Apply to Land Purchasing Manager

The Role

A growing Northern California homebuilding division is replacing its purchasing leader. This is the seat that owns the trade partner base and the cost-per-start number for the division — not a coordinator role with a manager title.

You'll run the bid cycles, negotiate and hold the master agreements, own option and start package pricing, and partner directly with construction ops on trade capacity. The division is building at pace and needs someone who knows what it actually costs to build in the Sacramento and Placer County markets.

What You'll Own

Trade Partner Management

Maintain and expand the division's preferred trade partner network across Northern California
Run annual and mid-cycle bid processes across all scopes — framing, concrete, drywall, mechanical, roofing, flatwork
Negotiate master agreements priced to current market conditions, not last cycle's numbers
Carry redundancy in every critical scope so a single trade partner is never a schedule risk

Cost Governance

Own cost-per-start budgeting for the division; track actuals to plan and explain variances with context
Leverage national account contracts while protecting division-level flexibility
Manage the option and start package catalog — pricing, availability, and cycle time
Drive value engineering and structural cost work without giving up build quality

Cross-Functional Leadership

Partner with construction operations on trade capacity planning
Work with land and finance on pro forma assumptions for new communities
Coordinate with design/studio on option complexity and trade impact
Lead and develop the purchasing coordinators and buyers under this seat

What You've Done

7+ years in homebuilding or residential purchasing, including time in a senior or leadership seat
Deep familiarity with California construction costs, trades, and labor market dynamics — Sacramento / Placer / Central Valley preferred
Run a bid process from setup through award — you know a good number when you see one, and you know when you're being played
Managed a trade partner base through at least one market cycle
Production homebuilding background strongly preferred; comfort inside a larger corporate structure is a must
Proficiency in purchasing or ERP systems (BuildPro, Newstar, Oracle, SAP, or similar)
U.S. work authorization required