Sourcing Manager

Global Business Travel — Bangalore, India

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued. What You’ll Do Function as the primary client liaison and lead for assigned programs. Negotiate critical program components based on knowledge of client requirements from initial request through contract completion and turnover; this includes recommending supplier and destinations options and solutions. Proactively negotiate price and contract and create reasonable preliminary budgets. Follow standard operating procedures for all sourcing activity. Review meeting request and conducts meeting qualification call with client and develop and implement program and profit/negotiation strategy to achieve best price and/or enhancement consideration with suppliers, supporting the specific needs of the client. Utilize knowledge of domestic and international destinations to recommend appropriate sites. Maintain knowledge of new destination options, value-priced destination options and promotional offerings. Gather all the information necessary to properly source and place an event on behalf of a client, including standard availability grids from designated technology tool. Initiate RFP process to secure appropriate room blocks, logistical event needs, and pricing from hotels and other suppliers. Qualify proposals to determine if appropriate and competitive and meet client deadline providing availability grid based on client standards, and review with client and team. Negotiate and confirm critical program components with supplier(s) and team, utilizing basic terms and conditions, and/or modifying pre-existing master policies to meet individual client requirements., advise the team and customer of initial deposit requirement and secure payment and Maintain accurate records, system input, and complete file man

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