Experienced Full Stack Supplier Engagement Manager – Remote Opportunity for Strategic Partnership Development and Group Inclusion Negotiations

About Apple Leisure Group At Apple Leisure Group, we're passionate about delivering distinctive experiences for our guests while providing a world of understanding and care. As North America's only vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management group, we combine the expertise of 14 industry-leading brands to create unforgettable vacations for our guests. Our unique niche allows us to oversee every aspect of the travel experience, from booking to return, ensuring exceptional value for travelers and strong performance for resort owners and partners. Job Summary We're seeking an experienced and results-driven Supplier Engagement Manager to join our team in a full-time, remote opportunity. As a key member of our Vacations department, you'll be responsible for negotiating group inclusions, promotions, and support for our Groups department needs, developing supplier relationships, and creating strategies that drive business growth and competitiveness in the Mexico-Caribbean market. If you're a strategic thinker with excellent communication and negotiation skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Own supplier relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for group-related questions and opportunities.
• Facilitate communication and projects among the Groups Department and Supplier Engagement teams to drive positive impact on ALGV performance.
• Analyze Groups data, share it regularly with suppliers, and apply it to create win-win solutions that benefit all parties, showcasing the value of opportunities and persuading suppliers to engage.
• Negotiate Groups policies, Group Credit offers, or promotions to drive business growth and competitiveness.
• Negotiate new programs with suppliers to maintain industry-leading products and innovative offerings.
• Timely address turnaround issues and other challenges arising with suppliers.
• Coordinate and finalize ongoing team supplier trainings to ensure team members are continuously learning about products and destinations.
• Contribute to the development of unique processes for groups.
• Understand Groups divisions and key processes.
• Effectively communicate market trend feedback based on supplier meetings and discussions to SE & Groups Leaders.
• Professionally represent ALGV by attending various supplier and industry events.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ALG core values.

Essential Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• Account management experience, preferably in the travel industry.
• Personable interaction and ability to create and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and team colleagues.
• The ability to use knowledge and data to create win-win solutions that benefit all parties, showcase the value of opportunities, and persuade others to engage.
• The ability to travel by air, car, and train for approximately 10% of your work schedule, including international travel, corporate headquarters visits, and trade shows.
• Travel industry experience and/or training is strongly preferred.
• Effective negotiation/selling skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to proactively engage with internal and external contributors to deliver desired results.
• Analytical skills to work with data and make suggestions based on various reports.
• Strong initiative and time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

We're looking for candidates with:

• Experience with Salesforce product.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft suite and ability to quickly learn analytics and reporting tools.

Education A Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university, along with two or more years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

About Our Company

Culture At Apple Leisure Group, we're committed to creating a workplace culture grounded in diversity and inclusion, where our Colleagues feel welcome and encouraged to fully participate. We value empathy, integrity, respect, inclusion, experimentation, and well-being, and we strive to foster creativity and engagement in respectful environments. Benefits at a Glance (US) We offer a comprehensive benefit package to our U.S.-based employees, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Basic Life Insurance.
• Short & Long Term Disability.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Corporate Wellness Program.
• Travel Discounts & Deals.
• Paid Time Off & Holidays.
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match.

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