Buyer @ Purchasing Department

At Williams Rebuild, we don’t just build houses—we restore peace of mind. As a family-owned, Southern California-native homebuilder with over 30 years of trusted experience, we are dedicated to helping families navigate the rebuilding process with confidence, clarity, and genuine care.
Our team provides the expert guidance, quality craftsmanship, and streamlined processes necessary to help our communities move forward. Take a look at our website to learn more about our mission and our team:
The Purchasing Agent will provide support to the purchasing department and division by assisting with estimating and purchasing of materials and hiring subcontractors to maintain a competitive edge on costs while meeting the company’s standards of quality, reliability, and overall performance of subcontractors and suppliers.
Prepare bid packages and send to subcontractors for bidding process with a minimum of three competitively priced subcontractors.
Negotiate and prepare contracts, amendments, back charges, and all other purchasing related documentation with accuracy.
Maintain complete understanding of costs, specifications, scopes, target budgets, changes in costs, manage cost reduction efforts and the rebidding process.
Analyze bids for accuracy/completeness and conformance to bid scopes and make subcontractor hiring recommendations based on cost, expertise of subcontractor, work history.
Collect subcontractor/consultant paperwork and set up as a vendor.
Assist predevelopment with preliminary budgets for new projects.
Oversee proper documentation for all labor, material, and subcontract cost information.
High School Diploma required; Associates or Bachelor’s in Business or similarly related major, preferred.
3+ years purchasing experience in residential construction, preferred.
Thorough knowledge of home building construction, estimating, construction schedules, and purchasing processes.
Experience in subcontractor negotiations and cost controls.
Proficient in MS Office suite experience and computer skills.
This role is primarily based in an office environment at a desk, which requires a significant portion of the day in a stationary position (sitting/standing) and will be expected to constantly operate computer hardware and standard office machinery. High visual acuteness is required for the consistent use of a computer monitor throughout the day. Notice to Search Firms and Recruiters: Williams & Watt / Williams Rebuild does not accept unsolicited resumes or assistance from search/recruiting firms for this position. All resumes submitted by search/recruiting firms to any employee at Williams & Watt / Williams Rebuild via email, the internet, phone, or any other method without a valid, written, position-specific agreement in place will be deemed the sole property of Williams & Watt / Williams Rebuild. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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