of other's ideas, and a willingness to cooperate & collaborate to solve complex problems

　　Ability to make quick and accurate decisions based heavily on facts, data and/or metrics

　　Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

　　Ability to use LandVision

　　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.