Conference and Events Manager ANZ in Sydney

A part of Colgate-Palmolive since 1976, Hill's Pet Nutrition offers the highest-quality pet nutrition available through product lines Prescription Diet® and Science Diet®. Veterinarians worldwide recommend and feed their own pets Hill's products more than any other brand of pet food. Available in approximately 80 countries around the world, our extensive line of products includes more than 60 Prescription Diet brand pet foods and more than 50 Science Diet brand pet foods. We believe all animals should be loved and cared for during their lifetimes. That is why we are proud our pet foods can make a difference in your pet's life. A career at Hill’s Pet Nutrition or Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Hill’s is on the hunt for energetic go-getters who are ready to make the world a better place for pets and people alike!

Role Summary

This role reports to the Marketing Director and is responsible for enhancing professional engagement within the veterinary industry through conferences, events, industry partnerships and sponsored activities. This includes developing and implementing strategic plans to engage veterinary professionals and industry partners through face to face conferences, digital, and social media platforms. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role serves as a key strategic partner to the Customer Development and Marketing leadership teams, driving event governance, senior stakeholder alignment, and brand representation at major key account conferences and pet parent activations. The role will involve relationship management and ongoing fulfilment of Hill’s support of industry partners and associations, as well as management and negotiation of agreements, and ongoing analysis and optimisation of ROI with a view to identifying & leveraging business development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Overall management, execution and oversight of sponsored and direct to profession conferences, Retail events and related events for Australia and New Zealand.
• Ideate & execute bespoke trade exhibition solutions for the region in response to marketing strategy and business initiatives.
• Research, brief, negotiate and manage event destinations, venues, staff and suppliers.
• Briefing, overseeing, and monitoring fulfilment of work of external consultants and stakeholders.
• Budget management, reporting and analysis of professional event engagements.
• Develop the communication strategy for effective promotion of Hill’s own events.
• Work cross functionally with internal stakeholders & key account managers to understand requirements of key veterinary groups and ensure event obligations are fulfilled.
• Develop annual budgets and yearly events calendars, and provide ongoing financial management of events.
• Report on and track event statistics to assist with future budget development and professional marketing strategies.
• Manage online event management platform (CVENT), associated CRM integrations and add-ons to manage events to deliver 1P data through event engagement to both Australia & New Zealand veterinary professionals.
• Oversee the day to day management of veterinary industry partner relationships and sponsorship agreements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Events Management or related fields.
• Minimum 3 years event management experience.
• Experience working in a corporate environment.
• Experience using event management software.
• Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage simultaneous projects and needs.
• Adaptable/problem solving - Enjoys thinking outside the box and thinking creatively.
• Outstanding communication skills with proven success in creating influential events, engagements, and multimedia content including copywriting.
• Proven experience in budget management and analysis.
• Understanding of veterinary industry or previous health industry experience is highly regarded.
• Experience using CVENT event management software is highly regarded.

Preferred Qualifications

• You are a collaborator by nature and believe that bringing together the best people will drive a brilliant culture and business.
• You are an innovator with a growth mindset and the ability to connect the dots with a high degree of curiosity.
• Working in a fast paced environment drives you and managing ambiguity is normal.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities.