Tricon Residential is an owner and operator of a growing portfolio of more than 38,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Canada. Our commitment to enriching the lives of our employees, residents and local communities underpins Tricon’s culture and business philosophy. We provide high-quality rental housing options for families across the United States and Canada through our technology-enabled operating platform and dedicated on-the-ground operating teams. Our development programs are also delivering thousands of new rental homes and apartments as part of our commitment to help solve the housing supply shortage. At Tricon, we imagine a world where housing unlocks life’s potential. For more information, visit Tricon Residential. 

Job Description

Job Summary:

The Vendor Specialist serves as Procurement support across all centralized departments, regional management, and other cross-functional teams as needed. The Vendor Specialist will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and managing vendors to ensure the timely and cost-effective delivery of goods and services for construction and maintenance projects. The role will also be responsible for tracking vendor compliance to Tricon’s national programs and support key Cost Containment initiatives across the company. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in vendor management, supply chain management, and construction. As part of a rapidly growing company and industry, this position will require innovative thinking and a desire to constantly improve processes and output from the Centralized Operations team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works closely with construction and maintenance managers to support markets in Vendor sourcing (discovery). Identify potential vendors and evaluate them based on cost, quality, reliability, and compliance with industry regulations and company standards

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors. Support Procurement in negotiating contracts and ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of goods and services

• Track and support the management of Vendor Compliance to Tricon’s national programs with vendors and internal stakeholders

• Continuously monitor and analyze vendor trends and their impact on the construction industry and company’s performance

• Coordination and oversight of vendor performance activities (vendor scorecards, vendor performance against measures, KPI/SLA tracking, effective business reviews etc.) and aggregation of results across the organization

• Work closely with Vendor Onboarding to qualify new vendors and help to maintain Tricon’s Vendor Dashboard

• Support inventory management for direct-buy programs and SmartHome system demand planning

• Operate as a subject matter expert for the chosen technology platform to support and evidence vendor management activities across the business, providing support to others as needed

• Lead business reviews with key vendors for major markets with a specific focus on Tricon’s Atlanta market

• Collaborate with procurement, legal, and other departments to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, including adherence to Trion’s Fidelity policy

Qualifications:

• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, responds well to questions, demonstrates group presentation skills.

• Writes clearly and informatively and presents numerical data in an easy to digest format.

• Knowledge of Yardi and Real Estate industry / terminology is a significant plus.

• Knowledge of Power BI, SQL, and Jaspersoft is a plus.

• Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.

• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and highly analytical.

• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize multiple tasks.

• Outstanding presentation, reporting, and communication skills.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Knowledge of budgeting, costing, and reporting systems.

• High level of analytical and problem-solving ability where problems are unusual and complex.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk; or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop; kneel; or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.

At Tricon, we are committed to creating a workplace where every individual is valued for their unique contributions, experiences, voices, and backgrounds. By embracing these principles, we aim to positively impact our business and the communities we serve, creating a lasting legacy where everyone can thrive.

Salary Range

Placement within this compensation range will be determined by the candidate’s knowledge, experience and skills.

$55,340.00 - $92,240.00