Senior Event Manager - Global Marketing
Company: Abbott Laboratories
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more
fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing
technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading
businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices,
nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues
serve people in more than 160 countries.Abbott is a global
healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages
of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the
spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in
diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic
medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160
countries. - - -JOB DESCRIPTION:A healthy heart is essential to
good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for
people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac
Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help
restore people's health so they can get back to living their best
lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve
the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular
heartbeats. -Our location in Austin, TX currently has an
opportunity for a Senior Event Manager, Global Marketing.Be a
leader for the organization and leverage passion about healthcare
and technology to impact patients' lives. - The role will be the
lead on organizing and directing operating mechanisms to drive
product life cycle execution to shape an optimized (growth and
margin) portfolio of products for Cardiac Rhythm Management. - -
The product portfolios for CRM include pacemakers, defibrillators,
implantable cardiac Monitors, remote care and supporting
accessories.The Senior Event Manager, Global Marketing, will be
responsible for a wide variety of tasks associated with all
Abbott's Cardiovascular CRM Division and our external customers.
This team member will manage and execute all global events,
meetings, and trade shows, including all associated activities such
as calendar and travel arrangements, purchase orders, literature
distribution, Marketing logistics, administration management, and
day-to-day functions assigned to the Event Assistant.The Senior
Event Manager plays a crucial role in working with cross-functional
marketing and business Cardiac Rhythm Management teams to turn
their business strategies into executable event experiences. This
team player will be responsible for upfront strategic event
planning to support Marketing ROI.This position requires a highly
energized team member willing to travel, attend and work trade
shows and events, host/assist with corporate events, and aid with
all types of miscellaneous tasks within the Marketing
Department.This person must be able to work in a fast-paced
environment, perform under pressure, and be extremely organized.
Each day encompasses something unique, and versatility and
dedication are key for this position.WHAT YOU'LL DO -
- Develop and execute a comprehensive event strategy, including
brand, messaging, design, product placement, audio/visual
enhancements, and more, creating exciting experiences that
facilitate attendee engagement
- Produce the yearly Sales Meetings (Global and National) and
President's Club incentive program, completing venue selection,
travel, food and beverage, team building events,
program/scheduling, audio/visual, and event communications while
staying within the specified budget.
- Manage and execute all CRM Education Training events, including
budgeting, cVent registration, food and beverage, space logistics,
audio/visual, environmentals, on-site guides, F&B, hotel
contracts, and post-event evaluation
- Plan, prepare, manage, attend all regional and other global
trade shows and events, as needed
- Manage pre-and post-event emails and social media campaigns for
trade shows
- Maintain detailed and organized records of all details for
trade shows and events
- Track event spending from the planning stage to post-event to
ensure expenses are within the planned budget
- Manage all small and large-scale global events including, but
not limited to: booth set-up/tear down, food and beverages, event
registration, housing, promotional items, display units, Marketing
strategy, and execution, researching new events, shipping, purchase
orders, and event analysis
- Responsible for overseeing the Event Assistant in their
role
- Work with MarCom Creative Services team to develop event
invites, booth designs, and all additional graphic needs
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with
vendors
- Deliver extraordinary customer service to all internal and
external stakeholders involved in the planning and delivery of
events
- Update databases, create/distribute surveys, and provide
post-event reports
- Be detail-oriented, multi-task and prioritize projects, plan
meetings and consistently meet budget deadlinesEDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING -Required -
- Bachelor's Degree - Required
- 4+ years work experience, preferably in Events &
MarketingPreferred -
- Friendly-Must have an engaging and creative personality that
will be infectious to both internal touchpoints and external
customers
- Organizational skills -Ability to lead projects, overcome
barriers, and collaborate effectively with others
- Independent Planning-Sets specific goals and objectives,
ability to plan for the length and difficulty of assignments,
ability to break down projects into specific tasks/steps
- CRM Experience - Knowledge of working within a Customer
Relationship Management system like SF.com, Marketo, and
Monday.com
- Self-starter-Takes initiative to accomplish tasks with general
or limited guidance; Possesses a keen curiosity and internal drive
to find better ways to reach customers and exceed their
expectations without constant supervision
- Customer Focus- Dedication to the customer and earns their
trust and respect
- Digital Citizen-Has an established web footprint and networks
daily within social media venues such as Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn, You-Tube, and blogs
- Knowledge of the internet and social media venues
- Experience with cVent, Hubspot, Concur, and Oracle is
desirable
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervisionWHAT
WE OFFER - -At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a
great career. We offer: -
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for
new employees and tuition assistance - -
- Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives
and retirement plans - -
- Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental,
vision, wellness and occupational health programs -
- Paid time off - -
- 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match -
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial
performance and history of being actively involved in local
communities -Learn more about our benefits that add real value to
your life to help you live fully:--- - -Follow your career
aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that
provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an
Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
-Connect with us at , on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews and
@AbbottGlobal. -
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