Senior Meeting and Event Planner

Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. Manages relationships with contractors, suppliers and vendors to meet goals • Review all program related contracts to reduce risks and liabilities • Create long-term goals, strategies and procedures for meetings and events department • Lead the department transition from in-house meeting planners to outsource contract planners. Continually monitor and evaluate the needs and requirements to meet company goals and objectives • Oversee project managers to ensure the successful planning and management of function space, audio-visuals, and food/beverage requirements for programs • Develop standard safety plans and emergency protocols for event programs • Monitor industry trends and recent developments to implement cutting edge education, training tools, and methods to improve quality of programs • Create and design follow up measurements to assess effectiveness of programs. Measure, analyze data, and make recommendations for continuous improvement for programs and project manager effectiveness and capabilities • Develop and track meeting and events department budget and program budgets. • Write comprehensive business plans for community sponsorship programs and manage the organization of related activities • Ensure integration and coordination with communications and/or marketing groups for design and creation of themes, artwork, marketing collateral, registration/invitation materials, signage, executive scripts, etc.