VP Procurement (Jacksonville)

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Welcome to PulteGroup where we believe in building more than just homes—we believe in building inspired employees, meaningful careers, and a legacy of excellence. If you're looking for work that moves you, a team that values your ideas, and a company that brings you pride, you’ve come to the right place. 

As one of the nation’s largest and most respected homebuilders, PulteGroup offers opportunities to grow within a Fortune 500 company that’s consistently recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For and a certified Great Place to Work. We’re driven by the bold purpose of Building Incredible Places for People to Live Their Dreams.   

For over 70 years, we’ve been building more than homes—we’ve been building trust, innovation, and a culture where every team member is empowered to thrive. Join a company that champions inclusion, celebrates diversity, and supports your personal and professional journey. 

Headquartered in vibrant Atlanta, Georgia, and operating in over 45 markets nationwide, we’re proud to build homes through our trusted family of brands—including Innovative Construction Group, Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, American West, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Pulte Mortgage, PGP Title, Pulte Insurance Agency —all united under the PulteGroup name. 

Apply now and discover a career where your contributions are valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a lasting impact

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Influence and contribute to community strategy, including floor plan, elevation, and option offerings, to ensure alignment with overall business goals and objectives.
• Connect community startup priorities and drive accountability across multiple disciplines to ensure project success and alignment with overall business goals.
• Create startup strategies to optimize budget accuracy and efficiency, enhancing the speed to market and ensuring effective cost management.
• Report to the operations group on budgets, cost movements and cost opportunities or risks to ensure informed decision-making and drive effective cost management.
• Influence and create processes for total cost improvement, including variable WIP spend and option cost accuracy.
• Develop trade partner strategies with high levels of collaboration and buy-in from construction peers to ensure alignment with overall project goals and timelines.
• Manage priority vendor relationships, creating critical, sustainable, and value-add partnerships to ensure high-quality and reliable vendor performance.
• Demonstrate a high level of capability and confidence in written and verbal presentations, adjusting content and scope for different types of audiences to ensure effective communication.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with trade partners at both ownership and management levels to execute on sourcing strategies and ensure effective collaboration, partnership, and cost efficiency.
• Attract, recruit, hire, and develop talent, influencing the development of individuals across multiple disciplines to ensure a highly capable and effective procurement team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Organizational Impact:

• Head of a sub-function of a division and responsible for all operations in that sub-function.
• Establishes and implements tactical and operational plans, with significant impact on the achievement of division and/or area results.
• Focus is on mid-term strategies (e.g., 3 years or less) to achieve business results, which may require substantial development of new processes, standards or operational plans to achieve strategies.
• Job has budget responsibilities for the area managed.

Leadership & Talent Management: 

• Manages a sub-function of a division, which includes multiple teams led by Directors and Managers.
• Responsible for developing mid to long-term plans on how to optimize his/her organization and the talent required to execute strategies for the sub-function.
• Typically has substantial latitude for hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own operational area, in accordance with organizational guidelines.

Knowledge & Experience: 

• Requires advanced business knowledge, general management and leadership capability to lead business or functional teams.
• Typically has broader practical experience across multiple professional disciplines within the organization, combining theory, past practical experience and the organization’s business practices.
• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 plus year’s prior relevant experience.

Required Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in procurement systems, financial planning, and supplier relationship management.
• Strong strategic and visionary leadership with a focus on driving innovation and achieving long-term goals.
• Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills to secure favorable outcomes in complex partnerships.
• Exceptional ability to influence and build relationships across divisions, regions, and national teams.
• Proven track record of developing high-performing teams and mentoring future leaders.
• Comprehensive knowledge of construction materials, trade practices, and supply chain regulations.
• Ability to lead organizational transformation and drive operational excellence.

Required Licensing, Registration and/or Certifications

• Valid Driver’s License because driving is an essential function of this position.

• ISCM (Certified Procurement) or equivalent accreditation preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Not applicable

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