VENDOR RELATIONS TERRITORY MANAGER

About Us

Do you enjoy working in a people first remote environment where employees are treated with respect and provided opportunities to develop professionally? At LDR Site Services, we know that having an engaged workforce is key to our success. We have grown rapidly over the past several years and are seeking the best people to help us continue to scale-up in our next exciting phase of growth!

LDR Site Services was founded in 2010 and offers its customers a single point of coordination for equipment rental and related waste hauling services to site-based projects across the US supporting multiple industries with varying needs including environmental, emergency response, facilities maintenance, retail, government construction and other commercial markets. As a leader in our field, we have a national network of suppliers throughout the country.

job summary :

This highly impactful role is responsible for being the vendor expert in their assigned geographic territory. They will be tasked with sourcing new vendors, working with current vendors, setting pricing and service areas, and ensuring relationships are nurtured and grown. This role will also work with internal stakeholders to ensure vendors are following LDR's service, quality, and billing procedures / standards. This position is vital to the attainment of LDR's tactical and long-term vendor management strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will :

• Build positive and productive relationships with vendors whereby expectations are set and exceeded for both parties
• Negotiate vendor pricing
• Establish service areas(that coincide with the set pricing)
• Establish clear and enforceable vendor terms (billing expectations, quality, service)
• Maintain an expert knowledge of their territory's driving factors (pricing, geographic, service issues, etc.)
• Establish preferred vendor lists for each zone / market etc.
• Work with the Accounts Payable team to ensure proper billing process is being followed and consistent timely payments occur
• Work with sales leadership to ensure the correct coverage in areas of opportunity
• Meet or exceed position specific performance objectives utilizing clear, measurable, and reportable metrics / KPMs
• Leverage experience and related tools to improve both the speed and the quality of our sourcing activities
• Implement process improvements for vendor selection, network expansion and price negotiations.
• Implement tactics and strategies to promote vendor effectiveness and efficiency
• Utilize measurable performance metrics for all levels of procurement activities
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with all internal departments and team members.
• Work collaboratively across the organization to identify opportunities; assist with problem solving / root cause analysis, offer solutions and process improvements for consideration.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess the following experience, skills, and qualifications :

Educational Requirements :