Strategic Supplier Relationship Manager

hace 1 semana


San José, San José, Costa Rica Boston Consulting Group A tiempo completo

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Supplier Relationship Manager to join our Global Meetings & Events team at the Boston Consulting Group. As a key member of this team, you will play a critical role in building and maintaining strategic relationships with suppliers to drive business growth and ensure compliance with BCG policies.

About the Role

The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of contracting principles, ideally in the meetings and events industry, and be able to negotiate and administer contracts to optimize value for BCG. You will also be responsible for managing risk across all meeting contracting, ensuring compliance with BCG policies, and monitoring supplier performance.

In addition, you will collaborate across other internal functions to align M&E activities with corporate standards, define supplier performance indicators, and manage supplier performance for key suppliers. Your ability to innovate and enhance supplier management strategies and processes will be essential to driving business success.

Requirements
  • Strong knowledge of contracting principles ideally in the meetings and events industry
  • Strong negotiation and cost-conscious skills
  • Service mindset that focuses on creating customer value, loyalty, and trust
  • Strong sense of accountability and resourcefulness in identifying and implementing process improvements
  • Value transparency and open feedback
  • Excellent in a fast-paced environment and remain calm and pragmatic under stressful situations
  • Tech-savvy and able to learn/adopt new technology tools and platforms quickly
  • Comfortable working independently, managing through ambiguity, and collaborating with a virtual team in a rapidly changing, global environment
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience ideally in a hospitality-related field
  • Experience as a paralegal or related legal position preferred
  • Knowledge of negotiation best practices, both in-person and in written form, that considers cultural norms and the customer's best interests
  • Ability to identify, analyze, and suggest solutions for problems as well as customer complaints or concerns
  • Organizational skills and ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
  • Strong attention to detail, flexibility, and the willingness to be an active team player
  • Excellent time management skills; must work well with deadlines
  • Highly responsive customer service orientation and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per annum, depending on experience. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off.



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