THIS POSTING IS FOR A FUTURE FULL-TIME REMOTE OPPORTUNITY

The Role and What You’ll Do:

Reports toDirector, Hospitality

Qualifiesrequests and briefs.

Develops profit, sourcing, and negotiation strategy.

Utilizes technology tools for sourcing and tracking sourcing and contracted volume.

Qualifies vendor responses, proposals, contractprocessand addendums.

Point of contact for vendor destination management meeting requests.

Works closely with Client Services, Creative, Hospitality, and Production on vendor negotiations, vendor performance and unique programming ideas.

Maintains initiative-taking, positive, and open line of communication with client andaccountteams to ensure understanding of deliverable timelines and roles and responsibilities.

Responsible for accurate program forecasting and updating business management system with current financials up until the file is turned over to operations.

Assist Client Services team in managing and planning site inspection documents.

As needed, arrange brainstorm and creative sessions for destination and programming ideation

Maintain final electronic files through the process as required by company standard operating procedures.

Prepare and conduct turnover meetingstothe assigned Client Services Team

Develop and maintain excellent and professional working relationships with industry vendors and clients.

Looktodevelopworkflow that will help strengthen the cohesiveness between other departments.

High-level of accuracy and diligence

Assist withnewbusinessRFPs, RFIs, presentation deliverables and special projects as assigned.

You Have These:

Knowledge of MICEIndustry

Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience insourcing,negotiating, contractingandeventdesigning with a hotel, convention center, organization,DMC,ProductionCompany, or 3rdPartyAgency

Strong Computer Skills: Excel, Word andPowerPoint

Strongknowledge of Cvent Sourcing

Experience in hotel buying, travel suppliers, event supportvendors

Knowledge of hotels and destinations globally, as well asability to maintain supplierrelationships

Experience in contract negotiations, specific tohospitality industry nuances and legal aspects, securing best rates, concessions and favorable contract terms.

Initiative-taker, motivated,great communicatorand resourceful

Candidates with CMP or similar industry certifications a plus

How we work:

WME Group is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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