Job Description
Title: Sr. Sourcing Manager – High Touch
Location: United States
BCD Meetings & Events: Sr. Sourcing Manager High Touch
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 1,500+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business, and ourselves.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Most importantly, we value our people and are committed to your success and continued growth.
About the role:
We are looking for a Sr. Sourcing Manager High Touch with outstanding customer service skills and a keen eye for detail to join our pharmaceutical meetings team! In this role, you will responsible for site sourcing, vendor contract negotiation, and cost savings generation for high touch meetings, including OCEO and Product launches. The Sr. Sourcing Manager can seamlessly manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast past environment. You must also be able to keep current on industry trends and new destination options that are appropriate for c-suite and large/complex meetings. Sound like you? Read on!
As a Sr. Sourcing Manager, you will have:
* Strong negotiation skills. Experience negotiating high touch and large meetings.
* Strong customer service skills
* Strong organizational skills
You’re good at:
* Managing the complex world of negotiating high profile and large complex meeting
* Approaching sourcing from a big picture, not a meeting by meeting approach
* Carefully handling confidential information responsibly.
You might also have:
* Experience in a healthcare setting.
* Pharmaceutical meeting & event experience.
* A bachelor’s degree in related field.
You should know:
* This role is virtual
* Our standard working hours are 8:30 AM -5:30 PM with an hour break
* Covid vaccination might be required for this role