Sr. Manager, Tradeshows & Events

As part of the GHX Corporate Marketing team, the Sr. Manager, Tradeshows & Events is responsible for driving the success of our North America tradeshow and corporate event programs. This role requires strong personal initiative, accountability, a drive to seek new ideas and the ability to approach every GHX event with a strategic lens. The ideal candidate will actively seek to contribute to a best-in-class team and demonstrate high personal levels of judgment, drive and influence. The role requires the candidate to work effectively within matrixed teams, be a strategic problem solver with strong written and polished verbal communication skills. If you are passionate about details, display poise and sophistication in fast-moving situations, embrace ambiguity and have the ability to deliver strong results, this could be the perfect role for you.
Key Accountabilities

• Serve as the organization's resident expert and make recommendations on the many tradeshows and events in our industry including their format, audience makeup and potential value to driving GHX customer engagement and growth strategies.
• Successfully coordinate the planning, management for events across North America, developing overall event planning and strategy for in-person and virtual tradeshows, sponsorships and internal events and meetings.
• Provide overall direction and project management of the GHX Summit (annual 3-day customer event) including agenda, budget preparation, site selection, vendor management, evening events, activities, sessions and overall run of show.
• Work with third-party events and production partners to execute annual sales incentive event (President's Club).
• Partner with Revenue Enablement and deliver all logistical support and budget management for annual and mid-year sales conferences.
• Ensure high-quality hybrid and virtual event experiences for speakers and attendees, scheduling planning meetings and tech preparation with speakers.
• Create on-site and pre-planning documents including event specifications and run-of-show, goals and reporting on event results with recommended actions and post-meeting reporting.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Product Marketing, Sales, Product and Finance to ensure strategies and plans are integrated and aligned.
• Lead and manage event collaboration teams which may include direct reports, cross-functional squads and vendor/partners.
• Establish metrics and measurement strategies to track ROI and validate the success of event programs. Develop and report on KPIs related to events activities on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Stay current on evolving trends and best practices in tradeshow and event planning and make recommendations on how GHX can innovate and improve the quality of our presence at tradeshows and events.

R equired Experience

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, Event Management or related field.
• 8+ years of full-time corporate event experience including managing large customer/user conferences, tradeshow exhibits, internal events and virtual events/conferences.
• Excellent understanding of hotel and event contracting practices and procedures.
• Strong budget management and organization skills are required with ability to multi-task and have excellent time management skills with ability to manage multiple overlapping deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Forward-thinking, detail oriented and proactive with proven project management skills.
• Highly collaborative team player, adaptable and resilient with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment while working closely with multiple departments.
• Solid understanding of platforms and best practices surrounding in person and virtual event management, event promotion, social engagement and mobile engagement.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) or related certification in meeting/event planning is preferred.
• Experience with Swoogo and ON24 a plus.
• Knowledge of agile marketing principles a plus.

The compensation would range from $94,200 - $125,500
GHX: It's the way you do business in healthcare
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) enables better patient care and billions in savings for the healthcare community by maximizing automation, efficiency and accuracy of business processes.
GHX is a healthcare business and data automation company, empowering healthcare organizations to enable better patient care and maximize industry savings using our world class cloud-based supply chain technology exchange platform, solutions, analytics and services. We bring together healthcare providers and manufacturers and distributors in North America and Europe - who rely on smart, secure healthcare-focused technology and comprehensive data to automate their business processes and make more informed decisions.
It is our passion and vision for a more operationally efficient healthcare supply chain, helping organizations reduce - not shift - the cost of doing business, paving the way to delivering patient care more effectively. Together we take more than a billion dollars out of the cost of delivering healthcare every year. GHX is privately owned, operates in the United States, Canada and Europe, and employs more than 1000 people worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is in Colorado, with additional offices in Europe, Illinois, Florida, and Nebraska.
Disclaimer
Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC and its North American subsidiaries (collectively, "GHX") provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by applicable law. This EEO policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, educational assistance, termination, layoffs, social and recreational programs, and retirement.
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