Sr Manager – Corp Events

Sr Manager – Corp Events

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Marketing, Business Administration, Event Planning, Communications, or related field and 5-7 Years 7 years Experience in event planning and logistics. Additional experience can be substituted in lieu of degree
• 5-7 Years 5 years Experience in project, time, and budget management

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of corporate events that align internal and external audiences with company priorities
• Support event strategy development 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
• Collaborates with corporate events team to develop meeting, event, and activation plans on schedule, within budget, and aligned to the goals and target audience, providing guidance to event specialists
• 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
• Individual Contributor

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Marketing, Business Administration, Event Planning, Communications, or related field
• Experience in a corporate or retail environment