Celebration of Life Event Manager

Our associates celebrate lives. This Event Manager role is responsible for creating and coordinating Celebration of Life personalized services designed to create a meaningful remembrance that reflects the life and passions of the families’ loved ones. Event Planning Framework • Work with locations’ leaders and funeral directors to establish and maintain personalized sample vignettes for display • Travel to locations and provide ongoing event planning and implementation education to staff to ensure celebrations result in anticipated outcomes • Establish and maintain locations’ event related inventories such as linens, runners, overlays, utility kits and craft supplies • Build trusting relationships with location staff to ensure events are set up timely and fully staffed throughout events • Identify, establish and maintain local and online vendor lists to accommodate personalized service needs • Establish corporate purchasing card, maintain expense tracking in the company’s information system and code receipts according to policies and guidelines • Monthly submit revenue and expenditure reporting to market leadership • Establish annual revenue goals and expenditures with market leadership for each service • Retrieve inventory displays and other items needed from storage • Ensure staff scheduling for set up of events and breakdowns is in place • Arrive and attend events as needed, adapting work schedule to accommodate dates and times • In compliance with company policies and guidelines, ensure all pre and post forms and documentation are completed in a timely manner • Acknowledge staff for exemplary support and provide constructive, effective feedback for areas of improvement when needed • This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job Work Environment • Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions • Local and/or multiple location traveling required • Comply with Field dress code policy