Vendor Sourcing Specialist

Lessen; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Maternity/Paternity pay

Career advancement opportunities

Tools to succeed

Job summary

Lessen is seeking a Vendors Sourcing Specialist to support the Exteriors department in Chicago. You will identify, qualify and contract vendors, build strong relationships, and manage work orders with a focus on compliant, cost-efficient service delivery.

Required are strong Excel/Word skills, experience in meetings or remote events, and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. 3–5 years in procurement or related areas is preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent Microsoft skills with Excel and Word.
• Ability to setup/lead meetings or plan remote business events.
• Bachelor’s degree or related experience.
• Experience in Facilities, Supply chain, or Procurement preferred
• 3–5 years of customer service or related experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Interview, identify and qualify new vendors in assigned market and service lines.
• Establish and grow relationships with vendors through direct communication.
• Negotiate pricing and service terms with vendors while maintaining margins.
• Ensure proper onboarding of new client accounts and seasonal accounts.
• Analyze opportunities and risks with vendors and onboarding team.

Skills

Excel

Word

Meetings

Remote events

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job 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, managing work orders, 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.

What You'll Do:

• Interview, identify and qualify new vendors in assigned market and service lines; establish and growrelationships with vendors through direct communication to achieve seamless, high-quality serviceand 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 existingseasonal accounts.
• Analyze opportunities and risks with vendors and vendor onboarding team; recommends resolutionto leadership.
• Analyze location alignment and capacity opportunities; recommends improvements to leadership
• Understand varying scopes of work of our clients and convey those requirements to vendors.
• Establish and grow relationships with vendors.
• Take ownership of complex issues escalated by the client independently and with a sense ofurgency; maintains responsibility for ultimate resolution and escalates the most consequential issues to department leadership with actionable recommendations for solutions.
• Work with operations team to identify and terminate underperforming vendors.
• Contribute to special projects as requested by Operation's management.
• Must be available to adjust work schedule during high peak periods when necessary.

You Should 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.
• Experience in Facilities, Supply chain, or Procurement preferred
• 3-5 years customer service or related experience preferred

$45,000 - $51,000 a year

Why Lessen:

• Competitive compensation
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability options
• 401K retirement savings planPaid vacation, federal and floating holidays
• Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Career advancement opportunities
• All the tools you'll need to be successful

Lessen is intentional about attracting, developing, and retaining amazing talent from diverse backgrounds. We’re looking for teammates that are enthusiastic, empathetic, curious, motivated, reliable, and will help us amplify the positive & inclusive culture we’ve been building. Lessen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.