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Vendor Sourcing Specialist

Lessen· Commercial – Soft Services
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Hybrid (Chicago, IL)$45k - $55kFull Time EmployeePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Sourcing, qualifying and contracting vendors for a property services provider, monitoring vendor performance, and acting as the primary contact for vendors over commercial, contractual, and practical arrangements.

Responsibilities

  • 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 the Company
  • 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
  • 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 of urgency; 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
  • Foster a positive team environment
  • Ensure confidentiality and accuracy of internal and external data
  • Perform ad-hoc projects and other duties as assigned
  • Must be available to adjust work schedule during high peak periods when necessary
  • Travel, as needed, to meet vendors and assess and identify opportunities of growth or improvement of processes (potential travel of 10%)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or related experience
  • Experience in Facilities, Supply chain, or Procurement preferred
  • 3-5 years customer service or related experience preferred
  • Role Specific Skills: Excellent Microsoft product skills - high-level experience with Excel and Word required
  • Experience/ability to setup/lead meetings or plan remote business events required

Skills

Required:Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordVendor management

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability options
  • 401K retirement savings plan
  • Paid vacation, federal and floating holidays
  • Maternity/Paternity Pay
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • All the tools you'll need to be successful
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Lessen

Property services,‍ simplified.

Lessen delivers best-in-class, transformational solutions to deliver assets to market faster, keep businesses up and running, and improve the experience of property occupants.

Property maintenance solutionsReal estateproperty repairsfacilities managementresidentialcommercial
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