Drees Homes

Purchasing Coordinator

Drees Homes  •  Houston, TX (Onsite)  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

Drees Homes is a family-owned home builder with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we've cared for our employees and customers— earning recognition as the 19th largest privately owned builder in the country and building a culture of long-tenured employees.

We are proud to be a four-time U.S. Best Managed Company (2022–2025), a distinction sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and to be Great Place to Work® certified for the past four years.

Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability, and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati (including Northern Kentucky), Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities/Qualifications

Drees Homes, one of the largest privately-owned homebuilders in the nation, is looking for a Purchasing Coordinator in the Houston Division. The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for assisting in all areas of Purchasing/Estimating. This position takes ownership of assigned projects and provides background, analysis, and summary of issues at hand and offer possible solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Focus on assigned projects including issues with purchase orders and FPO's.
  • Assist Builders/Estimators in making sure PO's are accurate.
  • Research and confirm the requests are valid, ensure there isn't duplicity.
  • Ability to analyze information, identifying discrepancies and inconsistencies.
  • Attend weekly starts meetings and FPO meetings and offer assistance as needed.
  • Work directly with Cost Analysis and Operations Manager on cost details/issues.
  • Aid in obtaining pricing from trade partners for new plans and options.
  • Permitting of homes and HOA approvals.
  • Ensure all vendor packets are updates and accurate. Follow up with Trade partners as necessary.

Knowledge and Skills:

  • Strong computer skills including Excel Spreadsheets
  • Experience with JD Edwards and On Screen Take Off is a plus
  • Analytical, detail-minded, team oriented and a good communicator (internal and external customers)
  • Ability to read bid sets, architectural plans as well as construct cost estimates preferred
  • A visual learner with strong organizational skills and autonomous mindset
  • Permitting experience and experience working with a Builder
  • Self-motivated to be able to multi-task and meet deadlines
  • A problem solver who can take ownership of projects

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma is required; Bachelor's Degree or equivalent homebuilding experience is preferred
  • Experience working in a construction related capacity a real plus
  • Experience conducting bid analysis a plus

Premier Benefits to Support YOU:We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Medical, dental and vision
  • Life, AD&D, and critical illness insurance
  • Wellness rewards
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Profit Sharing
  • Paid time off increasing with tenure
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Long and short disability and Parental leave
  • Employee discount program on the purchase of a Drees Home
  • Employee Assistance Program and much more!

The schedule of this position will be Monday - Friday from 8 AM - 5 PM plus additional hours as necessary.

Join a special team that works together to make Drees a successful company and a rewarding place to work.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place

To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website - www.dreeshomes.com

Drees Homes

About Drees Homes

Our company’s mission is to be America’s leading private homebuilder. We are focused on delivering to our customers the home and features that they uniquely desire with the craftsmanship, durability and a long standing reputation that's uniquely Drees.

Drees Homes, family-owned and operated for over 95 years, is ranked as the 36th largest home builder in the country by BUILDER media brand as well as the 18th largest privately-owned home builder in the country.

Drees has been recognized with many prestigious industry honors, including the home building industry’s equivalent of the Triple Crown, winning all three major industry awards: America's Best Builder, National Housing Quality Award and National Builder of the Year.

Most recently, Drees Homes was selected as a 2022 and 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and certified as a "Great Place to Work" in 2023 and 2024. Drees was also named a "Best-in-class Employer" by Gallagher, who releases an annual workforce benchmarking report.

Headquartered in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in Northern Kentucky; Cincinnati and Cleveland, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, FL; Nashville, TN; Raleigh, NC; Washington D.C./Maryland/Virginia ; Austin, Houston, and Dallas, TX. The company operates as “Drees Custom Homes” in Texas.

To view our current job openings and apply for positions online, please visit our career portal via the following link: https://careers-dreeshomes.icims.com

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Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Ft. Mitchell, KY
Year Founded
1928
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