Strategic Venue Procurement Manager

Emerald; United States; Híbrido; USD 80.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Unlimited vacation

Flexible working locations

401(k) plan with company match

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Parental and caregiver leave

Dependent/ commuter/ FSA benefits

Toastmasters professional development

Descripción de la vacante

Emerald is seeking a Venue Procurement Manager to oversee strategic sourcing, contracting, and administration of hotel and venue agreements across our event portfolio. You will collaborate with venue procurement, operations, and legal teams to manage day-to-day procurement workflows from sourcing through contract execution and post-contract administration.

The role serves as a key operational extension, handling routine procurement activities and negotiations while escalating material issues to

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in venue sourcing, hotel sales, hospitality operations, meeting planning, or procurement.
• Strong understanding of hotel contracts, room blocks, attrition, cancellation, concession management, and group housing practices.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Cvent technology solutions, including sourcing/RFP distribution, venue search and evaluation, and supplier relationship management.
• Experience working with hotel brands, convention centers, CVB/DMO partners, and housing providers.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Smartsheet, and data analysis/reporting tools.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing, contracting, and event support projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience coordinating contract negotiations and stakeholder communications.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsabilidades

• Review hotel, venue, and room-block agreements against approved contracting standards and templates.
• Manage routine contract negotiations with hotels, venues, and third-party sourcing partners.
• Review key business terms including room rates, room blocks, concessions, commissions, rebates, attrition, cancellation, rate protection, and other terms.
• Coordinate revisions, redlines, and clean agreements through final approval.
• Prepare and distribute RFPs and organize proposals and responses for review.
• Develop comparison summaries highlighting rates, concessions, financial terms, and risks.

Conocimientos

Venue sourcing

Contract negotiation

Cvent

Excel

Project management

Communication

Herramientas

Smartsheet

Excel

Cvent

Descripción del empleo

Emerald is seeking a Venue Procurement Manager to oversee strategic sourcing, contracting, and administration of hotel and venue agreements across our event portfolio. You will collaborate with venue procurement, operations, and legal teams to manage day-to-day procurement workflows from sourcing through contract execution and post-contract administration.

The role serves as a key operational extension, handling routine procurement activities and negotiations while escalating material issues to