JOB SUMMARY: 

Coordinates division purchasing and pricing information management processes including but not limited to:  costing, ensuring system data integrity, mediating field/trade communications, and assisting in the development of housing budgets.  Division purchasing function administrator.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provides general administrative support for purchasing department including routine processing of correspondence from rough or revised draft, data entry, preparation and/or maintenance of miscellaneous reports and vendor files.  May compile and verify information for reports.
• Responsible for fielding all Construction related question related to the Purchasing Department and mediating any day to day issues between our Trade Partners, Construction Supervisors, and Sales Team.
• Responsible for projecting time frames of vendor transitions or changes to the Division.
• Manage vendor access to the Extranet & Buildpro and facilitates specific training for the Trade base.
• Responsible for building & ensuring that the Division’s data structure (costing) is constructed in an efficient way. 
• Performs house/job starts process, reviews budgets, cost codes, options selected for the home, and releases purchase orders into Buildpro.
• Processes approved change orders and creates new/revised purchase orders.
• Works and coordinates within the Purchasing/Estimating team as well as other departments within the Division office.
• Performs additional assignments as requested by supervisor.

Required Skills

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

General office and administrative skills to assist in the processing of departmental work flow.  Customer-service oriented with professional and courteous attitude.  Good verbal and written communication skills for interaction with a variety of people inside and outside of organization; ability to follow oral and written instructions.  Good working knowledge of word processing, estimating and spreadsheet software packages.  Strong knowledge of JD Edwards is preferred. 

Required Experience

MINIMUM EDUCATION EXPERIENCE: 

College degree preferred with High School diploma required combined with at least three years of related work experience and/or training; general knowledge of administrative skills and office functions.

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Office environment.

M/I Homes offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan, employee home purchase plan and more.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

General office and administrative skills to assist in the processing of departmental work flow.  Customer-service oriented with professional and courteous attitude.  Good verbal and written communication skills for interaction with a variety of people inside and outside of organization; ability to follow oral and written instructions.  Good working knowledge of word processing, estimating and spreadsheet software packages.  Strong knowledge of JD Edwards is preferred.