Nicole Bateman

Residential construction purchasing and procurement professional with 20+ years of progressive experience supporting high-volume homebuilding, design-build construction, multi-market residential development, and property operations. Extensive background managing purchasing processes from plan review and estimating through bidding, contracting, purchase orders, change management, cost control, and construction coordination. Experienced in developing and maintaining relationships with major trade partners across framing, concrete, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, electrical, and other residential construction scopes.

Proven ability to coordinate among field construction teams, design, engineering, municipalities, vendors, subcontractors, accounting, and executive leadership to keep projects financially controlled and operationally moving. Career experience includes purchasing leadership across six Western U.S. markets, management and onboarding of 300+ vendors, contract and bid administration, cost-to-build estimating, municipal plan submittals, field variance management, purchasing-system implementation, and team leadership. More recent operations leadership adds hands-on experience in property maintenance, vendor coordination, budgeting, inspections, housekeeping operations, owner relations, and luxury short-term rental management.

Operations Manager - Luxury Short-Term Rental / Cabin Property Management - Broken Bow, Oklahoma

(2025-05 - 2026-03)

• Directed day-to-day operations for a luxury vacation-rental portfolio, coordinating reservations, housekeeping, maintenance, inspections, billing, and guest services.
• Managed maintenance vendors and service providers, work orders, repairs, property readiness, housekeeping scheduling, and quality-control inspections.
• Managed billing, AP/AR functions, owner distributions, budget tracking, operational reporting, procedures, and owner/vendor/guest communication.
• Applied construction and purchasing experience to property-condition assessments, maintenance planning, vendor coordination, and repair oversight.

Office Manager - BB Home Construction

(2023-09 - 2024-09)

• Managed office-side construction operations including budgeting, AP/AR, vendor pricing, material purchasing, contract administration, and project documentation.
• Coordinated material orders and vendor requirements while supporting contract negotiations, purchasing decisions, invoicing, financial tracking, and field/office communication.

Purchasing - Ichijo Technological Homes - Beaverton, Oregon

(2022-09 - 2023-03)

• Coordinated municipal plan-submittal and design processes, budgeting, financial cost reporting, purchasing coordination, and in-person construction walkthroughs.
• Prepared and maintained approximately 300 vendor relationships, including onboarding, contracting, payment requirements, pricing requests, proposal evaluation, and cost changes.
• Developed bid sheets and bid packages; supported negotiations; prepared subcontractor contracts/addenda; maintained project budgets and contract-tracking spreadsheets.
• Collaborated with design, field personnel, vendors, and construction teams to resolve issues and maintain clear cross-functional communication.

Market Purchasing Manager - American Homes 4 Rent / AMH Development

(2018-09 - 2021-03)

• Provided purchasing leadership and oversight across six Western U.S. markets, supporting Purchasing Managers, Purchasing Assistants, Permit Coordinators, and regional operations.
• Coordinated engineering/design activities, plan routing, value engineering, municipal submittals, executive cost summaries, budgets, and final cost reporting.
• Managed vendor qualification, bidding, contracting, purchase orders, change orders, payments, bid packages, negotiations, project budgets, and cost-control documentation.
• Maintained approximately 300 vendors and implemented purchasing strategies, field-variance reviews, start packages, and purchase orders for new construction releases.
• Traveled throughout Western markets to train purchasing personnel and temporarily assumed market-level responsibilities to maintain productivity and continuity.

Purchasing Manager - Touchstone Living / Mariner Development

(2016-09 - 2018-09)

• Led purchasing department operations and supervised purchasing coordination activities.
• Prepared bid packages and bid sheets, solicited/evaluated pricing, managed cost changes, contracts, addenda, purchase orders, budgets, options/specifications, and start packages.
• Coordinated with field personnel, sales, subcontractors, and management; developed vendor relationships; oversaw purchasing-system implementation and ongoing management.

Purchasing Agent - Blue Heron Design Build - Las Vegas, Nevada

(2013-04 - 2015-10)

• Prepared detailed cost-to-build estimates and invitation-to-bid packages; collected and compared bids and qualified new trade partners.
• Maintained job-costing and option budgets; prepared Master Subcontractor Agreements, addenda, purchase orders, and subcontractor award documentation.
• Coordinated with architecture, interior design, project management, and accounting on client selections, pricing, contracting, field changes, and plan revisions.

Purchasing Agent / Project Coordinator - Canyon Plumbing, LLC - Las Vegas, Nevada

(2011-11 - 2012-10)

• Created residential job-start packages/specifications, managed option pricing, and coordinated material delivery, installation, service orders, and warranty repairs.
• Purchased materials supporting approximately 10–12 active job sites per day and served as a trade-side liaison supporting production homebuilding schedules.

Project Administrative Assistant — Purchasing Department - William Lyon Homes - Las Vegas, Nevada

(2004-04 - 2011-06)

• Supported purchasing and construction operations through construction standards, option-plan systems, cost-code reporting, purchase-order requests/contracts, and recurring reports.
• Created weekly production schedules for construction superintendents and submitted residential plans and permits to city and county agencies.