Director, Purchasing

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Company: Mattamy Homes Canada

Department: Purchasing, Alberta Division

Employment Type: Full-Time

When it comes to forward-thinking homebuilding and thoughtfully planned communities, Canadians think of Mattamy Homes. Our team is as solid as they come. At Mattamy, we are optimistic, hardworking, and supportive. Together we learn and grow as we strive to create a positive impact in the homebuilding industry. Contributing to the Mattamy Way means being surrounded by caring people who encourage you to be exactly who you are. It means your opinion is invited and your contributions count.

What we offer

The Director, Purchasing is a collaborative leader with a proven track record of inspiring and building strong teams in the construction industry. This role is responsible for leading, motivating, and inspiring the purchasing team in the procurement of trade partners, suppliers, and materials in support of our homebuilding operations in the Alberta Division.

Coming into this role, you can expect:

• The opportunity to attach your name to the contributions that create residential developments, redefining your career while positively shaping municipalities and communities for future generations.
• The autonomy to build your team and work with a team who will support your vision for growth and excellence.
• The opportunity to play a key role in driving the ESG initiatives of the largest privately-owned home builder in North America.
• A dynamic and growth-oriented culture with an exciting and forward-thinking organization.
• An opportunity to work with one of Canada’s strongest brands.

What you’ll do

• Own large budgets, including monitoring purchasing expenses and revising budgets for all communities under construction.
• Build out a formalized estimating function within the Purchasing department.
• Benchmark against best practices and improve procurement procedures, with well-documented critical path schedules.
• Responsible for all labour and material acquisition. Lead the development of clear performance, compliance, and quality standards for each trade/supplier.
• Lead an approximately 10-person team, including talent identification, recruiting, and team performance development.
• Cultivate, develop, and maintain positive relationships with trade partners and suppliers.
• Seek opportunities to mitigate or eliminate costs caused by site-specific conditions.
• Remain current on innovative products, construction techniques, and trends affecting the home building industry with a focus on sustainability and ESG.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business, or related, or suitable combination of post-secondary and work experience.
• Progressive experience in the construction industry in estimating and purchasing.
• Proven experience building and leading effective teams.
• Superior estimating skill, bringing rigor and process to the function.
• A solid understanding of generally accepted purchasing principles and practices.
• Understanding of the Alberta Building Code, WCB, and Health & Safety regulations.
• Must have experience dealing with people and issues in an ethical manner with high professionalism and integrity.
• Excellent communication (verbal & written), negotiating, and analytical skills.
• Able to identify trends and has experience preparing and analyzing budgets.
• A collaborative consensus-building approach.
• Extremely well-organized, flexible, able to prioritize workloads, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.

Bonus points

• Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) designation.
• Superior computer skills in MS Excel, JD Edwards, and Homebuilder software (such as BuildPro).

We encourage applicants who meet most of the role requirements to apply! It’s okay if you don’t have 100% of the requirements. If you’re the right candidate, we’ll help you learn and grow.

Who we are

Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with 40-plus years of history across Canada and the United States. Every year, Mattamy helps more than 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership.

At Mattamy, we're passionate about creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. Diversity and inclusion are important to the work we do to support our homebuyers, colleagues, and communities.

Mattamy Homes Canada is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation through any aspects of the selection process, please notify us on your application and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Qualified applicants will be contacted directly by the Talent Acquisition team.