Contract Negotiator - Contractor

Role Responsibilities

• Completing negotiations on all requests based on CLC policies and procedures
• Utilizing decision-making skills to find hotel options that fit client savings guidelines
• Effectively communicating with internal clients and contracted hotels via phone and email to ensure consistency with CLC and Corpay policies
• Identifying trends and opportunities for client savings and potential market consolidation
• Possessing the ability to analyze historical hotel rate and volume history by hotel and market area to ensure competitive pricing structures
• Exhibiting and utilizing knowledge of the hotel industry and regional markets associated with clients
• Identifying and resolving client and hotel issues daily
• Meting or exceeding all client savings expectations
• Collaborating with internal account management teams and offering long-term solutions to ensure network consolidation for our clients

Qualifications & Skills

• College degree preferred or 1-3 years previous related experience
• Previous hotel/lodging experience and/or training is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate successfully with short notice and firm deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve at a high level through critical thinking
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and deliver superior service with a high degree of accuracy
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and navigating the internet
• Excellent personal interaction, communication, and phone skills along with a high degree of initiative, personal responsibility, ownership, and commitment to providing the highest level of customer service