Senior Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager - Concerts, Venues & Festivals

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Beverly Hills, CA, USAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 30 Days Agojob requisition
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Job Summary:

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. Ticketmaster is the global event ticketing leader with more than 550 million tickets sold and more than 12,500 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 44,000 concerts and 100+ festivals annually for more than 4,000 artists in 45+ countries.

Artist Nation Management is one of the world’s leading artist management companies, representing more than 350 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to deliver music marketing programs across 1000+ brands enabling advertisers to tap into the over 120 million fans Live Nation Entertainment delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit .Passionate

and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
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* THE ROLE:

** The Global Procurement Senior Strategic Sourcing Category Manager is responsible for the sourcing and procurement of $100M+ in spend in F&B distribution and other direct & indirect venue and event-related products and services. The emphasis is on sourcing and procurement of Food & Beverage, but will also include sourcing of non-foods, disposables, small equipment, and vendor services for Live Nation Entertainment, its corporate offices, concerts, venues, festivals and clients, as needed.

The role will also act as the procurement liaison for Crunch Time and other F&B-related systems. This position reports to the Senior Director of Global Procurement.
** WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO:
*** Working in a highly collaborative manner with a decentralized group of stakeholders and Sponsorship team members, devise and execute category strategies and both competitive and direct negotiation strategies that generate material, sustainable value regionally, nationally, or globally, as applicable.
* Lead a portfolio of sourcing, negotiating and contracting projects addressing millions of dollars in annual F&B and related spend across a wide variety of categories for Live Nation's Concerts, Venues and Festivals teams
* Interface with members of legal, sponsorship, financial/revenue recognition, operations, sales, and other stakeholder teams to bring deals to closure and ensure compliance with audit, financial, and system requirements; assist in resolving post-execution nonstandard contract modification requests/disputes and non-compliance concerns (both internal and with suppliers/distributors).
* Facilitate online supplier and catalog enablement with Ed Don, Sysco and other distribution partners to encourage and streamline utilization of LN-negotiated agreements across various stakeholder groups.
* Analyze business, financial, and legal risks and develop and communicate creative solutions and mitigation strategies for key negotiation points; conduct rigorous analysis of spend data and other quantitative metrics to enable stakeholders to make sound, data-driven decisions.
* Develop and execute procurement-related activities associated with the rollout and ongoing success of new concepts and products, including working with divisional F&B leadership on announcements and supporting materials
* Lead/mentor 1-2 specialists and/or analysts in executing F&B-related projects; mentor other team members in sourcing, negotiation, and contracting fundamentals to help upskill the broader Global Procurement team
* Lead supplier qualification efforts and partner with stakeholders in establishing and maintaining quality processes with suppliers; harness supplier expertise to drive…