Responsibilities

• Full-time associate.
• Lead project team to support QSR and FRS businesses through strategic planning and execution of internal and external meetings and events.
• Working with Creative Services, develop the vision for design and branding at all events – directly support content creation where needed.
• Order all supplies and materials needed for events and maintain structure, product and asset inventories.
• Serve as primary event contact and manage vendor relationships – ensuring clear and proactive communication to ensure deadline deliverables.
• Manage show services for each event, including shipping, utilities, installation and strike.
• Create, maintain and reconcile budget documents to ensure accurate expense tracking for all events.
• Oversee third-party literature fulfillment partner (inventory and ordering processes).
• Manage off-site booth storage—third-party and internal facility.
• For all customer events, manage positioning strategy and go-to-market communication of value proposition.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Marketing or related field
• Minimum of three years of event planning experience—preferably in a B2B environment
• Minimum of three years of creative design experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, good attention to detail and use of sound judgment in a fast-paced environment are essential
• Ability to build and maintain relationships and coordinate projects across different functional groups regionally
• Must have demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks.
• Understanding and commitment to customer priorities
• Strong problem solving / Analytical Skills
• Must have well-developed leadership qualities with an ability to create strong working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Must be proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Benefits

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