Campaigns and Events Specialist

Campaigns & Events Specialist - Budget and Operations - Hybrid | Cary, North Carolina

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About the job

SAS Marketing Team is looking for a Campaigns & Events Specialist to join us!

Are you a multi-tasker that thrives with a diverse workload? Do you derive energy from a fast-paced environment? Do you like to dive deep into the details? If so, SAS is looking for you to make an immediate impact in our Marketing organization as a Campaigns & Events Specialist focused on budget, PO creation and large investment management.

We're seeking a self-starting, results-focused marketer to support SAS' overall marketing strategy. You will work to support the budgetary and operational needs of three Marketing teams, Americas Field Marketing, Brand and Global Campaign Center. This role is directly accountable to the financials, operations and logistics that are critical for our marketing teams to perform on all cylinders!

As a Campaigns & Events Specialist you will:

Manage the marketing campaign budget, reconcile against budget forecasts, create POs and track corresponding invoices for events and sponsorships.
• Engage regularly with SAS Finance team to understand budget requests and facilitate the financial process with marketers.
• Oversee the workflow of contract requests between marketers, SAS legal team and vendors.
• Monitor individual project expenses to keep within budget guidelines; work to minimize costs and maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Responsible for the operations and logistics of marketing activities, events and/or campaigns.
• Creates and executes plans for SAS and third-party live and virtual events, specifically in the areas of facility/onsite support, equipment, catering, giveaways, materials and shipping logistics.
• Utilizes and masters systems that enable marketing processes and campaign development including Oracle Fusion, Customer Intelligence 360 Plan, and more.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Marketing, Sales, Finance or logistics related function in the technology industry.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
• Experience working with Oracle Fusion and SAS Customer Intelligence 360 Plan strongly perferred
• You're curious, passionate, authentic and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Preferred Qualifications

• Considerable understanding of budget management, business-to-business sales/marketing processes, campaign operations, and logistics.
• Excellent customer service skills, ability to work in a fast- paced, customer-driven environment; ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated project management and event management/execution skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of marketing software tools, with a high degree of efficiency with MS Excel, but also experience with Word, PowerPoint, sales automation/CRM, and workflow/project management systems.
• Independent worker with excellent mathematical ability and an analytical mind

World-class benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that's free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it's not about fitting into our culture - it's about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it's essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice.

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