Director - Corporate Events

Your Impact What You Will Do • Advise and direct C-suite executives to include CEO, EVPs and Board of Directors using both written and verbal communication demonstrating ability to influence decision making • Lead a team of event planning professionals with the goals of planning and executing corporate events that align internal and external audiences with company priorities • Build event strategy to include meeting purpose, objectives and delivery tactics • Develops and manages programs and cross-functional execution of meetings, leveraging Lowes partnerships, media value add, and business to business relationships • Responsible for pre and post event surveys and other measurement tactics to ensure effectiveness • Oversee attendee management and registration to include event communications, travel arrangements and attendee preparation • Manage vendor RFPs, negotiations and contracting for venues and services • Responsible for large-scale event production to include virtual platforms and on-site execution • Build complex logistics plans to ensure successful attendee experience • Manage multi-million-dollar event budgets. Accurately forecasts and ensures resources are well allocated to deliver program objectives • Oversee the relationship and performance of large agency and vendor teams that support the planning and delivery of programs • Ensures all contracts and statements of work are completed for every event to mitigate risk and maintain adherence to Lowe's compliance and risk standards • Works across all aspects of corporate event planning and execution and across myriad of internal stakeholders and executive leadership, demonstrating command of situation even in most challenging of operating environments • Selects and coordinates appropriate venues and services (i.e. registration, signage, meeting apps, etc.) Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree Marketing, Business Administration, Event Planning, Communications, or related field and 8-10 Years Experience in event planning and logistics • Master's Degree Event Planning, Communications, Public Relations or related field • 8-10 Years Experience in project, time and budget management With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowes operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates.