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The Marketing Services Specialist - Events will assist in the planning and execution of various events, including incentive trips, conferences, trade shows, and internal company meetings. This role involves managing budgets, sourcing locations, coordinating with management, and analyzing program success. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, possess strong time management and communication skills, and have basic accounting knowledge. This role is crucial in evaluating the shows and events we participate in, ensuring a positive return on investment and determining the best fit for the companys goals.

Responsibilities :

• Event planning and program execution - Execution of event specific details to ensure all aspects are seamlessly integrated and run smoothly.
• Detailed planning and organization of programed event
• Logistics coordination between assisting parties
• Lead scheduling calls and coordinating meetings between responsible parties
• Collaborate with manager on execution of events
• Post Event follow-up & Close-Out
• Budget Management
• Ensure accurate expense tracking
• Manage program invoices
• Log program expenses and end of month reconciliation with Finance Team
• Venue Sourcing and Coordination
• Play an active role on identifying, sourcing and evaluating event locations
• Ensure proposed locations meet event requirements and standards
• Team Collaboration - Work closely with the existing team, acting as the third member, to foster a collaborative and efficient work environment
• Analyze event and program metrics, providing detailed insights on return on investment (ROI) and overall event success to inform future planning
• Travel as required, approximately 25% of the time, to support event planning and execution on-site.

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Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex / gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.