Director of Vendor Partnerships

HOATalent•Chicago, IL

3d•$140,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The Director of Vendor Partnerships is responsible for building and leading The CAM Collective’s national vendor partnership strategy across our portfolio of property management companies. This role is about building a high-performing bench of trusted service providers — not technology infrastructure. You will create the structure, standards, and relationships that ensure our communities have access to reliable, fairly priced, high-quality vendors across trades such as HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, landscaping, restoration, and general maintenance. You will serve as the strategic liaison between TCC and the vendors who support our member companies’ communities. The goal: strengthen service quality; improve cost discipline; reduce risk; and create portfolio-wide buying power while preserving the local relationships that matter in property management. This is a foundational leadership role for someone who understands field services, contractor management, and the operational realities of maintaining residential communities at scale.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Real Estate, or a related field; professional certifications (e.g., CPSM) are a plus.
Experience: 5+ years in procurement or vendor management, with demonstrated experience building a program from scratch.
Technical fluency: Experience with property management platforms (Vantaca, Buildium, CINC) and leading software implementations.
Negotiation strength: Proven ability to negotiate complex Master Service Agreements and manage multi-party issues.
Builder mindset: Comfort operating in ambiguity and transforming manual processes into scalable, automated systems.