Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for developing and executing a local and national purchasing strategy that supports cost efficiency, vendor consistency, and scalable growth across the Larry H. Miller Real Estate platform and all markets. This role oversees vendor and trade partner relationships, drives cost management initiatives, and secures savings through rebates, volume discounts, and strategic negotiations. This position also serves as a cross-platform partner, collaborating with leaders across residential, commercial, multi-family, hospitality, and corporate shared services to align purchasing standards, and leverage platform-wide buying power.

Scope of Responsibilities

National Vendor & Trade Strategy

• Develop and implement a national vendor and trade partner strategy aligned with company growth goals across all business lines and markets.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard preferred vendors and trades that can support residential, commercial, multifamily, hospitality, and other platform needs.
• Standardize contracts, pricing structures, and service expectations while allowing flexibility for business-specific operational requirements.
• Build long-term partnerships to ensure quality, reliability, scalability, and enterprise-wide value.
• Collaborate with cross-platform leaders to consolidate purchasing opportunities and maximize enterprise buying power.

Cost Management

• Establish and maintain baseline pricing for materials and labor across communities, projects, and operating assets where applicable.
• Monitor market trends, supply costs, and labor fluctuations to proactively manage budgets across multiple business segments.
• Collaborate with construction, finance, operations, and platform leadership teams to align cost expectations and financial targets.
• Drive continuous improvement in purchasing processes, cost controls, and shared procurement practices across the organization.
• Identify opportunities to reduce duplication of spend and improve efficiencies through coordinated purchasing strategies.

Savings & Financial Optimization

• Negotiate national and regional pricing agreements, including volume discounts and rebates, that benefit multiple business units.
• Track and report savings initiatives, including cost avoidance and realized savings, across the broader platform.
• Develop rebate programs and ensure proper collection and reconciliation across participating entities.
• Leverage purchasing data to identify opportunities for additional savings and enterprise-wide efficiencies.
• Partner with business leaders to prioritize sourcing strategies that improve margins and return on investment.

Vendor & Contract Management

• Negotiate and manage contracts with vendors and trade partners on behalf of multiple platforms, business units, and markets.
• Ensure compliance with company standards, insurance requirements, and performance metrics across all participating entities.
• Evaluate vendor performance and address quality, service, and operational issues in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Promote consistency in vendor governance, risk management, and service delivery standards across the organization.

Reporting & Analytics

• Maintain accurate purchasing data, cost reporting, and vendor records across platforms and operating groups.
• Provide regular updates on vendor performance, cost trends, savings achieved, and cross-platform sourcing opportunities.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning processes for multiple business segments.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into enterprise purchasing performance.

Other Responsibilities

• Stewardship: Maintain fiscally responsible processes to protect the high legal, moral, and ethical standards of the Larry H. Miller and LHMRE companies.
• Foster strong internal partnerships and a service-oriented approach when supporting cross-platform stakeholders.
• Participate in strategic initiatives, special projects, and integration efforts across the broader organization.
• All other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in purchasing required
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or related field preferred
• Extensive knowledge of purchasing principles, policies, and procedures
• Deep understanding of construction drawings, blueprints, specifications, and material take-offs
• Able to analyze financial data and make sound business decisions
• Strong negotiation, strategic thinking, leadership, and communication skills
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Physical Requirements

• Primarily an in-office position, with some infrequent walking, standing, and climbing stairs in/around construction sites, apartment homes, models, and properties
• Must have the ability to read and comprehend large quantities of information, operate computer equipment, speak, hear, bend, stoop, reach, lift, move, and carry up to 25 lbs. independently
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about office setting
• To perform other duties as required

Note: The need may arise to revise, supplement, or rescind portions of this job description, and #LHMRE reserves the right to do so at any time. Employee shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.

About Larry H. Miller Real Estate:

Larry H. Miller Real Estate (LHMRE), a portfolio company of the Larry H. Miller Company, is a vertically integrated real estate platform that engages in site acquisition and development, project and construction management, financial and capital structuring, and property and asset management. LHMRE's development projects and assets include large-scale master-planned residential communities; commercial, industrial, and entertainment venue development and asset management; and a growing portfolio of joint ventures with leading real estate partners across the nation. The Larry H. Miller Company provides management and direction for its portfolio of well-known and high-performing companies, and always seeks to support its mission to enrich lives and its vision to be the best place in town to work and the best place in town to do business.

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