Experience

Serene Global Group, L.L.C.

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Divison Vice President of Operations

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Director Of Purchasing

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2022

  The primary responsibility of the purchasing manager is to obtain budgets by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verify receipt of items; authorize payments.Tasks:Enter estimates/bids into project management formEnter awards into project management formSend bid requests outMaintain and Update Master Cost formObtain approvals from VP on awardsCreate POs into BuilderTrend/QuickBooks dailyDuties:Prepare work to be accomplished by gathering information, requirements and setting priorities Prepare construction budget by studying plans, updating specifications, identify and project cost for each elevationEvaluate offers to purchase by costing changes, additions and site requirements Obtain bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials, identifying qualified subcontractors and negotiating price Show less



Ashton Woods Homes

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Agent

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Responsible for maintaining and monitoring costs by effectively negotiating contracts, reviewing contract pricing and recommending vendors. Audits contractors for compliance including insurance. Assists the Purchasing Manager in all departmental matters. Duties and Responsibilities: (Including but not limited to) Generate Maintain Purchase Order report and purchase orders for housing starts, per project. Create and revise as needed the description of materials, addendum A’s, Model Discrepancy Reports and redline worksheets for new projects/product. Plan and execute project specific or annual bidding process with auditing compliance, per cost type. Develop subdivision bid comparison spreadsheets, and bid books; per project. Contract price entry into system, per project. Confirm accuracy on Turnkey bids by performing unit pricing takeoffs and comparisons, per responsible cost types. Enter material estimates and budgets into computer system. Invoicing - Responsible for escalated invoices (after Contract Coordinator has reviewed and researched) relating to customer options and budget changes. Assemble and maintain standardize bid documents and exhibit Cs. Maintain Commodity database and price comparisons. Facilitate Quarterly New Vendor orientation. Maintain invite-to-bid, bid awards, preferred and potential vendor documents. Assist in setting up initial house plans in the computer system. Occasionally take on responsibilities of Estimator, producing take offs and entering same into system dependent on worked load and office volume and or Options Coordinator maintaining options and bids in the operating system to efficiently create accurate budgets. Show less


Darling Homes
• South Africa
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Purchasing Agent

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2016


Grand Homes

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • May 2014 - Dec 2014

  -Handle all correspondences for current suppliers/subcontractors regarding contractual changes, including price increases, change in terms, lead times, and field disputes -Manage bid solicitation process -Maintain current bid comparison reports, Master Bid Comp files, Subdivision bid files -First line of pricing negotiations to work with VP of Purchasing for lowest price -Maintain plan mix on Buzzsaw for bidding -Attend and prepare documents and agenda items for discussion for New Subdivision Buy Meetings -Perform cost comparison analysis to determine lowest cost trade partners -Work collaboratively with construction/warranty to ensure trade partners are adhering to assigned Scopes of Work -Review budgets prior to generating POs to ensure accurate bid pricing -Continually identify, qualify, recruit and bid out new vendors and trade partners -Lead new vendor orientation to set proper expectations for our subcontractors and vendors -Review "No Show" report to find trend and see if a trade is struggling with lead times or demand/amount of houses being carried -Support sales team in Option Pricing to pending house contracts -Review, understand, and locate new rebate programs with suppliers Show less



Lennar

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Agent/ Design Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  The Purchasing Agent is the divisions’ primary Point of Contact for the Regional Operation Center (ROC). As a result, the focus of this position is customer service. The Purchasing Agent must possess both excellent communication skills and expert knowledge of JD Edwards. This associate will oversee 1-2 Design Assistant(s) in the day to day execution of JD Edwards tasks. The JD Edwards skills required of this position include: loading pricing; correcting take-offs; assigning Primary Vendors; setting up New Communities; setting up Option Take-offs; maintaining the Plan and Spec Change Log; publishing Monthly Budgets; performing cost comparisons; and making Primary Vendor Changes at the divisions’ request. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinate and Lead the Weekly Division Conference Call Oversee the day to day tasks of 1-2 Design Assistant(s) Maintain the plan take-off data and pricing for all divisions in JD Edwards Adjust Take-offs as necessary Review Pre-Expenditure when there are questions on increases/ decreases Communicate price targets and send Schedule Bs to Trade Partners Manage the creation of new item numbers and oversee the price request/ price entry of new item numbers Maintain the Plan Square Foot Matrix to ensure the plan SF matches the JD Edwards SF for all plans and elevations Maintain the Plan and Specification Change Log to schedule and keep track of all division requested specification changes Enter new material take-offs for revised plans and any other plan changes to ensure the JD Edwards take-offs match the plan as drawn Create and maintain item codes for all labor and material costs Set up and maintain the utilization of cost codes for all categories of spend Setup and maintain the take-offs as well as the buyer costs for all division Optional Upgrades Create Excel cost comparisons and produce budget comparisons Show less


Crosswind Project Management
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Operations Administrator

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013


Supre Tan, Inc.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Executive

  • Oct 2008 - Feb 2013

  -work with salons on their upcoming salon events -sampling to future salon business for training and on-boarding -customer service questions -updating all business social media -travel and support distributors & salons -work with salons on their upcoming salon events -sampling to future salon business for training and on-boarding -customer service questions -updating all business social media -travel and support distributors & salons



Highland Homes

• United States
• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2008

  -worked with builders to ensure that they had the proper materials ordered and drop on-site to complete the build in a timely manner -organized special projects -worked with builders to ensure that they had the proper materials ordered and drop on-site to complete the build in a timely manner -organized special projects


Bank of America
• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee
• Sr. Teller/ MIT

  • 2004 - 2005