Senior Sourcing Specialist

What will I do?

The Senior Sourcing Specialist provides administrative and operational support to assigned salespeople while building and maintaining relationships with hotels, DMC partners, and team members. As part of that, you will be doing the following:

• Simultaneously manage relationships and workloads of assigned salespeople and clients.
• Create and maintain event RFPs (Request for Proposals) via Cvent software ensuring accuracy in format and required data within agreed-upon deadlines.
• Create and maintain hotel proposal summaries via Cvent and provide to the assigned sales staff.
• Provide detailed reviews of bids to specific assigned salespeople in a timely and efficient manner.
• Develop and maintain relationships with hotel, Destination Management Companies, City Visitors Bureau, and industry partners.
• Recommend properties and destinations based on event details.
• Manage, negotiate, and adhere to all contracting guidelines as identified in standard operating procedures.
• Maintain a high level of “Customer Focus” attitude and flexibility with hours worked to accommodate client contacts in various time zones.
• Manage email correspondence with hotels and assigned salespeople in a timely manner.
• Attend and participate in supplier sponsored presentations and events, virtually and in-person, which may at times occur outside of normal business hours.
• Attend virtual and in-person staff meetings, as well as industry conferences, and assist onsite with partner presentations.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed or assigned.