Options Coordinator

M/I Homes has been building new homes of outstanding quality and superior design for more than 50 years. Founded in 1976 by Irving and Melvin Schottenstein and guided by Irving’s drive to always “treat the customer right,” we have fulfilled the dreams of over 170,000 homeowners and grown to become one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. M/I Homes started as a family business and grew into a national leader in a single generation with divisions in 17 markets, including Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Ft. Myers/Naples, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, San Antonio, Sarasota, and Tampa.

This position is accountable for maintaining Online Design studio (Envision), maintain option specifications and reporting option trends.

 Maintains Online Design Studio (Envision) which includes:

·         Link pictures and specifications to options.

·         Create pictures as needed for options.

·         Review option descriptions for clarity and accuracy.

Maintain option specifications, which includes:

·         Review specifications of options.

·         Provide option specifications to purchasing for bid.

·         Present options to sales team of new or updated options.

Reporting option trends, which includes:

·         Review selection frequency of options.

·         Present quarterly report of options that have been selected.

·         Recommend options that should be culled due to infrequency of selection.

Custom Option Requests:

·         Serve as point of contact for custom option requests.

·         Assist in the costing of custom options.

Buyer Redline Coordination:

·         Meet with large lot buyers to coordinate option selection.

·         Redline plans with buyer selections.

 Backup purchasing team members.

 Additional tasks as directed by the VP of Purchasing.

Educational and experiential:

Bachelor degree with basic academic and practical skills gained through school curriculum combined with at least one year of related work experience and/or training; general knowledge of data analysis administrative skills and office functions

Skills and abilities:

General office and administrative skills to assist in the processing of departmental workflow.  Customer-service oriented with professional and courteous attitude.  Good verbal and written communication skills for interaction with a variety of people inside and outside of organization; ability to follow oral and written instructions.  Good working knowledge of word processing, estimating and spreadsheet software packages. 

Office environment with occasional travel to job sites