Gail Sullivan, Cmp, Hmcc, Cis Email & Phone Number

United States

Remote

Spring City, Pa

Greater Philadelphia Area

I negotiate critical program components based on knowledge of client requirements from initial request through contract completion and turnover; this includes presentations recommending supplier and destination options and solutions. ♦ Create a request for proposal and research hotels for meeting space and sleeping rooms♦ Work with hotels to secure appropriate space, negotiate rates, negotiate concessions, mitigate risk management, and review contracts for accuracy♦ Provide client with detailed availability reports and recommendation for meeting location♦ Create estimate and maintain million dollar budgets per meeting/ program.♦ Utilize and negotiate cancellation fees and rebook opportunities with hotels and vendors

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

I built and managed multiple client relationships during venue selection and budget creation of top-level programs for Fortune 500 Companies.♦ Consistently achieved monthly savings of 15% on supplier contracts♦ Partnered with key hotel suppliers to ensure compliance with client’s addendum and budgetary parameters♦ Successfully implemented a pilot program to capture spend on food and beverage at meetings

Negotiate hotel contracts for local Pharmaceutical Company. Senior Sourcing Manager who selected appropriate venues for Advisory Boards, Investigator Meetings, Symposiums, and Internal Associate Meetings to include contract and budget negotiations for over 150 meetings annually. Worked directly with product teams and Medical Education companies to ensure the process flow timelines and deliverables were met.♦ Achieved 17% savings above standard contract savings♦ Established strong partnerships with external and internal contacts

Negotiated hotel contracts for meetings from 10 to 1,500 attendees for pharmaceutical clients. ♦ Cost savings of 10% year to date on all programs contracted♦ Customer Satisfaction score of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4♦ Coordinated and conducted city blitzes to educate me and other team members on targeted cities and upcoming trendsProject Manager Contracted and Planned meetings at the Wyeth Home Office and local hotels. Executed Investigator meetings nationwide traveling with the study team to ensure all on- site logistics were executed as planned.♦ Helped company achieve an additional 5% savings through negotiations above and beyond those originally contracted♦ Finalized all billing and ensure timely payment of all vendors used for a program within 30 days

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