Administrative and Vendor Management Assistant

Administrative and Vendor Management Assistant Pratum Companies is seeking an Administrative and Vendor Management Assistant to serve in an administrative capacity, supporting the property operations team most significantly, but also multiple corporate department leaders.
Aside from administrative and project tasks as assigned, this role will be the primary administrative point of contact for the company's vendor management activities (including vendor relations, administering the solicitation/bid process, contract tracking, purchase orders, and other initiatives with respect to procurement and vendor engagement).
Additionally, this role will provide administrative support to the leadership of the multiple corporate departments.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required in order to do so.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The role will be based in our corporate office in Gaithersburg, MD.
This is expected to be a full-time position, Monday-Friday 8:
30-5:
30 (less break time).
This is not a remote role and requires residency in the Washington, DC metro region.
PRIMARY/ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Vendor Management Tracks and coordinates current and prospective vendors Prepares and administers contracts and purchase orders as appropriate Coordinate with key stakeholders to log and enable comparison of bid/proposal terms to assist with ensuring requirements are met, terms and delivery dates are accurate, and determining contract awards Maintains a database regarding vendors' performance, service offerings, and results of work performed Other related duties as assigned.
General Administrative Prepare, draft, and edit correspondence, communications, letters, e-mails, presentations and other documents using e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other software Manage calendars and schedules for meetings, appointments, and projects for assigned team members, including arranging for meeting logistics and keeping meeting minutes May conduct research, assemble and analyze data to prepare reports and documents Monitor, respond to and distribute incoming communications Interact with internal staff at all levels as well as external clients, associates, vendors, business partners, etc.
Other duties, responsibilities, tasks, and projects as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, ABILITIES The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
3 years' experience providing administrative support to department head level executives.
Prior demonstrated successful experience with vendor management, procurement, and/or vendor relationship coordination.
Experience in managing projects, tasks, input and contributions by multiple stakeholders, and time/task follow-up to ensure projects remain on-track for on-time and complete delivery.
Strong proficiency with computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases, Sharepoint, etc.) and Adobe.
Prior experience with Yardi property management system is highly preferred.
Knowledge of standard office administrative practices and procedures High school diploma required.
Bachelor's degree a plus, but not required Technical knowledge and experience necessary to perform the tasks and responsibilities above.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong sense of urgency, responsive and service-oriented, able to prioritize and reprioritize to address evolving operational demands.
Must be a proactive self-starter and show initiative and be able to gather and monitor information and data and anticipate others' needs based on the circumstances.
Must display outstanding judgment and decision-making ability, and drive to results with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
Excellent administrative skills.
Able to understand written documents to extrapolate important information, effectively communicates in writing and via e-mail correspondence to ensure detail-oriented follow-up, able to track, organize and trace important information and dates for timely follow-up and attention.
Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; able to effectively communicate with various audiences at all levels both inside and outside the Company.
This role is full-time non-exempt and has an anticipated hourly pay range of $26.45-$31.25/hour for a new employee depending on a number of relevant factors including individuals' experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities, client/property or company budgetary limitations/guidelines, and other job-related company and market considerations.
This position may be eligible to receive discretionary and/or performance-based bonuses on a spot or annual basis, which are variable depending on individual merit/performance, budgetary limitations, company performance, and other job-related factors.
This non-exempt role will be eligible for overtime for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week.
Full-time positions (30 hours/week) are eligible for 2 weeks paid vacation, 3 weeks sick and related leave, 11 paid holidays, and health & welfare benefits as outlined on the Company's website.
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[***/careers/) Pratum Companies is committed to a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.