Shownotes 

(00:47) Intro

(8:10) What to do when you take over Facilities Management

(15:58) Kari shares about how mentors have helped her professionally

(17:29) Prioritizing as a new FM

(20:10) How FMs can help their relationship with vendors

(23:05) How preventative care can save you trouble

(25:39) How to make the most of a relationship with a vendor

(35:35) Avoiding being overwhelmed by a new position

(39:13) Wrap up

Quotes

“You always have your main vendor, but have a backup, because you may have a vendor that is dealing with an emergency at another restaurant chain...So have a second vendor, have a third vendor.  And being honest, I think with those vendors is another really big thing.” (9:16)

“I’ve had vendors get on site and be like, ‘Kari, if the health department show up, they will shut you down. Like we need to do this, this, and this in order to avoid that.’  Hey, you’re my boots on the ground, my eyes in the sky.  I need that type of feedback.  So being direct and being honest and having an open relationship with the vendor is huge.”

Links

Shawn Black

Kari Teresa

Krystal Vasquez