Contracts & Sourcing Manager – Meeting and Events Company

The London office of US-owned event and meeting planning company seeks a Contract & Sourcing Manager for a busy role reporting into their US office. As the sourcing lead and first point of contact you will liaise extensively with their corporate clients to understand their requirements, draft meeting specifications, send out leads to European hotels, review their proposals including space requirements and currency conversions and negotiate the contract.

This position requires substantial knowledge and experience within event and meeting management. You will have:

Strong understanding of hotel proposals and contracts

Excellent negotiations skills

The ability to set and manage budgets

They seek a professional individual with demonstrable experience in developing and maintaining successful key client and supplier relationships.

You will be a forward planner, solutions oriented and analytical with an aptitude for technology and experienced with Microsoft Office in particular Excel.

Please note: travel is not involved in this role.