Associate Trade Show & Events Manager

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

The Associate Trade Show & Events Manager for our Security and Outdoors brands including Master Lock, Sentry Safe, Yale & August Home, Therma-Tru, Larson, and Fiberon. This role plays a key role in planning, coordinating, and executing national and regional trade shows and industry events. Working closely with cross-functional teams, event leadership, and external vendors, you'll help ensure every event shows up on-brand and aligned with our strategic business objectives. This role reports to the Sr. Manager, Trade Show & Events. You will manage the annual trade show calendar, coordinate logistics for large, complex events, and independently drive critical operational tasks such as vendor coordination, budget support, material preparation, and onsite execution.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail oriented, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent projects.

Location: This is a hybrid role based out of our Deerfield, IL campus, with up to 20% seasonal travel to support events.

What you will be doing:

Event & Trade Show Support

• Manage the annual trade show calendar for the Security and Outdoors brands, collaborating with internal teams on schedules, event data, and quarterly dashboard updates
• Assist in the development of integrated trade show event marketing plans in partnership with the Sr. Manager, Trade Show & Events and key stakeholders
• Plan and execute Tier 1 and Tier 2 trade shows, ensuring alignment with company objectives, brand standards, and budget
• Coordinate all event logistics including vendor management, sponsorship deliverables, timelines, fulfillment requirements, staffing schedules, and team communications
• Provide onsite support for trade shows and events, including booth installation and dismantle, vendor coordination, lead capture, and issue resolution
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Product, Materials & Asset Coordination

• Assist in the briefing, review, and approval of exhibit structure graphics
• Order, track, and manage event materials including displays, signage, collateral, and promotional items
• Coordinate shipping, tracking, and on-site delivery of event assets in partnership with exhibit houses and logistics vendors
• Maintain inventory of event assets and support post-event reconciliation

Administrative & Financial Support

• Prepare and maintain event files, project trackers, contracts, show kits, and supporting documentation
• Manage invoicing and reconcile all show-related expenses; support preparation of event budgets and ensure programs stay on schedule and within budget
• Create post-event recaps, reporting, and performance analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Marketing, Product, Sales, and Operations teams to ensure cohesive event execution and alignment with business goals
• Serve as a primary coordination point across internal stakeholders and senior event leadership before, during, and after events

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in event planning, trade show coordination, or marketing operations
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication a