Procurement Specialist - Edmonton, Canada - Akash Homes

Akash Homes

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Akash Homes is a homebuilder in the Edmonton, Calgary and Surrounding Areas focusing on starter and move-up homes.

At Akash, we embrace the concept of delivering high quality and value for our customers, while providing it at an attainable price.

We are currently looking for a responsible, charismatic and hardworking individual who could fill in a role as an Procurement Specialist who can work independently and take initiative while managing multiple jobs.

This would involve the implementation, roll out & fine-tuning of our construction & estimation & construction management ERP Software. Additionally, it would involve preparing cost accounting, budgeting per job, ongoing management of models and conducting cost reporting.

Job Overview:

The Procurement Specialist will assist with having our budgeting, purchasing & plan review processes running.

This would include a variety of tasks, including but not limited to:

Prepare and analyze budgets for model houses
Discuss with various trades at every scope to obtain pricing and negotiate lower costs
Review plans and issue purchase orders to various trades at each scope to ensure site team has all purchase orders issued
Monitor and manage the purchasing ERP suite for model and item costs, as well as push all purchase orders to respective suppliers and scheduling software
Assist in managing the scheduling software suite from the office to ensure field team has what is needed
Prepare and complete take offs from residential blueprints
Plan review of residential blueprints to ensure spec level is kept
Implementation of software and processes to ensure efficiencies are kept through the ERP software suites
Source new suppliers & materials through business networking
Assist with tendering process from start to finish
Create project proformas, projected margin statements and feasibility assessments
Develop and foster strong supplier relationships
Ensure timely and accurate completion of production schedules & budgets for construction
Other duties as required

Qualifications:

Effective time management skills, topnotch analytical skills and ability to prioritize to meet multiple deadlines
Working knowledge of the Residential Construction Industry
Excellent with technology & indepth experience with MS Office, Outlook and Excel & Spreadsheets
Ability to review architectural blue prints and prepare takeoff measurements and prepare cost budgeting reports
Works well in a team or independently
Team attitude and willingness to take on jobs
Technologically savvy
Willingness to learn
Negotiation skills are an asset especially when discussing with third party trades and contractors
Experience with project planning, cost management and a desire to learn about project management concepts
Working knowledge of Homefront ERP Suite and BuildPro scheduling software will be an asset
A background in accounting or finance will be an asset, especially a Post-Secondary Degree, and/or a CET in the respective field of purchasing, estimation and/or construction accounting
Experience as a Residential Purchaser or Estimator is an asset