Director of Purchasing - Residential Construction - Dallas, TX

Michael Page have partnered with a leading high volume production home builders throughout the Dallas TX market. As a result of continued growth and a healthy pipeline of projects throughout 2026 our client is searching for a Director of Purchasing to join their team

Client Details

Michael Page have partnered with a leading high volume production home builders throughout the Dallas TX market. As a result of continued growth and a healthy pipeline of projects throughout 2026 our client is searching for a Director of Purchasing to join their team

Description

As a leading Single Family homebuilder our client is looking for a Director of Purchasing to join their growing team. As a key component of this team you will be responsible for the company's Purchasing functions and assist in organizing and awarding supplier contracts as well as full operational and team leadership for the Purchasing Department. Additionally, you will work with subcontractors and suppliers on purchasing materials and maintaining accurate contracts.

Alongside this your roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Manage all material and production takeoffs, estimating plans and compliance documentation
• manage and lead the team of Agents, Coordinators and Manager within the purchasing team.
• Be the liaise on and point of contact for all subcontractors and lead all selection processes, bid processing and product scheduling processes.
• Assist Construction with the management of subcontractors.
• Supervise bidding for on and off-site construction, analyze contract scope of work (including take-offs), and negotiate and question pricing
• Supervise the maintenance of and updates to master trade partner/subcontractor lists and subcontractor and supplier insurance policies.
• Manage the development of and updates to community options books with pricing, specs, and photos.

Profile

The successful Director of Purchasing must have a significant track record of working within the single family and homebuilding environment ideally for a Production Home builder. Alongside this you must posses:

• Minimum (7) years of residential construction purchasing experience
• Ability to read and analyze on and off-site blueprints and understand relevant reports (i.e. grading, sewer and water, architectural CDs).
• Experience of scheduling, cost v budget analysis, cost projection and proforma writing.
• Management of teams of Agents and Coordinators
• Successful track record of purchasing process improvement, team leadership and operational oversight
• Full cycle purchasing management for single family projects ranging form 10 - 300 Single family homes.

Job Offer

In return our client is offering a fantastic benefits package that includes competitive base salary, heal care, 401k and bonus opportunities

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