Event Planner II

Event Planner II Richardson, TX Job Details Full-time 1 hour ago Qualifications Managerial strategic planning Strategic management Supplier management Budget control Project timeline management Mid-level Event vendor coordination Bachelor's degree Task prioritization Content development Managing event budgets Vendor relationship management Request for proposal Contract negotiation Cross-functional collaboration Communication skills Project scheduling Stakeholder relationship building Cross-functional communication Travel planning Stakeholder management Full Job Description Lennox (

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LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member's contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come, stay, and grow with us. The Event Planner will work effectively with Business Unit Leadership, Marketing, and Sales to execute numerous customer and employee events and incentive trips throughout the year. This includes the North American Sales meeting, three large customer conferences (Lennox LIVE), three high end incentive trips (Dave Lennox Awards, Circle of Excellence, and Master Council), several Large customer incentive trips and several other smaller internal employee meetings. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Program Owner Delivers outstanding experiences on Lennox programs, while ensuring alignment between company and customer goals and objectives. Builds strong relationships within the marketing and sales teams and other key cross-functional teams. Strategy Participates in strategic planning process for key meetings and conferences to include identifying key stakeholders, facilitating meetings, enabling strategic direction that meet company's objectives and aligning team members. Regularly interacts with senior management and/or major customers. Interactions include negotiating or influencing customers and/or senior level leaders in matters of significance to the organization. Oversees event/meeting content design along with the logistical infrastructure of the event to ensure participation is aligned with business objectives. Executes a strategy that delivers on three key measures: outstanding customer experience, within allocated budget, on time. Execution Assists with the logistical efforts and details for the execution of meetings, conferences and incentive travel, including, requests for proposals (RFPs), on-site inspections site recommendations, contract negotiation, registration, housing, meeting room arrangements, hotel specifications, vendor management, food and beverage requirements, audiovisual requirement, transportation, and budget management. Set, communicate and maintain timelines and priorities on every project. Create customized registration websites & electronic communication. Oversee post evaluation of meetings and provides analysis to key leadership and staff for decision support towards future programmatic improvements. Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 1-3 years experience preferred. Requires travel, up to 30% (including weekend travel) Experience with Cvent preferred Strong verbal and written communication skills. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Proven ability to coordinate several activities simultaneously. Strong orientation to detail and accuracy; the ability to multitask and prioritize activities.