Meeting Planning Specialist - PVH

Medtronic•Plymouth, MN

11d

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life Want to join one of the most exciting and dynamic spaces in medical devices? Peripheral Vascular Health is dedicated to the treatment of peripheral arterial and venous diseases. We offer our physician customers a comprehensive suite of products and therapies to treat varying degrees of vascular disease — disorders of the circulatory system outside of the brain and heart. The Meeting Planning Specialist is responsible for planning and executing both virtual and in-person sales training and enablement programs from beginning to end. Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to adhere to multiple timelines and deadlines, while working within a collaborative team environment, is essential. The ideal candidate will be experienced in meeting planning, comfortable wearing multiple hats, and highly driven in this fast-paced position. Are you seeking variety in your day-to-day work… seeking a job that lets you think and strategically plan? If you love the satisfaction of seeing meetings and events successfully come together, know how to prioritize tasks and your time, and have strong customer service skills... then you sound like the perfect addition to the Team!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1 years of relevant experience in the meeting planning industry, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience, or high school degree and 4 years experience.
Travel Requirements, 20-30%.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a fast paced, global organization
Certified Meeting Planner (CMP)
Cvent knowledge and experience
Previous experience with an association or membership organization
Experience planning and monitoring budgets for events
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and execute all aspects of Sales Training and Enablement (ST&E) programming, including product training events, new product launch meetings, and leader training events from beginning to end.
Day-to-day organization, oversight, and management of all assigned programs and meetings and other projects
Interact appropriately with staff, clients, and vendors as necessary in the planning of programs/meetings and other projects
Respond to all communications from clients, internal staff, and vendors in a timely manner
Develop and maintain project timelines, internal budgets, ongoing financial reconciliations, progress reports, and responses to requests as required by the scope of the project
Monitor all contract terms, schedule of deliverables, budgets, forecast expenses, contract-related correspondence for assigned meetings and projects
Perform all other daily actions with respect to meeting and project organization as directed
Identify operational challenges and determine how best to work with colleagues and clients to solve the challenges or develop alternative solutions
Must be available for travel domestically and internationally (approximately 30-40%), some evenings and weekends
Collaborate with ST&E, sales, marketing and medical education to put on programs and meeting
Provide onsite support of large programs/meetings which includes being the key point of contact at the site (hotel, training facility, congress, etc.), managing the registration for physician/HCP and Medtronic attendees, overseeing overall meeting logistics, and any required follow-up such as budget/expense reconciliation, metrics, and communications to stakeholders

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)