Company Name: Infor
Location: United States (Remote)
Type: Full Time
Job Description:
Infor (US) LLC is seeking a Sr. Meetings and Events Manager to join our Travel and Expense team. This team provides global sourcing support for meetings and events of various capacities, working effectively with stakeholders, suppliers, and internal business partners to achieve strategic sourcing goals.
Responsibilities:
- Manage corporate contracts for Marketing/Meetings/Events to leverage buying power and maintain consistent standards across the organization.
- Manage the overall meeting and event sourcing process ensuring adherence to Infor and Koch wide best practices, internal financial controls, and processes.
- Work with strategic suppliers, RFP and RFQ preparation, review and analysis, negotiations, and contract review.
- Review purchase requests and ensure appropriate approvals.
- Hire, manage and develop procurement staff, if applicable.
- Secure and communicate market conditions, trends, and forecasts on marketing/meetings/events landscape.
- Ensure sound financial controls are in place to safeguard company assets.
- Provide an analytical focus to processes and drive improvements leading to long-term value capture.
Basic Qualifications
- Years of experience in Marketing M&E services procurement
- International sourcing experience
- Experience in travel & expense, accounting, or finance
- Experience working with internal financial control standards and processes
- Ability to travel: domestic and international up to 15%
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Having Developed and implemented strategic M&E program
- Proficiency in Cvent or other meeting and events tools
- Experience with strategic meeting management suppliers and platforms
- Strong customer focus
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong influence and consultative skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft applications
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.