Jake Francescon
Nashville,TN
Summary
A culture contributor, above all else. Dynamic leader with a proven track record. Experienced in cross-department collaboration and employee mentoring, I excel in optimizing processes and implementing sustainability practices to enhance profitability and efficiency.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Purchasing
Beazer Homes
Nashville, USA
2022 - Current
- Manage a team in charge of sourcing over 50 categories of product
- Lead bidding events on all new product while working with other departments to assure product efficiency
- Maintain relationships with countless national and local vendors to increase profit and quality, while reducing lead times
- Kickstarted cost saving initiatives which provide close to $5,000,000 in savings year over year in Nashville
- Revised all the Nashville division’s product making Beazer the first National Net Zero Ready Builder
- Use a multitude of software to analyze key metrics with the purpose of maximizing profitability
- Mentor direct reports to assist in their growth and purchasing skills
- Joined the Operations Leadership Team in 2024
- Assist in making key decisions across all departments
Purchasing Agent
Meritage Homes
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Managed a portfolio of 30+ vendors in multiple categories
- Run lead on pricing negotiations when increases are requested or renewals are required
- Constantly developing new relationships within each category to maximize efficiency and minimize risk
- Maintained compliance with company sourcing policies
- Developed a Microsoft Power App that provided employees easy access to a vendor directory
- Managed takeoffs and pricing for over 8,000 items and materials
- Performed regular reports analyzing our firm’s finances: this included setting prices based off profit margins
Intern
NVR Inc. – Ryan Homes
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Handled customer inquiries and concerns as an Assistant to the Project Manager
Area Manager
Amazon
01.2020
- Managed 90+ Associates while leveraging multiple points of data to run as efficiently as possible
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management Minor
Auburn University
05.2020
Skills
- Vendor management
- Cost analysis
- Strategic sourcing
- Sustainability practices
- Project Management
- Employee mentoring
- Process improvement
- Cross-department collaboration
Timeline
Purchasing Agent
Meritage Homes
01.2020 - 01.2022
Area Manager
Amazon
01.2020
Intern
NVR Inc. – Ryan Homes
01.2018 - 01.2019
Director of Purchasing
Beazer Homes
2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management Minor
Auburn University