Lessen
Operations
VendorSourcingSpecialist
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“Vendor Sourcing Specialist at Lessen. Skills: vendor sourcing, vendor qualification, vendor contracting, negotiation, relationship building, performance monitoring, issue resolution. sourcing, qualifying and contracting vendors. building collaborative relationships”
What You'll Achieve.
achieve seamless, high-quality service; achieve advantageous pricing; maintaining margin requirements; ensure vendor meets the minimum requirements to work for Lessen; Ensure proper and timely onboarding of new client; initiate the recurrence of existing seasonal accounts; recommends resolution to leadership; recommends improvements to leadership; maintains responsibility for ultimate resolution
Industry & Context.
Analyze opportunities and risks with vendors and vendor onboarding; Analyze location alignment and capacity; Take ownership of complex issues escalated by the client independently and with a sense of maintains responsibility for ultimate resolution and escalates the most consequential issues to department leadership with actionable recommendations for solutions
in office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Must be available to adjust work schedule during high peak periods when necessary
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Excellent Microsoft product skills - high-level experience with Excel and Word required, Experience/ability to setup/lead meetings or plan remote business events required, Bachelor’s degree or related experience
Nice to Have
Experience in Facilities, Supply chain, or Procurement preferred, 3-5 years customer service or related experience preferred
What You'll Do.
qualifying and contracting vendors
building collaborative relationships
monitoring and developing vendor performance
acting as the prime point of contact for vendors over commercial
contractual and practical arrangements
negotiate terms with vendors
identify and qualify new vendors in assigned market and service
establish and grow relationships with vendors
Negotiate pricing and service terms with vendors
Communicate with vendors on insurance and other compliance
Ensure vendor meets the minimum requirements to work for Lessen
Ensure proper and timely onboarding of new client
initiate the recurrence of existing seasonal accounts
Analyze opportunities and risks with vendors and vendor onboarding
Analyze location alignment and capacity
Understand varying scopes of work of our clients and convey those requirements to vendors
Take ownership of complex issues escalated by the client
Work with operations team to identify and terminate underperforming vendors
adjust work schedule during high peak periods when necessary
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
building collaborative relationships; Work with operations team
Communication Scope
direct communication
Full Job Description
## Description Lessen is the tech-enabled, end-to-end property service provider that is transforming how commercial and residential real estate services are delivered and managed at scale. Lessen’s technology platform provides data-driven insights that unlock key growth opportunities for the entire real estate ecosystem—including investors, owners, managers, and service providers. The company leverages a network of over 30,000 vetted, qualified vendors (Lessen Affiliates) serving clients with over 1 million properties and completing more than 3.5 million work orders annually across an expanding range of services. Lessen, LLC is a venture-backed, privately held company with offices in Scottsdale and Chicago. The Vendor Sourcing Specialist supports the Exteriors department by sourcing, qualifying and contracting vendors, building collaborative relationships, monitoring and developing their performance, and acting as the prime point of contact for vendors over commercial, contractual and practical arrangements. The position is expected to use independent judgment and discretion to locate vendors and negotiate terms with those vendors in a way best benefiting the Company. This is a hybrid role, with the expectation of in office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. ## What You'll Do Interview, identify and qualify new vendors in assigned market and service lines; establish and grow relationships with vendors through direct communication to achieve seamless, high-quality service and advantageous pricing. Negotiate pricing and service terms with vendors for contracted services while maintaining margin requirements. Communicate with vendors on insurance and other compliance requirements; ensure vendor meets the minimum requirements to work for Lessen. Ensure proper and timely onboarding of new client accounts; initiate the recurrence of existing seasonal accounts. Analyze opportunities and risks with vendors and vendor onboarding team; recommends resolution to leadership. Anal
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