Job Purpose

Manage various projects related to the workload of the Trade Shows & Events Team. These projects include but are not limited to: trade shows, events, conferences and other customer related events that the company (both from a corporate and business unit perspective) participates in each year. Oversee key business unit leads and other cross-functional teams and implement schedule and timelines.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and execute every aspect of a project build for a trade show and/or event
• Maintain all project related tracking documents and communicate any changes to internal team or external vendors
• Create and implement project schedule and issue deadlines
• Guide and ensure consistency of client vision / line drawing / color rendering for each project
• Work in company ERP system to track progress and manage details of each specific project
• Oversee project plans and schedules for multiple projects and assure that all deadlines are met (customer previews, ship dates, return dates, etc)
• Lead, manage, supervise and provide direction to contractors and vendors
• Maintain or improve estimated gross margin on all projects
• Document add-ons or overages so that account manager can bill the client
• Ensure timely closure of projects

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Business Administration or Marketing preferred but not required
• Prior experience with Project Management
• Strong interpersonal skills
• 5-7 years of experience
• Must be willing to travel

Personal Attributes Required

• Good interpersonal and presentation skills
• Approachable
• Good planning skills, attention to detail
• Organized
• Can set priorities and gets done what’s important
• Drive for results
• Can manage through systems (monitor without doing the work)
• Can manage multiple projects at one time