What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vendor Relations Manager position at DAVACO?
Job Details
Description
Company Overview
DAVACO is a leading turn-key solution provider with more than 30 years of experience supporting the world's leading brands with the development, transformation, and maintenance of their physical sites throughout North America. In collaboration with a diversified base of clients, DAVACO delivers scale, speed, and high-quality solutions that solve tomorrow’s challenges today.
Opportunity
The ideal candidate should be comfortable working within a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment where the emphasis is placed on teamwork and satisfying our clients’ needs. A background in construction and working on multiple on-going projects is preferred. Candidate should have strong attention to detail, communicate well, be self- motivated and well organized.
Job Description
As a member of the Cost Management team your job will encompass different levels of responsibility that commands professionalism and confidentiality. The Vendor Relations Manager is expected to carry out several important tasks which may include providing assistance with the vendor division in Cost Management.
Duties And Responsibilities
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
DAVACO LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Supports a Diverse, Inclusive Work Environment
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Drug-Free Workplace
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident substance abuse testing. We also perform pre-employment background checks.
Applicants With Disabilities
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting us at HR@davaco.com and/or (214)-706-4018.
Description
Company Overview
DAVACO is a leading turn-key solution provider with more than 30 years of experience supporting the world's leading brands with the development, transformation, and maintenance of their physical sites throughout North America. In collaboration with a diversified base of clients, DAVACO delivers scale, speed, and high-quality solutions that solve tomorrow’s challenges today.
Opportunity
The ideal candidate should be comfortable working within a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment where the emphasis is placed on teamwork and satisfying our clients’ needs. A background in construction and working on multiple on-going projects is preferred. Candidate should have strong attention to detail, communicate well, be self- motivated and well organized.
Job Description
As a member of the Cost Management team your job will encompass different levels of responsibility that commands professionalism and confidentiality. The Vendor Relations Manager is expected to carry out several important tasks which may include providing assistance with the vendor division in Cost Management.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Reports to Senior Director of Cost Management.
- Direct reports to Senior Estimating Coordinator, Associate Program Manager and Senior Estimator.
- Work with Business Development partners to schedule site visits, review and receive information needed to provide price to vendors.
- Review all budgets for programs done by Estimating Coordinator before delivering to vendor.
- Monitor all types of projects assigned to department to ensure deliverables to vendor are achieved in vendors required timeframe.
- Review and evaluate vendor information, surveys and plans to produce competitive price to insure award of projects.
- Review and qualify all bids received from Business Development partners.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of direct report staff.
- Meet with all potential vendors to review and vet interest in DAVACO partnering with company.
- Weekly meeting with direct staff to ensure no issues and resolve any issues with workload.
- Assign projects accordingly to Business Development partners insuring not to overload one partner.
- Manage trade partner through duration of project ensuring receipt of client required reporting, and documentation, and successful completion of projects.
- Review workload for each Business Development partner to ensure work distribution is in DAVACO’s best interest.
- Negotiate pricing with all trade partners before award.
- Ability to be self-directed.
- Ability to multitask and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Ethical practice.
- Strong written and verbal communication, including presentation skills.
- Communicate clearly, professionally, and proactively (both written and verbal) with teammates to ensure timely completion of duties.
- Strong interpersonal skills are essential.
- Motivated/Pro-active mindset.
- Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
- Five plus years of experience work with business stakeholders
- Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.
- Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.
- Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance.
- Demonstrates decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
DAVACO LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Supports a Diverse, Inclusive Work Environment
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Drug-Free Workplace
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident substance abuse testing. We also perform pre-employment background checks.
Applicants With Disabilities
If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting us at HR@davaco.com and/or (214)-706-4018.
