Vice President, Event Management and Enablement

OMNIA Partners • Franklin, TN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

OMNIA Partners has become the largest and most experienced purchasing organization for public and private sector markets by delivering unparalleled scale and solutions. Through further organic growth and strategic acquisitions, OMNIA Partners will continue to drive economies of scale to execute more contracts, in more verticals, with transparent, value-driven pricing for our membership of companies. Our success and growth have been unparalleled in this space. At the core of our success is a high energy, talented staff with diverse skills and a unified focus on delivering value and an emphasis on creativity, strategic thinking, and execution. Vice President, Event Management and Enablement Reports to: Group Vice President of Strategy and Management Job Overview: This leadership role is responsible for leading and managing event teams, optimizing event execution, and ensuring events align with organizational goals and budgets. This leadership role requires strong management, communication, critical thinking skills, and involves data driven high level decision making.

Requirements

• Leadership and Management: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of event professionals, with a proven ability to delegate and drive results.
• Operations and Planning: Strong expertise in operations, strategic planning, and coordination for diverse types of events.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with staff, vendors, clients, and senior leadership.
• Financial and Business Acumen: Experience in budget management, expense monitoring, and financial reporting.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to manage unexpected issues and conflicts.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Salesforce, CVENT, CANVA and other related software.
• Diligence: A meticulous approach to tasks to ensure all aspects of an event are accounted for through contingency plans.
• Extensive leadership experience (10+ years) in live events, large-scale conference management, marketing, or operations.
• A bachelor's degree in business, marketing, hospitality, or project management or operations management certificates.
• Skilled in corporate business acumen.
• Must be available to travel to support onsite events.
• Demonstrate the ability to present strategy.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Superior organization and project management skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• This role will be based at our Franklin, TN office. Candidates must be willing to relocate to the Nashville area or commute to our office at least 50% of each month.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Vision and Planning: Implement the overall event strategy, including creative direction, budgeting, and timelines, to support organizational objectives.
• Team Performance Management: Lead, mentor, and manage the event team through professional development and actionable KPI’s. Foster a culture of accountability and innovation.
• Process Optimization: Design and implement scalable event processes to improve efficiency. Establish workflows, approvals, and resource allocation.
• Budget Management and Financial Oversight: Monitor operations and report to leadership through curated dashboards.
• Stakeholder Relations: Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Performance and Reporting: Adhere to all contractual obligations, organize post-event reports, and provide performance updates and metrics to senior management.
• Policy and Procedure: Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with all event policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees