Meeting Planner

Akkodis is seeking a Meeting Planner for a 9-month contract with a client in Raleigh NC 27615- Hybrid.

Title: Meeting Planner

Location: Raleigh NC 27615- Hybrid

Contract: 9 months Contract- (possible C2Hire)

Pay Rate: $40-42/hr on w2 (The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.)

Job Description:

Responsible for all planning, execution, and follow-up compliance documentation and expense management of trainings, and meetings taking place in the Customer Experience Centers (CEC)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive customer visits by collaborating with hosts to develop an agenda/experience focused on the products, solutions, and services to directly impact and enhance our ability to win and close sales opportunities.

• Plan customer visits using an agenda by care setting to demonstrate portfolio capabilities to address customer challenges/needs. If the visit is virtual - similar to an in-person visit, help plan the agenda and logistics. When virtual, coordinate the camera equipment, sound, and streaming platform. Participate in practice sessions for virtual visits ahead of the go-live presentations.

• Arrange and manage all travel to and from the CECs including lodging, meals, and transportation arrangements.

• Oversee the customer visit and troubleshoot any issues related to the presentation and functionality of medical equipment, A/V communications tools, and/or streaming equipment.

• Enforce best practices and policies to ensure customer visits stay within compliance from beginning to end.

• Comply with Sunshine Act reporting; i.e., complete compliance documentation, receipts, and expense reports in accordance with company and federal guidelines and manage them through the Salesforce.com process with any other necessary information to properly and accurately document the engagement/interaction.

• Contact the appropriate vendors/resources/services to handle any repairs. Maintaining equipment - need to know how each product works, how to troubleshoot them, and when they are broken, call tech service to fix it.

• Ordering supplies for the conference rooms and care settings. Ordering snacks, and drinking supplies for the CEC (granola bars, nuts, chips, etc.) Ordering breakfast or lunch catering for customer visits/training.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Include the education and experience that is necessary to perform the job satisfactorily.

• Education Level Preferred Bachelor's Degree

• Excellent typing and organizational skills

• Previous experience in event planning, travel logistics or tradeshows

• Excellent communication, written, verbal and interpersonal skills.

• Experience working with sales and marketing teams

• Ability to work early or late hours when necessary to support customer visits, equipment deliveries.

• Proficient computer skills - Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom and Salesforce.

• Must be well-groomed, dress in business attire, i.e., dresses, suits, for customer visits.

• Excellent time management skills and have the ability to prioritize tasks during busy times.

• Solution oriented with the ability to respond quickly and efficiently to any issues that arise

• Collaboration skills and teamwork are critical, with flexibility and a positive disposition.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance