Job Description

Event Planner

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.

What We Are Looking For

• 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.

What We Offer

Compensation: This is a salaried exempt role. The starting salary range for this role and market is between $60,000 - $78,750 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include geography/market and the skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Employees in this role are also eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the terms of the Company's applicable plan. Employees in this role are not eligible for overtime.

Benefits: Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.

Depending on date of hire, and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, new employees in this role also receive up to: 12 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 12 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.

Our Culture: At Lennox, our Core Values of Integrity, Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member's contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox, you'll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us!

Disclaimers: The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lennox reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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