Event Manager

3 weeks ago

Leatherhead, United Kingdom Smithers Information Ltd Full time

**Event Manager**

**The role**:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, high-energy events professional to coordinate the operational aspects of 6-10 annual conferences to the agreed standard, deadline and budget. This position demands a team player that is commercially oriented and that strivesto provide professional and seamless on-site experience for all conference attendees. The event manager will travel 15 - 25% of the time organizing memorable events that meet quality expectations.

In the Event Manager role, some of your duties will include:

- To manage and deliver operational aspects of conferences and training courses to the agreed standard, deadline and budget. Events are a mixture of in person and online
- Coordinating event logistics including working closely with internal team, event venues, speakers, hotels and 3rd party vendors
- Organising facilities and managing onsite logistics such as catering, entertainment, audio visual, transportation, off-site excursions, attendee’s, equipment, promotional materials, etc.
- Taking the lead for assigned events as it pertains to customer satisfaction; serve as an ambassador for the whole organization at the event
- Hotel sourcing and negotiation
- Speaker liaison
- Gathering information and negotiating proposals and contracts prior to closing any deals
- Collaborating with the production team to ensure conferences are cost effective while maintaining a high-degree of quality
- Responsible for event budgets and cost management across multiple annual events
- Handling all incoming inquiries and outgoing general correspondence
- Acting as the point person for sponsor / exhibitors
- Assisting co-workers with pre-conference preparation, customer communication, and on site logistics remote from office

**Benefits**
- 4 and a half day week
- Hybrid remote work schedule (2 days from home, 3 days in the office)
- Retail discounts
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Employee assistance program
- Ride to work scheme
- Regular social events
- Private medical
- Service awards
- Life assurance
- Excellent development opportunities

**The person**:
We require the following skills and experience for the Event Manager role:

- Proven B2B event management experience and some experience of managing online events is essential.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel)
- Ability to create and/or manage existing computer spreadsheets and databases to maintain fidelity of a large amount of information (data and financial)
- Ability to travel (once permitted) 15 - 25% of the time as needed.
- Flexible hours required whilst onsite/travelling

**The company**:
Smithers Information delivers over 65 reports and 50 events every year to provide clients with an independent global source of in-depth market, technical, and business information.

With a worldwide network of industry experts, our market reports, consultancy, events, and membership services provide customers with practical and cost-effective solutions to unique challenges for companies in a range of industries, while giving them theconfidence to make better decisions, faster.

We actively encourage career development and passionately support those who want to pursue and develop within the Smithers family. We have numerous examples of progression throughout the business and within some of our global businesses are proud that theaverage length of service amongst employees is a minimum of 10 years.

Smithers Information is part of the Smithers Group; the Smithers Group founded in 1925, is headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services. With laboratories and operations inNorth America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy industries.

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