Purchasing Coordinator

Purchasing Coordinator

First America Homes (FAH) is the homebuilding division for The Signorelli Company (TSC), a vertically integrated, diversified real estate company based in The Woodlands, TX. Established in 1994, TSC has experience in all the aspects of real estate that make up master planned communities including land development, commercial, mixed-use, office, medical, outdoor hospitality, multi-family and single-family development. FAH is currently one of the fastest growing privately held homebuilders in the State of Texas with presence across all four quadrants of the greater Houston area and growing into the San Antonio and Dallas Fort-Worth regions.

The Purchasing Coordinator will support the construction team efforts to build quality homes across all the communities. This position will provide support with generating purchase orders, updating purchase orders as needed by the team, data entry of payroll invoices for specific material, answering emails to provide updates to the construction managers and suppliers, as well as various other purchasing duties. The primary responsibility of the Purchasing Coordinator will be to support the construction managers with the starts of houses, correcting purchase orders and supporting any of the purchasing needs for the team.

Essential Duties:

• Oversee and manage the purchasing process for new home starts in communities throughout the greater Houston area.
• Generate purchase orders for new home builds and any associated selection updates.
• Collaborate with construction managers, estimators, and other team members to anticipate material needs and adjust purchase schedules to ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Approve and send out variance purchase orders promptly.
• Update new home start details in the Newstar operating system.
• Maintain accurate records of all purchase orders, invoices, and deliveries, while preparing regular reports on purchasing activities, cost savings, and inventory levels.
• Assist with updating purchase orders and entering specific payroll invoices into the system.
• Monitor material costs, identifying opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining quality standards.
• Coordinate stage moves as directed by the construction managers.
• Provide support for various ad hoc purchasing duties as needed.

Experience & Skills:

• Previous experience in purchasing for a home builder is preferred.
• Familiarity with the Newstar operating system is a plus.
• Strong understanding of purchasing and accounts payable terminology specific to home building.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly MS Outlook.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Positive attitude with a team-oriented mindset.

Core Values:

• Integrity: Do the right thing, always. Corporate sustainability can only be achieved through trust and integrity.
• Growth: Strive to do more. There is no growth in your comfort zone and no comfort in your growth zone.
• Innovation: Think differently. Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.
• Vision: A strong team turns a vision into reality. We focus not on where we are, but where we are headed.
• Excellence: Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude. We are what we repeatedly do. It is not an act, but a habit.

First America Homes, a Signorelli Company is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We seek to empower everyone's diverse experiences to maximize our organization's talent and capabilities.

This job description is not meant to be an "all-inclusive" list of the duties and responsibilities of this job. First America Homes reserves the right to change or modify job duties as necessary based on business necessity.