CANDIE DRISSEN
Corona,CA
Summary
Dedicated purchasing professional with extensive land development and on-site trade estimating and purchasing for infrastructure, single-family and multi-family construction. Driven leader skilled at reducing costs and increasing department efficiency.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
On / Offsite Purchasing Manager
P Joseph Development – Residential Construction
04.2021 - Current
- Develop feasibility budgets for land acquisition.
- Prepare detailed estimates for bidding all off-site and vertical trades.
- Value engineer plans with Project Management to ensure plans are complete and biddable.
- Develop scopes of work for project bids.
- Achieved overall budget savings of 15% through skilled negotiations and finish material sourcing.
On / Offsite Purchasing Agent – Temporary Contract Position
Mastercraft Homes – Residential Construction
07.2020 - 04.2021
- Performed detailed estimates for bidding all off-site and vertical trades
- Value engineer plans with Project Management to ensure plans are complete and biddable
- Developed scopes of work for project bids
- Managed project budgets.
Offsite Purchasing Agent
Van Daele Homes – Residential Construction
09.2018 - 04.2020
- Performed detailed estimates for bidding all land development trades for Southern California and Northern California single- and multi-family (apartment) projects
- Developed scopes of work for project bids
- Value engineer plans with Project Management to ensure plans are complete and biddable
- Review and respond to Request for Information requests from bidders
- Work closely with field personnel to anticipate need and resolve any issues with Subcontractors.
Land Development Purchasing Manager
Frontier Communities - Residential Construction
05.2017 - 09.2018
- Managed Land Development Purchasing Department consisting of Purchasing Agent, Asst. Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Coordinator, 2 – Contract Administrators
- Trained junior staff members on best practices in purchasing management, contributing to their professional development and growth within organization.
- Monitored and evaluated subcontractor performance to determine compliance with quality standards.
- Streamlined procurement processes for increased efficiency and reduced lead times.
- Value engineer plans with Project Management to ensure plans are complete and biddable.
- Managed budgets throughout project life from acquisition through close out
- Work closely with field personnel to anticipate need and resolve any issues with Subcontractors
- Review and approve all Land Development contracts and change orders.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
Purchasing Agent
Pacific Communities
05.2014 - 05.2017
- Initiated procedures for bidding projects including standardized forms and budget format.
- Negotiated bids for all vertical and land development trades.
- Evaluated plans, created scopes of work, determined specifications, met with sales and marketing and project planning to finalize and set project finishes.
Construction Purchasing Manager
Kondaur Capital Corporation – Orange, CA
08.2010 - 05.2014
- Negotiated national refurbishment pricing & schedule agreements.
- Sourced material and labor for commercial/residential rehabilitation projects throughout United States.
- Managed accounts payable function for jobs, office supplies and capital expenses.
- Maintain efficiency and job flow in purchasing process.
- Reviewed series of photos and reports of residential defects to determine and/or review scope of work requirements in purchasing process for properties throughout United States.
Purchasing – Temporary Contract Position
Comstock-Crosser
05.2010 - 08.2010
- Worked directly with vendors and subcontractors to achieve satisfactory resolution to contract issues
- Successfully negotiated price reduction and/or elimination of extras to contracts
- Prepared meeting minutes, edited subcontractor proposals, project punchlists, transmittals and memorandums for organizational support.
Purchasing Manager
ANR Homes
05.2007 - 04.2010
- Managed contract process including creation, amending, and resolving issues.
- Negotiated bids for all on-site and off-site trades.
- Sourced and contracted material and labor for commercial rehabilitation projects.
- Evaluated plans, created scopes of work, determined specifications, met with sales and marketing and project planning to finalize and set project finishes.
- Initiated procedures for bidding projects including standardized forms and budget format.
- Revised bidder list to ensure only equal quality sub-contractors were permitted to bid which streamlined process.
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration / Computer Science
MTI Business College
Santa Ana, CASkills
- Purchase Order Management
- Financial Administration
- Subcontractor / Supplier Relationship Management
- Efficiency Improvement
- Process Development
- Value Engineering
- Budget Management
- Bid process management
- Contract Negotiation
- Cost Reduction
- Project Management
- Purchasing Process Improvement
Affiliations
- Building Industry Association
Software
Estimating: Bluebeam Revu
Ms Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher,
Budgeting / Contracts: Pharaoh, Timberline, JD Edwards, Newstar, Procore, QuickBooks
Timeline
On / Offsite Purchasing Manager
P Joseph Development – Residential Construction
04.2021 - Current
On / Offsite Purchasing Agent – Temporary Contract Position
Mastercraft Homes – Residential Construction
07.2020 - 04.2021
Offsite Purchasing Agent
Van Daele Homes – Residential Construction
09.2018 - 04.2020
Land Development Purchasing Manager
Frontier Communities - Residential Construction
05.2017 - 09.2018
Purchasing Agent
Pacific Communities
05.2014 - 05.2017
Construction Purchasing Manager
Kondaur Capital Corporation – Orange, CA
08.2010 - 05.2014
Purchasing – Temporary Contract Position
Comstock-Crosser
05.2010 - 08.2010
Purchasing Manager
ANR Homes
05.2007 - 04.2010
Associate of Arts - Business Administration / Computer Science
MTI Business College
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