Industry Relations Account Cultivator - Tampa, FL

Location: Tampa, FL
Company: Vendor Root
Position: Industry Relations Account Cultivator
Employment Type: Full Time

Vendor Root is expanding into new markets, and we are looking for driven, polished, people first professionals to become the face of our company in the field.

This is not a desk job.

This is a role for the person who can walk into a room full of strangers and leave with names, stories, pain points, trust, and opportunity. It is for the natural connector. The listener. The closer. The person who knows how to read people, ask the right questions, uncover the real problem, and become the person businesses remember when something needs to get fixed.

Vendor Root serves the vendors who keep apartment communities, commercial properties, hotels, condos, HOAs, and management companies running. Our clients include the essential businesses properties depend on every day: plumbers, contractors, asphalt companies, concrete companies, restoration teams, maintenance providers, and other service partners that keep buildings, communities, and operations alive.

Our Industry Relations Account Cultivators are the bridge between the businesses that need solutions and the vendors who can provide them.

You are not simply collecting leads.

You are walking into the field, finding the friction, hearing what is broken, learning who is not showing up, discovering what projects are coming, and helping Vendor Root connect the right people to the right opportunities.

You become the person a property manager trusts enough to tell the truth to.

You become the one who hears what is really happening behind the front desk, inside the maintenance office, and across the property.

You become the miracle person who brings solutions before the problem becomes a disaster.

What You’ll Do

As an Industry Relations Account Cultivator, you will travel throughout your assigned market visiting apartment communities, property management offices, commercial buildings, condos, hotels, HOAs, and other business locations to build relationships and uncover opportunities for Vendor Root supplier partners.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Visiting properties and businesses in your assigned market on a regular basis
• Building real relationships with property managers, regional managers, owners, maintenance teams, office staff, and decision makers
• Asking smart questions to uncover service needs, vendor problems, upcoming projects, budget concerns, and operational pain points
• Gathering real time field intelligence about what businesses need, what vendors they use, and where current vendors may be falling short
• Identifying qualified opportunities for Vendor Root supplier partners
• Creating introductions, meetings, and business development opportunities for our vendor clients
• Representing Vendor Root with professionalism, confidence, warmth, and integrity
• Attending networking events, trade shows, apartment association events, and industry functions when needed
• Recording notes, contacts, property details, opportunities, and follow up items in our CRM
• Supporting Vendor Root as we expand into new cities and major markets across the country

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for people who are hungry, polished, emotionally intelligent, and not afraid to walk through a door without an introduction.

This role is ideal for someone who has the courage of a salesperson, the social instinct of a bartender, the confidence of a real estate agent, and the listening skills of someone people naturally open up to.

You may be a strong fit if you are:

• Professional, outgoing, and relationship focused
• Comfortable walking into new businesses and starting conversations
• A natural networker who enjoys meeting people in person
• Confident speaking with decision makers, managers, owners, and staff
• Skilled at listening, reading a room, and identifying what people actually need
• Self motivated, organized, and comfortable working independently in the field
• Willing to drive, travel locally, and spend most of your time out meeting people
• Strong with follow up, note taking, and communication
• Interested in sales, business development, networking, property management, or vendor services
• Motivated by growth, commission, opportunity, and building something from the ground up

Preferred Experience

Experience in any of the following fields is helpful, but not required:

• Multifamily housing
• Property management
• Vendor sales
• Construction
• Restoration
• Maintenance services
• Plumbing, asphalt, concrete, roofing, landscaping, or trade related services
• Outside sales
• Business development
• Real estate
• Hospitality
• Marketing
• HOA, commercial, hotel, or apartment industry experience
• Bartending, serving, or other high volume people focused roles

We care less about a perfect resume and more about your ability to build trust, start conversations, follow through, and find opportunity where other people walk past it.

Why Join Vendor Root?

Vendor Root is not a typical lead generation company.

We are a boots on the ground, faith based, relationship first company built on real conversations, real intelligence, and real business opportunities.

We do not believe the best leads come from sitting behind a screen. We believe they come from walking the property, shaking the hand, hearing the complaint, remembering the name, and becoming the person businesses call when they need something solved.

As an Industry Relations Account Cultivator, you will be part of a growing company expanding into major markets across the country. You will have the opportunity to build a powerful professional network, grow with the company, and help shape Vendor Root from the ground up as we launch into new cities.

This is a role for someone who wants more than a paycheck.

It is for someone who wants a territory, a reputation, a network, and a chance to help build something.

Now Hiring In

Tampa, Florida

How to Apply

If you are motivated, professional, relationship driven, and ready to help grow a company from the ground up, we would love to speak with you.

Please send your resume to:

bburnside@vendorroot.com
cavey@vendorroot.com

You may also message us directly for more information.