Sourcing Manager

Posted 23hrs ago

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Sourcing Manager managing hotel sourcing and vendor coordination for events at BoomPop. Responsible for negotiating contracts, ensuring RFP accuracy, and improving sourcing processes.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the hotel sourcing process from client kickoff, to RFPs, through signed contracts, including negotiating contract terms and clauses
  • Partner with event planners on sourcing needs for clients
  • Work with supply partners to ensure RFP accuracy to reduce sourcing errors, and reduce the overall time it takes us to complete the sourcing product platform-wide as a first issue priority
  • Regularly review the sourcing funnel and analyze needs, opportunities, and potential blockers
  • Demonstrate exceptional client obsession by consistently meeting or exceeding client expectations
  • Adapt to changing client requests with a positive attitude and a focus on finding solutions
  • Own process improvement and documentation for best practices to ensure the team is set up for success
  • Establish an ongoing feedback loop with the partnerships team on hotel performance

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience in end-to-end event management with a focus on sourcing, vendor management/coordination, planning, execution, and budget management
  • 3-5 years of experience in hotels/hospitality required
  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
  • Strong adaptability, flexibility, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong sense of urgency and the ability to rigorously prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent project management skills and experience managing a high volume of tasks
  • Strong executive presence and ability to present information to a variety of senior leaders
  • Proven ability to be creative and innovative in planning in-person events.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary + equity, with tons of room for career growth
  • Company sponsored 401(k)
  • Generous PTO
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere
  • Amazing annual team-wide and department offsites
  • World-class medical, vision, and dental plans with 100% employee contributions covered + 80% dependent contributions covered
  • $50/month phone stipend
  • Occasional Travel: Connecting is in our DNA, please note that we anticipate roughly 6-8 nights of travel per year for this role.