Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

About Us:

At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward. 

 

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 50+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 1,800+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table.

 

While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something. 

 

See what life is about at BCD M&E at bcdme.com/careers

 

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager 

We are looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role you will be responsible for driving strategy as it pertains to sourcing and contracting against the full book of business for one of BCD M&E’s global accounts.  You will specialize in creating partnerships both within the client’s organization, but also across the industry.  

A key trait is that you must possess is the ability to listen and design outcomes that are favorable to the business needs while having your finger on the pulse of the marketplace and upcoming trends.

 

This is a Senior Manager level role responsible for both operations and account management for a client-dedicated team. This role oversees other Sourcing Managers and works with both internal and external stakeholders.

 

Previous account management, operations management, and industry experience (corporate meetings and events) are required.  

 

Your responsibilities 

• Marketplace knowledge, trends, and the understanding of how to apply them.
• Creating and maintaining relationships with executives to understand their business drivers
• Develop, implement, train, and measure standard operating procedures in partnership with Senior Operations Manager to members of Subject Matter Expert team.  
• Creating training and developing opportunities for teammates that allow them to flourish and grow their knowledge base
• Be proactive and anticipatory with operational trends and implement necessary changes in a timely manner.
• Meeting and exceeding customer expectation, when it comes to customer service levels, quality and productivity

 

You’re good at 

• Thinking outside the box.
• Relationship development and maintenance.
• Managing multiple priorities and being adaptable. You have exceptional problem-solving skills and are calm under pressure.
• Communication: listening, digesting and transferring knowledge
• Teamwork. It takes a village.
• Cvent and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Providing superior customer service. 

 

You might also have 

• 5+ years in a venue procurement, purchasing or venue sourcing role within the corporate meetings and events space.
• 5+ years of experience in account/client management.
• 3+ years of experience in managing a professional team