Lead Event Planning Specialist (Hybrid)

Essential duties & responsibilities: (detailed description) 

• Execute meeting planning strategy and cadence in alignment with divisional goals and budget. 
• Develop and manage all aspects for assigned divisional meetings. Meetings could range from 20 to 500 people and include leadership meetings, product launches, area meetings, council meetings, special events, etc.  
• Coordinate all event details, which include but are not limited to: event budgeting, attendee communications, invitations, registration, air and ground travel, hotel accommodations, rooming list management, agenda development, food and beverage, audio visual, amenity selection, site inspections and selection, billing reconciliation, program evaluations and follow-up with minimal direction. 
• Create program budgets, control documents and tracking information for every program. Complete all required documents and follow policies and procedures to ensure compliance and continuity of all programs. \
• Define appropriate budget with financial partners and execute within that established budget. Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of all invoices. 
• Collaborate across groups, divisions and business units for division meetings (i.e. national sales meeting, mid-year meetings, etc.) as instructed by leadership. 
• Partner with stakeholders on their event planning needs and budgets, working with internal partners to execute. 
• Deliver attendee experiences that generate high levels of engagement, in-person and/or virtually. 
• Manage multiple meetings simultaneously that may be occurring at the same timeframe. 
• Willingly support other team members in the execution of meetings, and pitch in where needed to support with pre-event tasks and assistance onsite. 
• Manage vendors and external partners with clear communication and instructions to support event execution. 
• Contribute to processes, systems and tools for effective meeting planning and evaluation across the division. 
• Assist in event planning, execution, and facilitation, as needed, for all other Customer and Employee Engagement functions (Internal Meetings and Events, Employee Engagement, Customer Engagement)