xgames
Senior Manager, Live Events Procurement
Denver, Colorado, United States · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$115k-$130kDetected 6 days ago
Data EngineeringBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationAccountingFP&ASupply ChainVendor ManagementProcurementERPPerformance ManagementLeadership
About the role
- Each X Games event engages hundreds of operating vendors across venue services, broadcast infrastructure, athlete operations, hospitality, staging, and safety.
- Today, that spend is managed event-by-event
- your job is to turn it into a repeatable, phased, multi-event procurement system that protects margin, reduces risk, and scales as the league grows.
Responsibilities
- Build the Function Design and stand up how procurement runs across XGL events - the category strategies, sourcing calendars, approval workflows, and vendor performance management that don't exist yet.
- Design and implement the procurement operating model for XGL: category strategies, sourcing calendars, approval workflows, and vendor performance management
- Own and evolve the multi-event procurement phasing calendar, sequencing sourcing milestones against event lead times and identifying resource collision risks across overlapping event cycles
- Partner with Business Development/Event Ops to determine procurement's scope under each event's host-site model (promoter, co-promoter, co-producer, owned & operated) and right-size sourcing responsibility accordingly
- Partner with Finance to enforce the vendor onboarding SOP, signature authorization matrix, and spend-approval controls (Ramp-based workflow)
- Drive Cost Performance Own the sourcing and negotiation work that keeps event costs in check as the league scales.
- Lead competitive sourcing and renegotiation for recurring event vendors, with a mandate to reverse multi-year cost escalation trends
- Develop per-event and per-category unit economics with FP&A, and own procurement's contribution to event cost reduction targets
- Run sourcing, RFP, and negotiation processes for major event categories (venue build, broadcast/production support, staffing, hospitality, transportation, equipment rental)
- Manage vendor contracting in partnership with Legal, including insurance, indemnification, and payment-term standards
Requirements
- 6+ years of progressive experience in procurement, sourcing, or vendor management, with meaningful time in live events, sports, entertainment production, or large-scale experiential
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong negotiation track record with six- and seven-figure vendor agreements
- Experience with modern spend-management tools (Ramp, Coupa, or similar) and ERP environments
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving, lean environment - hands-on, not just strategic
Nice to have
- international procurement experience, multi-event or touring production background, sports league or federation experience
- category strategies, sourcing calendars, approval workflows, and vendor performance management
- Execute Flawlessly at Events Be the person on the ground making sure vendor relationships hold up under real event pressure.
- Protect the Company Keep procurement audit-ready and compliant as we operate across borders.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $115,000 - $130,000.
Benefits
- With new leadership, fresh momentum, and a clear vision, we're building what's next for action sports.
Company info
- We've entered a new chapter at X Games.
- Backed by MSP Sports Capital and ESPN/Disney, now operating as an independent company, we're scaling fast-launching our league, expanding our events, pushing content forward, and building a global home for athletes and fans who live this culture.
- About Us We've entered a new chapter at X Games.
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