Sales Events Manager

Sales Event Manager

Pella, IA

Hybrid position (Tues, Wed, Thurs in office)

 

Position Overview

The Sales Event Manager plays a critical role in designing, planning, and delivering Pella’s most impactful sales events—including the National Sales Meeting, Winter Business Meetings, Collaboration Sessions, Fall Planning sessions, and other key sales and marketing initiatives.

This role ensures strategic alignment with organizational priorities while overseeing all event logistics, registration processes, and execution from concept through completion. As a key member of the Sales Excellence team, this individual helps create memorable, educational, and meaningful experiences for our sales organization and broader internal audiences.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales leadership to develop and implement events and programs that align with business goals and strategic objectives.
• Lead planning and execution of major sales events, ensuring programs support organizational priorities.
• Manage all end‑to‑end event logistics, including venue selection, contracting, AV/production, catering, transportation, and lodging.
• Create and maintain event timelines, project plans, and detailed execution schedules.
• Oversee attendee registration platforms, communications, reporting, and data accuracy.
• Direct onsite event operations, providing leadership to staff and managing vendor performance.
• Collaborate with internal partners—including Corporate Events, Marketing, and Communications—to ensure alignment, brand consistency, and successful event delivery.
• Manage event budgets, monitor expenditures, and ensure adherence to financial guidelines.
• Conduct post‑event evaluations and provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Event Manager or in a similar role, with demonstrated success planning and executing large‑scale or corporate events.
• Minimum 5 years of event management experience.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project‑management skills.
• Creative thinker with strong problem‑solving abilities and the foresight to anticipate and mitigate risks.
• Proficiency with event registration software and Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience managing budgets and negotiating vendor contracts.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment, work under pressure, and remain composed during high‑stress situations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in event management, marketing, communications, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered. Relevant professional certifications are a plus.

 

About Pella Corporation

As the #1 most-preferred national window and door brand by homeowners across the country, Pella Corporation leads the industry in innovation and design. Founded in 1925, today the Pella Family of Brands encompasses a robust product offering sold and installed through various channels. We are a growing, privately owned company with 20 manufacturing locations and over 10,000 team members in the U.S. and Canada. Pella is consistently recognized as a great place to work by Newsweek, Forbes and Glassdoor, having most recently been named to America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek in 2024, as well as Forbes' 2024 Best Employers for Women and Best-In-State Employer in Iowa. We have also received numerous accolades for innovation and design, including Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024 and Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2022 and 2023.

At Pella, our team cares deeply, learns continuously and achieves results that go beyond. We encourage creative thinking that seeks out and includes diverse perspectives. And we empower you to do the work you’re most proud of — that’s why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.

With talent just like you, we are imagining, building and fighting for a brighter future for generations to come. Ready to find a career that sparks your passion?