Director - Corporate Events

• Advise and direct executives to include EVP's and SVP's using both written and verbal communication demonstrating ability to influence decision making
• Lead a team of event planning professionals with the goals of planning and executing corporate events that align internal and external audiences with company priorities
• Build event strategy to include meeting purpose objectives and delivery tactics
• Develops and manages programs and cross-functional execution of meetings leveraging Lowe's partnerships media value add and business to business relationships
• Responsible for pre and post event surveys and other measurement tactics to ensure effectiveness
• Oversee attendee management and registration to include event communications travel arrangements and attendee preparation
• Manage vendor RFPs negotiations and contracting for venues and services
• Responsible for large-scale event production to include virtual platforms and on-site execution
• Build complex logistics plans to ensure successful attendee experience
• Manage multi-million-dollar event budgets. Accurately forecasts and ensures resources are well allocated to deliver program objectives
• Oversee the relationship and performance of large agency and vendor teams that support the planning and delivery of programs
• Ensures all contracts and statements of work are completed for every event to mitigate risk and maintain adherence to Lowe's compliance and risk standards
• Works across all aspects of corporate event planning and execution and across myriad of internal stakeholders and executive leadership demonstrating command of situation even in most challenging of operating environments
• Selects and coordinates appropriate venues and services (i.e. registration signage meeting apps etc.) for assigned events by working with travel hotel and other event vendors

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing Business Administration Event Planning Communications or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement if applicable
• 8 years' experience in event planning and logistics
• 8 years' experience in project time and budget management
• Ability to work long hours on event site and occasional weekends (i.e. convention floors ballrooms etc.)
• Knowledge of financial analysis/complex budgeting business planning marketing planning and execution within big-box format .

• Master's Degree in Event Planning Communications Public Relations or related field
• Experience corporate or retail environment
• Retail Event Experience

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