Meetings & Events Supplier Management Manager

The group partners closely with senior leaders, functional and regional event teams, and individual meeting planners across the company to enhance overall event experience while creating efficiencies and scale and lowering risk for all meeting formats (in-person, virtual, & hybrid). The Meeting & Events Supplier Management team is responsible for building & managing a global network of preferred suppliers to support BCG meetings & events and works collaboratively with our Procurement, Legal and Insurance teams to protect BCG in the planning and execution of meetings and events. Key activities and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): • Build and manage appropriate strategies for assigned supplier categories • Manage risk across all meeting contracting • Ensure compliance with BCG policies • Negotiate and administer contracts and terminations to optimize value for BCG • Monitor and report on supplier performance • Collaborate across other internal functions to align M&E activities with corporate standards • Play role of contract advocate for internal customers ensuring they understand the risks involved in contracting • Provide training and advice to internal teams and customers on supplier best practices • Define supplier performance indicators, manage supplier performance for key suppliers via stakeholder feedback and performance-based metrics • Collaborate with other category leads and across the department to continuously innovate and enhance supplier management strategies and processes. • Lead category management projects The Meeting & Events Supplier Management Manager should be comfortable working across multiple functions within BCG to ensure appropriate financial, risk, and legal requirements are being met and be a strong strategic thought partner and subject matter expert, defining and implementing continuous improvement for both long and short-term initiatives • You possess strong negotiation and cost-conscious skills • You approach things with a service mindset that focuses on creating customer value, loyalty and trust • You have a strong sense of accountability and resourcefulness in identifying and implementing process improvements • You value transparency and open feedback and strive to ‘unlock the potential’ of those who work around you • You excel in a fast-paced environment and remain calm and pragmatic under stressful situations • You are able to learn new systems and processes quickly, in a self-driven education environment • You are tech-savvy and able to learn/adopt new technology tools and platforms quickly • You are comfortable working independently, managing through ambiguity, and collaborating with a virtual team in a rapidly changing, global environment • You possess awareness of cultural differences and a willingness to adapt work style to allow consensus-driven decision-making and cross-team collaboration • Ability to independently resolve issues/problems using critical thinking, analysis and data always keeping the big picture in mind