Robert Nickols

Experience

1. Purchasing Manager

   Taylor Morrison

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Purchasing Manager working for Taylor Morrison you will manage the purchasing and cost estimating functions from product development through construction.· Initiate, negotiate and contract for all labor and materials associated with construction of our homes· Configure and input house budgets, options, and area figures· Ensure that material takeoffs are correct and complete· Set direction on pricing methodology and procedure, reporting system set up and input requirements· Maintain contracts, bidding documents and the required insurances for the subcontractor· Establish and maintain Scope of Work for all construction phases· Establish service level needs and evaluation criteria for building products, subcontractors, and material suppliers· Source new and better products, subcontractors, and material suppliers· Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of plans and specifications· Manage the non-standard option pricing program (if applicable to their specific division)· Responsible for the entry into the reporting system of job specific pricing and issuance of initial purchase orders· Responsible that plans, specifications, scope of works and current house budgets (to include standard and non-standard options) are included in the Builder “Start” packages.(Not responsible for other departments start package information)· Responsible for bid variances (construction is responsible for field variances)· Responsible for value engineering of product· Monitor and report on subcontractor and material increases/decreases on a regular basis· Monitor and report on construction costs by plan on a regular basis

Education

• Barat College of DePaul University

  B.A.

  1987 — 1987

Skills

• Analysis
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Change Management
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Process Scheduler
• Subcontracting
• Project Management
• Construction
• Management
• Contractors
• Real Estate
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Procurement
• Business Planning
• Purchasing
• Negotiation
• Contract Negotiation
• Budgets
• Sales