Meeting & Event Planner

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of these programs:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Exclusive pricing and concierge sales support on new and used vehicles

What will you do?

• Assists with preparing a project plan, including an event budget.
• Coordinates with travel providers, including airline, ground and other transportation.
• Communicates with event stakeholders to provide updates on the progress of meeting and event plans, including post-event recaps.
• Assists with planning and coordinating meeting logistics including meeting rooms, guest arrivals, departures, equipment rentals and accommodations.
• Assists with selections of dining and entertainment venues.
• Travels to support events or meetings, as well as pre-event site exploration visits.
• Coordination with outside speakers, presenters and other entertainers that are contracted with Holman
• Liaises with staff at events to coordinate details.
• Reviews and approves event bills and related invoices. Works with the accounting team to ensure proper cost allocation.
• Evaluates the outcome of meetings events to determine if meeting goals were achieved and applies information to future events.
• Assist Partners in Excellence and HR in internal and recruiting event logistics and planning.
• Oversees related in-house functions such as catered meetings and training programs.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or hospitality management or equivalent
• Certified Meeting Professions (CMP) credential preferred
• Meeting & Events planning experience preferred
• Strong detail orientation and exceptional organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task in a heavy volume environment, meet deadlines and maintain composure under pressure
• Ability to formulate and follow budgets, and negotiate and understand contracts
• Must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill and strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent ability to negotiate with vendors, including pricing, terms, and conditions

Holman is a global automotive leader that serves both commercial and consumer clients The Holman Way by always doing the right thing for our people, our customers, and the community since 1924. The Holman story began nearly a century ago as a single Ford dealership in New Jersey. Today, Holman, headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, is one of the largest family-owned automotive service organizations in North America with more than 6,500 employees across North America, the UK, and Germany.

Holman delivers a unique range of automotive-centric services including industry-leading fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States. Guided by its deeply rooted core values and principles, Holman is continuously Driving What’s Right.

Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Experience:

• Events management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Meeting facilitation: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $51,700 - $65,500