LMC is a leading buying group representing a network of independent building material companies across the United States. We specialize in negotiating procurement opportunities for top brands in the lumber and building materials industry, while providing operational support in logistics, technology, marketing, and capital equipment. Our mission is to empower our members with a competitive edge to grow their market share locally.
Job Summary
We are looking to add a creative and dynamic Senior Corporate Events Planner to our team. The Senior Corporate Events Planner will serve as project leader on specific events, responsible for the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of corporate events that support business objectives, enhance brand presence, and deliver exceptional attendee experiences. This role manages logistics, vendor relationships, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful event delivery.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with internal stakeholders to understand event goals, audience, and success metrics
- Manage and support all strategic, operations and logistical activities for meeting and event related projects.
- Organize facilities and manage all event details such as lodging, catering, setup, entertainment, transportation, registration, AV, and production technology.
- Oversee onsite execution, ensuring seamless delivery and troubleshooting issues in real time.
- Manage registration processes and attendee communications
- Maintain, report, and forecast meeting budgets.
- Use technology to manage the planning processes for meeting, including meeting registrations, approvals, budget and actual spend, calendars, meeting logistics, attendee registrations etc.
- Negotiate with vendors to secure contracts, maintain budgets and ensure event needs are met.
- Conduct research, find resources and make recommendations regarding event possibilities.
- Design and build websites that provide exceptional user experience and maintain efficient backend attendee management and reporting.
- Understand the unique needs of different types of events.
- Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with dealers, exhibitors, vendors, and internal staff.
- Partner with Marketing and other stakeholders in the development of communication plans and materials including invitations, promotional materials, meeting websites and other meeting/event collateral.
- Support execution of delivery in line with the overall strategy.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in the field of meeting and event planning.
- Bachelor ‘s degree in business administration, marketing, meeting management, public relations, communications, hospitality, or equivalent work experience required.
- Experience with event management software required. Cvent experience (Meeting/Registration development, On Arrival, Mobile App/Attendee Hub) is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of program/event management and budget maintenance. Exposure to project planning/forecasting financial implications.
- Excellent computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, CRM Systems, Concur & ability to learn new technology quickly.
- Cvent certified preferred.
- Sourcing experience preferred.
- Executive/VIP planned experience preferred.
- Ability to work with minimal direction required.
- Ability to travel up to 20% required.
Join us as a Senior Event Planner to craft extraordinary experiences that showcase our brand’s excellence! Your energy will drive memorable events that foster connections and elevate our industry presence.
