Events Coordinator (Corporate) in Leighton Buzzard

GBR Recruitment Limited are working exclusively with a Global market leader within the personal care/well-being products industry, recruiting for an experienced corporate Events Coordinator to plan and deliver corporate sales events. This role is ideal for an events professional or a PA/EA responsible for setting up and overseeing company events.

Duties:

• To plan and execute corporate events, assisting the business with their events expansion strategy across the UK and Europe.
• Liaise with Market/Sales Development Managers on their plans for events in their specific regions.
• Work closely with Sales Executives to plan and execute corporate sponsored events throughout the UK and Europe.
• Coordinating event plans for large scale conferences and smaller events, including liaising with suppliers, notifying internal teams, collating marketing/events collateral and adhering to deadlines, delivering successful events OTIF.
• Work closely with all departments to facilitate a truly successful event.
• Research suitable venues for potential events of varying sizes.
• Assist the team across a variety of events and events marketing activities.
• Help the events team to set up and execute events across 30 countries in the UK and Europe.
• Work/host at the on-site events, representing the company.
• Responsible for various large event assignments.
• General events project management and events administration.
• Venue booking, guest speaker liaison, travel, accommodation and delegate management.
• A variety of event administration support, including accurate data entry, Excel spreadsheet management and other general event support.
• Regular communication with Senior Events Manager on event requirements and making suggestions for improvements after events.
• Providing general day-to-day event support to the Senior Events Coordinator.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Events coordination and event management experience required (within a corporate business) as an Events professional or as part of PA/EA duties within a business.
• Used to event planning and delivering highly successful corporate events.
• Strong communicator with peers, suppliers and end using customers.
• Strong administration and coordination skills, a real multi-tasker.
• Deadline driven individual who can make things happen OTIF.
• Intermediate level IT skills, especially in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Works well under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ultra proactive and ultra positive ‘can do’ approach to tasks.
• Additional European language skills would be beneficial (not a must have), ideally someone who could speak Polish, Romanian, Spanish, French, Italian or other.

An awesome opportunity to work for an ultra modern Global leading business, within a fantastic wow factor office and in a highly upbeat working environment, within a friendly team that supports each other to be successful. The client offers hybrid working, office based 3 days a week and home based 2 days a week, plus a whole list of employee benefits. Interviews to take place immediately, with an immediate start for the right events professional.