Events Manager

MSD Careers • Rockville, MD

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About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: The Events Manager oversees the planning and coordination of all company tradeshows, conferences, VIP customer events, and annual sales meetings. This role is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of tradeshows, including maintaining the 18-month event calendar, budget, and guiding each event from initial contract review through post-event reports. The position ensures seamless execution, budget management, and cross-functional collaboration to align with marketing campaign objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, events management, or business administration.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a corporate environment, tradeshow management experience.
• Extensive experience in managing multi projects calendar, and event details.
• Experience in preparing, managing, and tracking budgets.
• Experience coordinating print production and collateral management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage to create annual budgets, and presenting monthly budget reports and forecasts to senior management.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify and resolve issues, while proactively following up and tactfully prompting reviewers when approvals are delayed.
• Strong logical problem-solving skills with the ability to organize and advance project tasks in a structured, systematic manner.
• Capable of meeting objectives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, particularly those concerning conference timelines.
• Proficient in MS Office. Advanced proficiency in Excel, with proven experience developing and managing comprehensive trade show plans.
• Excellent oral, written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills
• Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines.
• Ability to develop a comprehensive written overview of a trade show for management review, outlining objectives, target attendance, budget, key messaging, and overall strategy.
• Ability to travel and can include overnight stays and working outside normal business hours as needed.
• Must be able to push, pull and/or lift, up to 40 lbs.
• This position requires the ability to communicate and exchange information, utilize equipment necessary to perform the job, and move about the office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive project timelines and event checklists for large-scale conferences, serving as the primary liaison and coordination hub for both North America and international teams’ exhibits to track the overall Marketing tradeshow plan in one document.
• Lead end-to-end tradeshow planning and execution, including but not limited to: o Securing booth logistics quotes and vendor proposals; o Processing conference agreements.
• Identify and manage event-related vendors, negotiate pricing, process agreements and invoices.
• Develop and manage event budgets and forecasts; o Track expenses and prepare monthly reporting summaries post show noting recommended changes for future events; o Coordinate all booth logistics, including renewal booth storage and logistic agreements.
• Work with booth vendor on quotes for booth repairs, shipping quotes, design updates and conference schedules for shipping, installation, dismantle, and onsite management including vendor coordination (AV, electrical, furnishings, labor, etc.).
• Ensure all marketing materials, signage, collateral, and promotional items are delivered on time.
• Oversees the print production of collateral and promotional giveaways, and works closely with Marketing and Creative Design to deliver high-impact event experiences; o Fulfill brochures requests from SFDC to Field Sales reps, maintain print inventory of collateral.
• Support field sales representatives for table -top exhibits, including roller banners and table drapes.
• Source sustainable brand promotional items, reorder promotional giveaways for tradeshows, prospects, and customer/VIP meetings.
• Support Customer Briefings/Experience Center initiatives.
• Process and track vendor contracts, invoices, and payments
• Maintain organized documentation for all event-related agreements use shared folders.
• Serve as the marketing document approval system administrator ensuring coordination and distribution of final approved documents between the Marketing and Creative teams.
• Prepare and distribute management-level summary post event reports.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with prescription benefits
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• flexible spending accounts
• company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance as well as group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• paid vacation, paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid parental leave, along with an employee assistance program
• fitness club membership contribution
• pet insurance
• identity theft protection
• home and auto insurance discounts
• optional supplemental life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level