Rental Manager - Trade Shows

Derse•Northbrook, IL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Derse is a complete face-to-face marketing agency and exhibit builder that brings a smarter approach to building client sales while managing their trade show, marketing environments and event programs. Our teams are made up of smart and forward-thinking people who bring experiential marketing solutions to life! We believe in committing to a long-term investment in your career with a total rewards package. As the Rental Manager supporting our operations in Northbrook, you'll take on full responsibility for all activities of our production to ensure customer work is properly planned, produced, and completed to meet or exceed Derse's standard margins. The Rental Manager additionally acts as the main point of contact for all Rental staff within the Northbrook facility, and will effectively manage staff's day-to-day operations. This role interacts with many unique projects in the growing world of trade shows and experiential marketing!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; or 8+ yrs related experience in Trade Show industry; or equivalent combination of both required.
Prior experience supervising or managing a team required.
Ability to read, analyze, and/or draft financial statements and reports required
Proficiency within Microsoft Excel, and MS Office required.
Ability to travel as needed for internal meetings, client commitments, etc. Travel is considered moderate.

Responsibilities

Manage oversight of all Rental depot personnel and assigned projects, ensuring compliance, quality of work, and satisfaction
Assume responsibility for Rental depot job variances and budget variances
Prepare monthly operational financial report for Rental Director, including job variances, budget variances, and all local Rental depot projects
Prepare weekly production capacity report for Rental Director and obtain for overtime work for all local Rental depot projects
Provide solutions to minimize unnecessary overtime work, and provide collaborative problem solving to project variances
Review all pending incoming local Rental projects and evaluate impact on depot production capacity and schedule
Assign and monitor projects amongst direct reports, providing backup as needed
Work in tandem with Rental Director on future growth planning
Maintain Rental local depot production flow efficiency within corporate guidelines
Take ownership responsibilities of Rental local depot inventory, including; Accurate & complete inventory software system, Regular cycle counts to understand component turns & inventory levels, Relief of Rental asset accounts against purchases
Provide clear instruction and practice of company policy and procedures for direct reports (i.e. attendance)
Assist and/or lead training oversight for new and current direct reports within Rental depot, providing necessary mentoring
In conjunction with Human Resources and Rental leadership, advocate for staff while adhering to principles and regulations of employment law and Derse specific policy
Other duties may be required due to future growth planning and business needs