Director – Corporate Events
| Company | Lowe’s |
|---|---|
| Location | Huntersville, NC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree Marketing, Business Administration, Event Planning, Communications, or related field and 8-10 Years Experience in event planning and logistics
- Master’s Degree Event Planning, Communications, Public Relations or related field
- 8-10 Years Experience in project, time and budget management
Responsibilities
- Advise and direct C-suite executives to include CEO, EVP’s and Board of Directors using both written and verbal communication demonstrating ability to influence decision making
- Lead a team of event planning professionals with the goals of planning and executing corporate events that align internal and external audiences with company priorities
- Build event strategy to include meeting purpose, objectives and delivery tactics
- Develops and manages programs and cross-functional execution of meetings, leveraging Lowe’s partnerships, media value add, and business to business relationships
- Responsible for pre and post event surveys and other measurement tactics to ensure effectiveness
- Oversee attendee management and registration to include event communications, travel arrangements and attendee preparation
- Manage vendor RFPs, negotiations and contracting for venues and services
- Responsible for large-scale event production to include virtual platforms and on-site execution
- Build complex logistics plans to ensure successful attendee experience
- Manage multi-million-dollar event budgets. Accurately forecasts and ensures resources are well allocated to deliver program objectives
- Oversee the relationship and performance of large agency and vendor teams that support the planning and delivery of programs
- Ensures all contracts and statements of work are completed for every event to mitigate risk and maintain adherence to Lowe’s compliance and risk standards
- Works across all aspects of corporate event planning and execution and across myriad of internal stakeholders and executive leadership, demonstrating command of situation even in most challenging of operating environments
- Selects and coordinates appropriate venues and services (i.e. registration, signage, meeting apps, etc.) for assigned events by working with travel, hotel, and other event vendors
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience corporate or retail environment