Senior Sourcing Specialist

About BoomPop, Inc.

Who We Are

At BoomPop, we believe in the importance of bringing people together. Since 2020, we've been transforming the way people gather, making it easier, more engaging, and truly unforgettable. We combine a top-notch event planning team with cutting-edge AI technology to make planning events as easy as shopping online.

We’ve organized critical events for over 6,000 clients, including Google, Nike, and Accenture, bringing together more than 300,000 attendees. And we're just getting started.

We have raised over $35M from top-tier investors, including Atomic, ACME Capital, and Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod).

Why Join Us?

The world of work is changing, and BoomPop is leading the charge. With remote work on the rise, companies like Airbnb, Salesforce, and Shopify are embracing a new mantra: “Offsites are the new office.”

The group travel and events industry is booming, and we're at the heart of it. Businesses are shifting their budgets from traditional office spaces to in-person experiences. Group travel, which was already a massive part of the $900 billion corporate travel industry, is growing even faster now.

Join us and be part of a world-class team that's redefining the future of travel and events. You'll find endless opportunities for growth, the chance to work with top-tier clients, and the thrill of making a real impact on the world.

Mission: Essence of the Job

As one of our first Senior Sourcing Specialists at BoomPop, you’ll become part of our expanding sourcing team. You will play a critical role in managing a customer account and helping our client book non-hotel vendors for their events. This means you’ll anticipate, support, and analyze the sourcing needs of our client with exceptional customer service, account management, unwavering adaptability to changing needs, and a strong focus on reducing time-to-source. You will also play a crucial role in helping to inform product development decisions and contributing to the overall growth and success of the company. This role sits at a critical nexus point between sales and our event agency.

Top 3 Priorities

1. Ability to negotiate with non-hotel vendors and finalize vendor bookings that are aligned with the client’s preferences. You will own this entire process!
2. Understand holistic client needs, maintain clear communication, and be the main point of contact between the customer account and non-hotel vendors.  The ability to work with multiple contacts within the customer account and manage the non-hotel vendor bookings for the account is a priority!
3. Provide cross-functional sourcing support across the Customer Account, Sales Team, and Sourcing Team, rigorously prioritizing the highest impact areas among other competing priorities.

Within 30 days:

• You will have familiarized yourself with the sourcing team and processes by learning the BoomPop product and SOPs. You'll also begin establishing relationships with the Customer Account. You will be fully onboarded and sourcing non-hotel vendors for the customer account.

Within 60 days:

• You will provide product and partnerhub feedback and help with projects to streamline sourcing. You will make suggestions on changes needed to the SOP  in order to better the sourcing process for the customer account. You’ll also have a full understanding of BP’s software and Full Event Agency

Within 90 days:

• You will become a trusted and reliable sourcer for the customer account and build strong relationships with non-hotel vendors and the customer account. You’ll also begin to own projects that will contribute to elevating the sourcing process.

Competencies

• Customer Service Excellence. Delivers unforgettable service and makes every client feel like a VIP.
• Communication & Collaboration. Keeps everyone aligned with clear updates and smooth teamwork.
• Self-Management. Stays organized, motivated, and accountable without needing much hand-holding.
• Account  Management.  Maintain strong, long-term relationships with the customer account, focusing on client needs, ensuring successful sourcing support.
• Strategy & Innovation. Brings fresh ideas and big-picture thinking to make every event smarter and better.

What you'll do

• Own the non-hotel sourcing process for the Customer Account
• Handle and finalize all non-hotel bookings, including negotiating contract terms and clauses
• Partner with the Sourcing Manager who will own the hotel sourcing process for the Customer Account. 
• Partner with the international sourcing support team, who will assist with all non-hotel vendor bookings
• Partner with sales to ensure contracts are executed, and clients are happy   
• Work with supply partners to ensure RFP accuracy to reduce sourcing errors, and reduce the overall time it takes us to complete the sourcing product platform-wide as a first issue priority
• Regularly review the sourcing funnel and analyze needs, opportunities, and potential blockers
• Demonstrate exceptional client obsession by consistently meeting or exceeding client expectations
• Adapt to changing client requests with a positive attitude and a focus on finding solutions
• Own process improvement and documentation for best practices to ensure the team is set up for success
• Establish an ongoing feedback loop with the partnerships team on hotel performance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the Meetings & Events industry, with a focus on sourcing, vendor management/coordination, sales, planning, and execution
• 1-3 years of experience in hotels/hospitality required
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Strong adaptability, flexibility, and problem-solving skills 
• Strong sense of urgency and the ability to rigorously prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent project management skills and experience managing a high volume of tasks
• Strong executive presence and ability to present information to a variety of senior leaders
• Proven ability to be creative and innovative in planning in-person events

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary + equity, with tons of room for career growth
• Company sponsored 401(k)
• Generous PTO
• Paid parental leave 
• Flexibility to work from anywhere
• Amazing annual team-wide and department offsites
• World-class medical, vision, and dental plans with 100% employee contributions covered + 80% dependent contributions covered
• $50/month phone stipend

Occasional Travel: Connecting is in our DNA, please note that we anticipate roughly 6-8 nights of travel per year for this role.

Total Compensation Package; Including Benefits and Stock:

• Base: $72,000 - $75,000 a year; Depending on Experience and Qualifications
• Medical, vision, dental, life: $10,000 - $16,000 a year; Depending on Individual or Family Plan
• Equity: Our vision is to take BoomPop to the moon 🚀

Please note that this is a fully-remote opportunity. 

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.

BoomPop is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. BoomPop considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For California-based applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, BoomPop will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

If you have any questions or if you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected].