Supply Chain and Contractor Manager

National Trade Services is seeking an experienced and highly organized Supply Chain and Contractor Manager to oversee the recruitment, onboarding, management, and performance of our nationwide network of contractors and suppliers. This position plays a critical role in ensuring National Trade Services and Brown Point has reliable, qualified, and competitively priced contractors and suppliers positioned to support customer service requests across multiple markets and trades. The ideal candidate has experience working with contractors, facilities maintenance vendors, or skilled trades and understands how to balance service quality, responsiveness, compliance, and cost. This is a fast-paced role requiring strategic market assessment and positioning, strong communication, negotiation, organization, and relationship-management skills. Responsibilities · Assist in creating a strategic network of resources that maximizes the companies market position, value and economics, · Recruit and source contractors and suppliers across multiple geographic markets. · Build and maintain a strong network of qualified contractors and suppliers to support current and future customer needs. · Identify contractors and suppliers coverage gaps and proactively source new subcontractors in underserved markets. · Manage the vendor onboarding process, including collecting and maintaining required documentation such as W-9s, Certificates of Insurance, business licenses, and other compliance documents. · Verify subcontractor qualifications, capabilities, service areas, trade specialties, and availability. · Monitor vendor performance, responsiveness, quality of work, pricing, and overall reliability. · Develop and maintain agreed upon vendor rate structures. · Establish strong working relationships with contractors and suppliers and serve as a primary point of contact for contractors and suppliers related matters. · Address performance concerns and work directly with vendors to resolve service, pricing, or communication issues. · Coordinate with internal operations and account management teams to ensure adequate contractors and suppliers coverage for customer requirements. · Conduct routine reviews of vendor compliance documentation and ensure records remain current. · Help establish consistent Supply Chain and Contractor management processes, expectations, and standards across the organization. Qualifications · Previous experience in Supply Chain and Contractor management, subcontractor management, facilities management, procurement, construction, or a related field preferred. · Experience working with skilled trades such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, general maintenance, construction, or other facility services preferred. · Strong understanding of contractor and supplier relationships. · Experience sourcing and recruiting new contractors and suppliers. · Ability to review contractor and supplier qualifications, insurance documentation, licenses, and other compliance requirements. · Strong negotiation skills with experience discussing rates and service pricing. · Excellent written and verbal communication skills. · Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a large volume of activity, documentation, and ongoing requests. · Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. · Strong problem solving skills and the ability to handle urgent client coverage needs. · Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and other standard business software. Candidates with previous experience working for a facilities management company, national service provider, general contractor, property management company, construction company, or skilled trades organization are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience managing or developing a multi-state o…

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