Events Planner with Swedish – Venue Sourcing CoE

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The Sourcing Specialist (Dynamic Model) is the primary liaison in the Virtual Centralized Team and leads the assigned programs.

Collaborates with a designated Meetings & Events internal team based in another country (customer market) to support Venue Sourcing per customers’ requests.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Proactively negotiate price and contract conditions with venues and suppliers in Sweden , and create reasonable preliminary budgets.
• Review meeting request and conduct meeting qualification call with clients.
• 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.
• Gather all 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
• Communicate with Procurement Team and suppliers on a timely basis, information relative to travel program operations.
• Follow standard operating procedures for all sourcing activity
• Perform other duties as required.

What We're Looking For:

• Fluent Swedish and English skills
• Minimum of one year of experience in project and event management, preferably in a sourcing role
• 4 year degree preferred
• Experience in hotel buying a plus
• Proven negotiation skills
• Program management system experience preferred, especially with an online sourcing tool
• Understanding of and ability to effect win/win solutions
• Operations experience in hospitality industry or equivalent a plus

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Location

Poland

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• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

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