ERP, end to end
Led a full ERP migration — data architecture, vendor onboarding, plan/option configuration, and operational and financial validation.
Construction Purchasing & Operations
Arnaud Durand
7+ years running purchasing, vendor pricing strategy, and bid evaluation across a ~1,200-lot homebuilding pipeline — keeping budgets and schedules on track.
1,200+
Lots (Purchasing)
1,000+
Homes (Analytics)
7+
Years Experience
Summary
Project overview
Construction purchasing and operations leader with 7+ years running purchasing, vendor pricing strategy, and bid evaluation across a homebuilder's ~1,200-lot pipeline, with cost and analytics work spanning 1,000+ completed homes. I've owned cost codes, scopes, and quantities, led vendor negotiation and onboarding, and built the cost frameworks that keep new-community budgets and schedules on track.
I led an ERP migration spanning data architecture and vendor onboarding, and I've built job-cost and vendor-performance reporting, construction scheduling and cycle-time models, and KPI cost-variance systems that gave leadership real-time visibility on margin and delivery.
LocationCentral Florida
FocusPurchasing & Operations
SectorHome Building
EducationMBA — Rollins College
LanguagesFrench / English
StatusOpen to opportunities
Impact
Proof, not promises
1,000+ homes
Built the lot → plan → construction → closing KPI system and the Power BI reporting that senior leadership ran on.
$100M+ underwritten
Underwrote and managed purchases across ~1,200 lots — pre-acquisition proformas and feasibility models that fed directly into capital-allocation decisions.
$8M+ as founder
Founded and ran my own SFR investment business — sourcing, underwriting, and delivering $8M+ in transactions with my own capital on the line.
Experience
Where I've worked
2022 — 2026
Operations Manager — Acquisitions, Finance & Underwriting
Brite Homes · Central Florida
~1,200 lots · 1,000+ completions
- Directed a purchasing and analytics team, owning vendor pricing strategy, bid evaluation, and the cost assumptions behind new-community budgets.
- Created a full life-cycle KPI system (lot → plan → construction → closing) tracking cost variances and financial performance on 1,000+ homes.
- Automated SFR-in-construction cost modeling for real-time analysis of cost fluctuations and margin erosion across active communities.
- Built pre-acquisition proformas integrating construction budgets, plan suitability, cycle-time modeling, and absorption forecasts to guide capital allocation.
- Ran scenario modeling on inflation, repricing, schedule shifts, plan-mix optimization, and absorption rates to stress-test margins.
- Managed cost frameworks, scheduling, risk evaluations, and margin profiles for new acquisitions.
- Built Power BI analytics infrastructure on 1,000+ completed homes and advised leadership on portfolio performance, operational risk, and margin sustainability.
- Delivered executive reports with sensitivity analyses and return profiles that informed senior-leadership go/no-go decisions.
2021 — 2024
Founder / Investor
AD Homes & Consulting · Florida
Vendor contracts · Budgets · Delivery
- Managed vendor contracts, construction timelines, budgets, cash flow, and project delivery.
- Owned pricing strategy and construction budgets end-to-end, from land evaluation and plan fit to exit modeling.
- Founded and led my own SFR investment business (AD Homes & Consulting), personally completing $8M+ in transactions.
- Deepened hands-on command of construction economics and cost control on live projects.
2019 — 2022
Purchasing & Operations Analyst
Brite Homes · Central Florida
~1,200 lots · Purchasing & cost architecture
- Owned purchasing and operational cost structures across ~1,200 lots — scopes, quantities, cost codes, and vendor pricing.
- Led an ERP migration spanning data architecture, vendor onboarding, plan/option configuration, and validation.
- Performed vendor pricing analysis to surface cost drivers and negotiation leverage.
- Built Power BI and Excel reporting on job-cost trends, schedule adherence, and vendor performance.
- Standardized construction schedules and milestone templates to enable cycle-time modeling.
- Supported underwriting with construction cost data, cost-per-plan summaries, and feasibility cost models.
2015 — 2018
Earlier Roles — Operations & Marketing
Orlando, FL
- Carpe Diem Sales & Marketing — Operations Intern (2017–2018).
- Isleworth / Tavistock Realty Group — Marketing Intern (2015).
2015 — 2016
Real Estate Business Developer
France Florida Invest LLC · Orlando, FL
- Supported acquisitions, cost inputs, investor communications, and property operations.
- Contributed to business-plan development and financial projections.
- Managed rent collection, maintenance, and eviction processes.
Capabilities
What I bring
Purchasing & Vendor Management
Cost Control & Analysis
Systems & Tools
Construction Operations
Reporting
Languages
Education
Academic background
2017 — 2018
Crummer Graduate School of Business
Rollins College · Winter Park, FL
Master of Business Administration
Finance and Operations & Technology Management
GPA 3.86
#1 MBA in Florida (Forbes)
2011 — 2015
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
Bachelor of Arts, International Business
#1 Regional University in the South (U.S. News)
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7+ years in construction purchasing, vendor strategy, and cost control — ready for the next opportunity.