Assistant Purchasing Agent

Job Title: Assistant Purchasing Agent

Location: Bethesda, MD

Position Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Purchasing Manager in reviewing budgets for monthly pricing adjustments.
• Utilize Dynamic Builder standards and processes for takeoffs, job costing, and layers.
• Address escalated invoices related to estimating errors and problems with purchase orders.
• Organize estimates, takeoffs, plans, and other relevant documentation.
• Identify new vendors in the market.
• Conduct product feasibility research.
• Manage pricing and processing of custom changes.
• Participate in bidding, negotiating, and awarding contracts for residential purchasing

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience with residential construction estimating
• General knowledge of residential construction.
• Strong organizational and negotiation skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Compensation: $27-$35/hr