Sourcing Manager

At ALTOUR, we believe people are the driving force behind every meaningful connection - our clients’ and our own. With more than 1,000 team members and a presence in over 80 countries, we are a globally recognized leader in corporate travel management and a proud division of Internova Travel Group, the highest-ranking American corporate travel management company (Business Travel News).

Our mission is to manage the complexities of connecting people so they can represent their brands in the most impactful way possible. That same philosophy shapes our workplace culture, one that evolves, improves, and empowers our people to grow and thrive.

We embrace innovation and leading-edge technology to create smarter, faster, and more tailored solutions - not just for our clients, but for each other. At ALTOUR, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where your voice matters and your success is a shared journey.

Altour has an exciting opportunity for a Sourcing Manager with event experience to work with a top client! The ideal candidate will have experience in strategic sourcing of hotels and venues, including contract negotiations and tracking of cost savings to client with a focus on client strategic business objectives and financial constraints (among other requirements). This role will collaborate with the designated Meeting Planner for the program to ensure smooth delivery and hand-off sourced venues for execution.

This person will execute venue sourcing efforts for low to medium complexity meetings and events for client in a manner that promotes achievement of client business objectives. This role has strategic importance and high accountability as, by driving the venue selection process, it lays the foundation for client satisfaction, overall meeting / event quality, and Altour financial performance. A successful individual in this role will demonstrate both excellence in execution and high-quality strategic mindset centered on client business objectives.

The ideal candidate must have experience building and distributing RFPs via the CVent supplier network.

Lead execution of venue sourcing efforts for low to medium complexity client meetings and events with a focus on client satisfaction and achievement of client strategic business objectives

• Strategic Advisor for project venue selection and sourcing:
  • Serve as “strategic business ally” for client, including defining meeting objective, understanding strategic business goals
  • Incorporate client strategic business goals into sourcing processes to deliver significant client value
• Ownership of sourcing strategy execution:
  • Leverage Cvent and other venue sourcing tools to source proposals from venues through RFP processes
  • Conduct site inspections per client requests and Operations Manager and pending Senior Director, U.S. Operations approval
  • Negotiate with venues to drive value and client strategic business objectives
  • Facilitate venue contracting process in accordance with standards and client interests and practices
  • Facilitate seamless hand-off to designated Meeting Planner for program to ensure knowledge transfer of client strategic business objectives and venue considerations
• Ensure accurate data input and project record keeping
  • Manages day to day maintenance of client budget from venues to provide accurate understanding of venue expenses for each project
  • Provide inputs at the direction of U.S. Operations and Global Financial Operations to facilitate financial close of project
  • Ensure project-level inputs in Cvent platform and other key internal systems used by are accurate and are to the specifications of U.S. Operations and Global Business Intelligence Leadership

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