[Hiring] Meetings, Events and Trade Shows Planner III @Cardinal Health

Role Description

Meetings and Events plans and implements a variety of internal and external meetings, events, and trade shows aligned with strategic business and brand objectives. This job family manages all event logistics, including:

• Facility selection
• Catering
• Transportation arrangements
• Audio/visual equipment
• Invitations
• Promotional materials and merchandise

This job family manages the overall event calendar and budgets, and liaises with vendors to select services and negotiate prices.

• Leads the planning and execution of complex national meetings and events, ensuring alignment with business objectives, attendee experience goals, and operational standards.
• Serves as the primary SME for national meetings and event management technology, providing expertise, recommendations, training, and guidance across the team.
• Supports COE initiatives through oversight of assigned programs, tools, processes, and vendor partnerships to drive consistency, scalability, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Manages strategic vendor relationships and assigned programs, monitoring performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and implementing enhancements to drive service excellence and desired business outcomes.
• Negotiates and tracks budgets. Works with internal stakeholders on budget management.
• Ability to execute trade shows ranging from tabletop to large booths.
• Understands and makes recommendations on contract terms and booth layouts related to meetings and trade shows.
• Utilizes technology to strategically manage meetings.
• Supports with day-to-day team operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
• 4+ years' experience in corporate meetings and trade shows highly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and drive process improvements.
• Experience managing strategic programs, vendor relationships, or operational initiatives preferred.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) preferred
• Cvent experience preferred
• Ability to travel up to 30%

Requirements

• Recognized as a subject matter expert in an assigned specialty area and serves as a resource for team members and business partners by providing guidance, recommendations, and thought leadership.
• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects.
• Contributes to the development of policies and procedures.
• Works on complex projects of large scope.
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives.
• Completes work independently and receives general guidance on new projects.
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives.
• Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs