Overview
As Senior Sourcing Manager, you will dedicate your work to a Life Sciences client, leading site sourcing, vendor contract negotiations and cost saving initiatives. You will shape the sourcing strategy for meetings and congresses, negotiating terms with suppliers to balancing cost, quality and integrity. You will collaborate with the client and Operations to meet venue requirements, and oversee complex events with an emphasis on compliance and efficiency. This role offers scope to influence large global programs while working in a flexible, supportive environment.
Leistungen / Benefits
- Flexible Working
- Room to Grow
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Retirement plans
- Continued education support
- Travel and hotel discounts
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Drive the Meeting and Congress Sourcing Strategy, engaging client-favored vendors and Global Hotel Partners for standalone meetings and congresses
- Negotiate supplier contracts for best prices, concessions and commissions while ensuring quality and integrity
- Communicate cancellation penalties to mitigate attrition with Operations and client
- Consult with Operations Leadership and client during venue research to meet requirements
- Review requests, participate in kickoff calls, and initiate sourcing for complex events using internal tools
- Lead complex contracting activities: hotel/AV/catering terms, floor plans, room capacities, SLAs, and reporting on activity for international congresses
- Develop and maintain Contract Summaries and Hotel Availability Grid; manage rate and concession negotiations
- Train and mentor new team members; provide escalation support and feedback to improve service levels
- Coordinate with leadership to address service challenges and drive process improvements
Zentrale Anforderungen
- Experience in industry contract negotiations and business/legal terms
- Experience with Life Sciences clients
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- German and English fluent in written and spoken forms
- Experience in preparing high-level venue PowerPoint decks
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical abilities
- Problem-solving mindset with leadership in issue resolution
- Microsoft Office applications
- PowerPoint presentations
- internal BCD sourcing tool
Senior Hotel and Venue Sourcing Manager in Halle Arbeitgeber: BCD Travel
BCD in Zürich bietet eine dynamische und unterstützende Arbeitsumgebung, die auf Flexibilität und Teamarbeit setzt. Als Junior Meeting Planner profitieren Sie von umfangreichen Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten und einem kreativen Arbeitsklima, das Ihre berufliche Entwicklung fördert. Die Möglichkeit, remote zu arbeiten, ermöglicht es Ihnen, Beruf und Privatleben optimal zu vereinbaren, während Sie an spannenden hybriden Veranstaltungen teilnehmen.
