Vice President, National Accounts

Summary of Responsibilities:

The vice president of national accounts has overall responsibility for national suppliers ensuring our programs, integrations, customer service quality, and ongoing relationships are strong, efficient, and effectively managed. This role is responsible for managing the utility program as well as other various Avenue5 standard programs. Additionally, this position will assist in ensuring compliance with the Avenue5 preferred supplier partnerships and standard programs.

Primary Responsibilities and Objectives:

·         Manage utility program(s) with our national supplier partner(s) for all onboarding properties and any existing properties looking to add this program

·         Lead and facilitate training on national suppliers, utility programs, and other standard programs as needed

·         Manage the receipt and organization of all sales reporting for multiple national programs and report as appropriate

·         Manage and facilitate compliance within our internal programs and with our national programs, including communicating internally and to our operators regarding the results of the compliance tracking

·         Advisor for internal teams as related to national suppliers

·         Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

·         High school diploma is required. Bachelor’s degree in accounting or another business-related field is preferred.

·         Five plus years of property management experience is required

·         Five plus years of experience purchasing, procurement, or sourcing experience is required

·         Five plus years of experience in Yardi Voyager or other equivalent systems is required

·         Five plus years of experience in Salesforce or other equivalent systems is required

·         Five plus of experience in residential property management utility billing through a third party is required

Skills and Requirements:

·         Intermediate level knowledge with MS Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (including Excel functions)

·         Proven ability to firmly manage challenging situations, negotiate pricing, improve quality, reduce lead times, and strengthen partnerships with quality suppliers

·         Possess a basic understanding of supply chain management concepts

·         Ability to work independently and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment

·         Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·         Detailed oriented and a desire to learn

·         Required to complete and successfully pass the Avenue5 Fair Housing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment training and other courses if assigned

Scheduling:

·         Typically, normal business hours

·         Ability to travel at least 20%

Environment:

·         Exposure to an environment typically found in an office building

Physical Requirements:

Avenue5 will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. These functions include, but are not limited to:

·         Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds

·         Ability to remain stationary, move around, reach, and position oneself as needed for extended periods of time

·         Must be able to observe and detect signs of emergency through visual and/or auditory cues

·         Ability to communicate and express or exchange ideas with others, as well as those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly

·         Ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, including the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound

·         Visual requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision

·         Ability to compare, copy, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate, communicate, and instruct

·         Ability to tolerate stressful situations

·         Ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision

This job description is not an all-inclusive list of functions and tasks. Over the length of employment, these functions and tasks may change.

Diversity:

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Avenue5 is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.